Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 4

  Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Election Law - United States Senate - Special Election to Fill Vacancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 123

  Status as of February 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Jury Duty - Exemption from Service - Election Judge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 158

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Barve, and Conaway

  Entitled

  Special Election for U.S. Senate Vacancies Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 217

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 271

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Ali, Elmore, Frick, Rice, Ross, Walker, and Ivey

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 247

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Referendum Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 310

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Haddaway, Jenkins, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Election Law - Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 322

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 374

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Robinson, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Board of School Commissioners - Selection of Members - Local Referendum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 465

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Carter, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hixson, Hubbard, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Ramirez, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Collective Negotiations by Family Child Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 616

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ali

  Entitled

  Independent Campaign Expenditures Restriction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 690

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Hixson, Hucker, Montgomery, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Independent Expenditures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 797

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Bartlett, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Wood

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting - Delay of Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 856

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 443

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Election Law - Montgomery County Republican and Democratic Party Central Committees - Membership MC 15-10

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 859

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Election Law - Montgomery County Democratic Party Central Committee - Membership Criteria MC 13-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 889

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Election Law - Days of Early Voting MC 23-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 895

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Frank, Impallaria, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stull

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting - Delay of Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 916

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Delegation

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Collective Bargaining - Representation of Deputy Sheriffs - Arbitration - Referendum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 926

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 714

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor and Vallario

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Retiree Organization - Direct Mailings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 978

  Status as of March 29, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Harford County Board of Education - Student Member - Voting Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 986

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cardin, Frick, and Hucker

  Entitled

  Corporations - Campaign Material - Stockholder Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1029

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Bronrott, Frick, Healey, Hecht, Kaiser, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1060

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Costa, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jenkins, Krebs, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1072

  Status as of February 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Boteler, DeBoy, Kach, Malone, Morhaim, and Stein

  Entitled

  Baltimore County Board of Education - Election of Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1083

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Costa, Dwyer, George, King, Kipke, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Appointed Members Subject to Contested Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1087

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali and Shewell

  Entitled

  Foreign Corporation Campaign Disclaimer Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1122

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1140

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader and Chair, Baltimore City Delegation

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Republican Party Central Committee - Composition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1175

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 460

  Sponsored By

  Kent County Delegation

  Entitled

  Kent County Board of Education - Members - Terms and Vacancies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1251

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Schuler, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1337

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, George, Reznik, Simmons, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 1440

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 471

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Finance Entity - Officers Authorized to Perform Duties of Treasurer

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1540

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James and Riley

  Entitled

  Early Voting - Number of Early Voting Centers - Determination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 6

  Status as of January 28, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 10

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Board of School Commissioners - Selection of Members - Local Referendum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 157

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Raskin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 240

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, Brinkley, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Lenett, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Election Law - Petition Signatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 258

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Madaleno, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Elections - Special Elections - Voting by Mail

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 284

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Collective Negotiations by Family Child Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 292

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 293

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, King, Madaleno, Peters, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 331

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madaleno

  Entitled

  Jury Duty - Exemption from Service - Election Judge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 417

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Conway, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 421

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 543

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harrington, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 570

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Raskin, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Corporations - Campaign Material - Stockholder Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 573

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno and Raskin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 601

  Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Elections - Campaign Finance - Prohibition of Contributions and Expenditures by Business Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 635

  Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Kent County Board of Education - Members - Terms and Vacancies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 681

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 691

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Independent Expenditures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 711

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Reilly, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 726

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 600

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Senators

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Collective Bargaining - Representation of Deputy Sheriffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 765

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Appointed Members Subject to Contested Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 982

  Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin and Brochin

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 1023

  Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris and Mooney

  Entitled

  Members of the General Assembly - Limitation of Terms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs