Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56

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  HB 7

  Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Valderrama

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Security Guard Disabled or Killed in Line of Duty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 12

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Robinson, DeBoy, Wood, Sossi, Riley, and Carr

  Entitled

  Health - Failure to Properly Bury or Dispose of a Body - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 207

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 226

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 662

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund - Procedures and Benefit Amount

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 311

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, George, Hecht, Heller, Impallaria, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 312

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 328

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 545

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 388

  Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, DeBoy, Krebs, Montgomery, Riley, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 516

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 51

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Hazardous Material Response Team Employees - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses - Local Government Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 523

  Status as of February 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Justice's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 618

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 76

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 770

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 991

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 992

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1024

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Boat Act - Operating Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence of Alcohol - Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1068

  Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Anderson, Kramer, McConkey, Myers, Serafini, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Distributing a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor Causing Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1078

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McConkey, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Maryland Personhood Amendment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 1141

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 638

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1156

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Boteler, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Heller, Hubbard, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Wood

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1270

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Bronrott, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs - Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1273

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Frank, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Lafferty, Montgomery, Myers, Proctor, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Government - Employees - Suicide Awareness and Prevention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1280

  Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Braveboy, Harrison, Hecht, King, Kirk, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1318

  Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, Davis, and Kelly

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Dependency

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1333

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama and Vallario

  Entitled

  Torts - Pets - Injury or Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1392

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Costa, Elmore, Jennings, Kach, Minnick, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Weir

  Entitled

  Transportation - Bridges Over State Highways - Memorials to Fallen Heroes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 9

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 173

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund - Procedures and Benefit Amount

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 189

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 247

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 50

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Klausmeier, and Munson

  Entitled

  Hazardous Material Response Team Employees - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses - Local Government Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 273

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 305

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 272

  Sponsored By

  Senator Munson

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Provider Killed in Performance of Duty - Flag Benefit for Family

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 339

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 544

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 343

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Della, Jacobs, Klausmeier, McFadden, Mooney, Pinsky, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 386

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 408

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 68

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Middleton, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Armed Forces Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 411

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business - Civil Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 475

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 307

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs - Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 482

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 75

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 495

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 570

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 497

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 308

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Retiree Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 526

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 534

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Della, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Fallen Security Guard

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 591

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 639

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Death of Police Officer or Firefighter - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 646

  Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, and Stone

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 597

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Retirement Application - Surviving Beneficiary

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 812

  Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  End of Life Health Care Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 838

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin and Peters

  Entitled

  Maryland Veterans - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 853

  Status as of March 29, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Stay of Eviction - Reasons for Nonpayment Beyond Tenant's Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 870

  Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Reilly, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 946

  Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Deceased Retiree's Retirement Application - Retiree's Mental Incapacity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 948

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 637

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 953

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Edwards, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Dependency

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance