Circuit Courts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 60

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  HB 60

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 187

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Ramirez, Vallario, Barnes, Levi, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Violation by Child Sexual Offender of Pretrial or Posttrial Release No Contact Order ("Alexis's Law")

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 88

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 388

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee and Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)

  Entitled

  Other Tobacco Products Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 106

  Status as of March 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Ivey, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Oaks, Simmons, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 128

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, and Dumais

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing and Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 194

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Dumais, Frank, Lafferty, Oaks, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Motor Vehicle Theft and Unauthorized Use - Suspension of Driving Privileges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 208

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuler, Anderson, Barnes, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Courts - County Administrative Judge - Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 243

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 325

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Mizeur, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Fairness in Negotiations Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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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 320

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 269

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 558

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 684

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Entertainment Permit PG 315-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 607

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Costa, Dwyer, King, Kipke, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Public Health - Sale of Baked Goods - Private Home Kitchens

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 659

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 689

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Dumais, and Delegates Dwyer, Kipke, Kramer, Schuh, Sophocleus, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 829

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson, G. Clagett, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bronrott, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Jenkins, Kach, Kelly, King, Kramer, Kullen, Levy, Love, Miller, Murphy, Myers, Rudolph, Serafini, Sossi, Stull, Wood, Norman, Frank, Harrison, McComas, Riley, Shewell, Stifler, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 901

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Caroline County and Talbot County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 924

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Frank, Jenkins, Schuh, Serafini, and Sossi

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Land Records Employees - Salaries and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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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 998

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway and Anderson

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Repeat Violent Offender

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1042

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 452

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Government - Disclosure of Personal Information on Websites - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1090

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Bohanan, Bronrott, DeBoy, Donoghue, Guzzone, Jones, Proctor, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Correctional Services - State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Carr, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Malone, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1123

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Ali, Healey, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Resident and Park Owner Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1284

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Aumann, Cardin, Frank, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Lafferty, McDonough, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Schuler, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Veterans' Treatment Court Pilot Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1292

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Conaway, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Circuit Court for Baltimore City - Jury Duty - Parking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1299

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Davis, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - The Healthy Retail Employee Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1303

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 463

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway and Mathias

  Entitled

  Worcester County - Real Property - Recording

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1316

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Conaway, Rosenberg, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Circuit Court - Correspondence Relating to Jury Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1385

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications, and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1388

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Marijuana Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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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 1546

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Glenn

  Entitled

  Courts - Jury Selection - Clerk of Circuit Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1550

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Ivey, Kirk, Levi, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1556

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Holmes, and Levi

  Entitled

  Courts - Veterans' Treatment Court Pilot Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 135

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Notice of Filing and Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 220

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 248

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 486

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Muse, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 257

  Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, King, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Disposition of Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 288

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 268

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 307

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Worcester County - Real Property - Recording

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 309

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 690

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Simonaire and Senators Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 398

  Status as of March 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Gladden, Kelley, and Muse

  Entitled

  Courts - County Administrative Judge - Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 451

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 463

  Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Raskin, Colburn, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 535

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Proceeding - Venue

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 560

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 195

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, King, Madaleno, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 590

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 324

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Middleton, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Fairness in Negotiations Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 618

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Kelley, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Violation of Pretrial or Posttrial Release No Contact Order - Expedited Hearing ("Alexis's Law")

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 684

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Colburn, Currie, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Courts - Veterans' Treatment Court Pilot Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  

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  SB 747

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Caroline County and Talbot County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 789

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 612

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - The Healthy Retail Employee Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 811

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Edwards, and Robey

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Land Records Employees - Salaries and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 833

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

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Departmental - Office of the Attorney General) and Senators Astle, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Miller, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications, and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 874

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Currie, and Miller

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Circuit Courts and District Court - Creation in Areas of Greatest Certified Need

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 887

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 194

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson, Astle, Edwards, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Robey

  Entitled

  Correctional Services - State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1004

  Status as of February 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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 1115

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules