Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 1

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Education - Youth Athletes - Concussions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 92

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, Impallaria, Jones, Lafferty, Malone, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - United Cerebral Palsy Adult Daycare Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 104

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Disabilities)

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - Tuition Waiver for Disabled Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 107

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - The Arc of Howard County - Graeloch Home Renovation Ho. Co. 1-11

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 244

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 584

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Deputy Sheriffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 247

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 75

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 323

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Dumais, and A. Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Ivymount School Annex Building

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 334

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 354

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 497

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Alston, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Healey, Hubbard, Kach, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Valderrama, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licenses, Temporary Volunteer Licenses, and Temporary Dental Clinic Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 409

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Camp Fairlee Manor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 437

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 338

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Gilchrist, Beidle, Healey, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sales of New Homes - Minimum Visitability Features

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 491

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Hammen, and Kach

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Temporary Volunteer Dentist's License, Temporary Volunteer Dental Hygienist's License, and Temporary Dental Clinic Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 580

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 621

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 596

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Branch, Carter, Clippinger, Conaway, Glenn, Gutierrez, Mitchell, Oaks, B. Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, and Washington

  Entitled

  Fire Safety - High-Rise Buildings - Mobility Impaired Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 622

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Kramer, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Murphy, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Stocksdale, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 720

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Anderson, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009 - Statewide - Therapeutic Pool for People with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 788

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Arora, and Cullison

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Homecrest House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 798

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Payment Deferral - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 811

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates A. Kelly, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, Mitchell, Mizeur, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 819

  Status as of February 10, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Afzali, Anderson, Clippinger, Cullison, Glenn, Howard, Lee, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, B. Robinson, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Crimes - Definition of Serious Physical Injury - Strangulation and Suffocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 840

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 604

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Children, Office for)

  Entitled

  Children, Youth, and Families - Services to Children with Special Needs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 849

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 143

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police)

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Smoke Detectors and Smoke Alarms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 858

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Davis, Waldstreicher, Barkley, Cardin, Cullison, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Holmes, Jameson, A. Kelly, Kramer, A. Miller, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Summers, V. Turner, Walker, and Howard

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools and Youth Sports Programs - Concussions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 889

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Feldman, Hucker, Olszewski, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Temporary Total Disability Benefits - Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 981

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Glenn, Hucker, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  Housing - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Accessibility Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1000

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hogan

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1085

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 155

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Braveboy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Disability Insurance Policies - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1160

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Hubbard, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - New Horizons Disability Job Training and Recycling Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1251

  Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police)

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Special Disability Retirement Allowance - Forfeiture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1264

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1270

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1277

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel and McDermott

  Entitled

  Trusts - Special Needs, Supplemental Needs, or Pooled Asset Special Needs Trusts - Public Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1308

  Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1344

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Serafini, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Krebs, McConkey, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Guaranteed Retirement Income Plan and Retirement Savings Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 22

  Status as of January 19, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 36

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - The Arc of Howard County - Graeloch Home Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 137

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer and Jennings

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - United Cerebral Palsy Adult Daycare Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 146

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 185

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 188

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 430

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Young

  Entitled

  Recreational Fishing Licenses - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 273

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Homecrest House

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 312

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, King, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 354

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Payment Deferral - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 355

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Payment Deferral - Amounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 360

  Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 413

  Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Temporary Total Disability Benefits - Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 445

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Frosh, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Ivymount School Annex Building

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 461

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Camp Fairlee Manor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 502

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Klausmeier, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Temporary Volunteer Dentist's License, Temporary Volunteer Dental Hygienist's License, and Temporary Dental Clinic Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 529

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 74

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Getty, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 578

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Benson, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Forehand, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, Dyson, Klausmeier, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licenses, Temporary Volunteer Licenses, and Temporary Dental Clinic Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 593

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Jacobs, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Crimes - Definition of Serious Physical Injury - Strangulation and Suffocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 596

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Benson, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 628

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 726

  Status as of February 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Robey

  Entitled

  Hospitalized Adult Disabled Persons - Appointment of Temporary Limited Guardian

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 763

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 543

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Hunting Licenses - Exemption for Disabled Armed Forces Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 771

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 548

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Young, Zirkin, Benson, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools and Youth Sports Programs - Concussions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 830

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 558

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Tax Credits for Qualifying Employees with Disabilities - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 866

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009 - Statewide - Therapeutic Pool for People with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 888

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 561

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Trusts - Special Needs, Supplemental Needs, or Pooled Asset Special Needs Trusts - Public Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 921

  Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 928

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe and Reilly

  Entitled

  Procurement - Preferences - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 984

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation