Attorney General

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 58

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  HB 13

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 74

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 122

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 114

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 534

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Conaway, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Tarrant, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 144

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  People's Insurance Counsel Division in the Office of the Attorney General - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 184

  Status as of February 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Governor's Salary Commission)

  Entitled

  Constitutional Officers - Salaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 266

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 359

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Riley, Ali, Barkley, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Elmore, Hixson, Kach, Kipke, Lafferty, Love, McDonough, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, F. Turner, Wood, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Krebs, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 379

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Feldman, and Frick

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Transparency in Consumer Arbitrations Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 525

  Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kramer, Lafferty, Levy, Love, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Appropriations
  

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  HB 529

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Glenn, Howard, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Audio Recording Devices on Vehicles Used for Transit Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 660

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate King

  Entitled

  State Officials - Limitation of Terms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 706

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 767

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 787

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Aumann, Barkley, Boteler, Cane, Frick, Glenn, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Shewell, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud Crimes - Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 918

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 919

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Dumais (By Request)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 920

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Ivey, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Streamlining and Increasing the Efficiency of the Procurement Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 930

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Hucker, Barnes, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 943

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, McHale, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 971

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Maryland Statutory Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 979

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Relocation of Charitable Trust Administration Outside of State - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 997

  Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Anderson, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Police Vehicles - Video Recording Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1086

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Boteler, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Rice, and Riley

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1124

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Glenn, Healey, Lafferty, Niemann, Sossi, and Stull

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Annual Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1145

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mathias, Cane, Conway, Elmore, Rudolph, Haddaway, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1250

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 369

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Rosenberg, Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Lee, Levi, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1338

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Gutierrez, Lee, and Simmons

  Entitled

  State Government - Office of the Juvenile Justice Monitor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1339

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Restaurants - Prohibition on Automatic Gratuity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1354

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Tax Stamps - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1413

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Eastern Shore Delegation

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders Omnibus Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1425

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 469

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Consolidation and Administration of Environmental Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1532

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader

  Entitled

  Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages - Changes in Governmental Policies - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HS 1

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Norman, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Articles of Impeachment of Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 17

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 200

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 90

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 34

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Quarantine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 114

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 133

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Streamlining and Increasing the Efficiency of the Procurement Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 143

  Status as of February 11, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Governor's Salary Commission)

  Entitled

  Constitutional Officers - Salaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 171

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 507

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Garagiola, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Lenett, Munson, Pugh, Robey, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 187

  Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland False Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  

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  SB 211

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Middleton, Muse, Pugh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud Crimes - Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 279

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Currie, Della, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  House: Judiciary and Appropriations

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  SB 291

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 533

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 311

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 346

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Tax Stamps - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 359

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, Harrington, King, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 405

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, DeGrange, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Peters, Robey, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexually Violent Offender in Need of Commitment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 682

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Health System Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 706

  Status as of March 11, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Placement of Individuals with Mental Illness - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 751

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Robey

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 784

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 611

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Statutory Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 839

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 844

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Munson, Reilly, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 854

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Haines, King, Muse, Robey, Stone, Brochin, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Crimes - Sex Offenders - Notification, Registration, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 990

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 368

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 1034

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  State Government - Office of the Juvenile Justice Monitor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1065

  Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Jacobs, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders Omnibus Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1120

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Stone

  Entitled

  Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages - Changes in Governmental Policies - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings