Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 59

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  HB 85

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 387

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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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 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 121

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 393

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Cardin, Glenn, Olszewski, Ramirez, Ross, Schuler, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Office of the Public Defender - Eligibility for Services - Requests for Employment Status and Income Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 147

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Hubbard, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 255

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Strip Search or Body Cavity Search of an Arrestee - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 381

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Workplace Religious Freedom Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 402

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Collection Agencies - Application and Renewal Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 473

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 177

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Vallario, Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kramer, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Niemann, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stifler, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, and Conaway

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Lifetime Supervision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 530

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 680

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Schuler, Valderrama, Conaway, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Juvenile Proceedings - Expungement of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 746

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Aumann, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, McComas, Miller, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Wood

  Entitled

  Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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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 811

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 186

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Conway, DeBoy, Malone, and Mathias

  Entitled

  Child Protection - Reporting of Children Living with or in the Regular Presence of Registered Child Sexual Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 820

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Firearm Safety Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 886

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Cigarette Business Licenses - Sale of Single Cigarettes - Investigation and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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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 1043

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 453

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Dumais, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Mizeur, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  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 1160

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 188

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Dumais, Gilchrist, Heller, Hixson, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Manno, Myers, Olszewski, Rice, Frick, Shank, Murphy, Elmore, F. Turner, Barve, Bartlett, Ross, Walker, Stukes, and George

  Entitled

  Safe Schools Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1174

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 198

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Sophocleus, and Mathias

  Entitled

  Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1261

  Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Love, DeBoy, Eckardt, Glenn, Rudolph, and Wood

  Entitled

  Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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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 1317

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Hucker, Manno, Niemann, Schuler, Taylor, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Investment Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1321

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Bronrott, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Lee, Manno, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Transportation - Littering and Securing Loads on Vehicles - Online Reporting of Violations and Issuance of Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1334

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Stein, Barkley, Bartlett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hucker, Montgomery, Myers, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, and Walker

  Entitled

  Nonpublic Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 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 1451

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Dumais

  Entitled

  Maryland Revised Anatomical Gift Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1488

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Haynes

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Written Notification of Risk of Trigeminal Neuralgia

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1517

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Standardbred Recovery Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 99

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange and Astle

  Entitled

  Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 125

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Frosh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Strip Search or Body Cavity Search of an Arrestee - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 180

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Prepaid Mobile Phones and Prepaid Refill Cards - Retail Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 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 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 280

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 176

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Haines, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Lifetime Supervision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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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 314

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Kelley, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Miller, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 435

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Tracking Device as Condition of Probation and for Life After Release from Custody

  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 559

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 185

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Stone, Brochin, Jacobs, Raskin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Child Protection - Reporting of Children Living with or in the Regular Presence of Registered Child Sexual Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 645

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Firearm Safety Act of 2010

  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 785

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Lenett, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Public Investment Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 796

  Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Forehand

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

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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 845

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 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 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 1051

  Status as of March 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Standardbred Recovery Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 1102

  Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Reilly

  Entitled

  Officers of the Court - Criminal Offenses - Reporting and Investigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1114

  Status as of March 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Equal Employment Opportunity Program - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance