Mental Health

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 54

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  HB 58

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 94

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 79

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 551

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walker

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Creation of a Maryland Center for School Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 89

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kipke

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene - Admission Provisions - Definition of "Psychologist"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 97

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Eckardt

  Entitled

  Behavioral Health - Integration of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 121

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Ross, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carr, Carter, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Walker, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 162

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 399

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Clagett, Arora, Cullison, Dumais, Lee, Mitchell, Niemann, Reznik, Stein, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Child Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 170

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Hubbard, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 217

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 114

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Hygiene Administration - Transfers Between Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 290

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Love, Barnes, Beidle, Costa, Frush, George, Kipke, McMillan, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Arundel Lodge Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 336

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Boteler, DeBoy, George, Glass, Holmes, Ivey, James, Jameson, Kach, Lafferty, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Smigiel, Stukes, Szeliga, Tarrant, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 346

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 457

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Costa, Glenn, Haynes, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Pendergrass, Ready, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Health - State Facilities and Residential Centers - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 377

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 122

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration Facilities - Repeal of Provisions that Relate to Closed Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 387

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 220

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners - Certification - Implementation Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 450

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 243

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Hammen

  Entitled

  Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Health Care Reform - Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 570

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Costa, Glenn, Griffith, Jones, Kipke, Mizeur, Stein, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - Training - Eating Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 654

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Clinical Review Panels - Psychiatric Medication - Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 685

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Burns, Cardin, Cullison, DeBoy, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Holmes, Jameson, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Morhaim, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Stein, Summers, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Bullying Safety Risks and Health Problems

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 730

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Rosenberg, and Dumais

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Access of Individuals with Mental Illness to Regulated Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 793

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 82

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valentino-Smith, Boteler, DeBoy, Howard, McComas, Minnick, Mitchell, B. Robinson, Stein, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Wilson, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Behavioral Health - Veterans - Coordination and Provision of Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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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 846

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Barve, Simmons, Barkley, Cullison, Dumais, Hixson, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, A. Miller, S. Robinson, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mental Health Association HVAC Replacement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 919

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hough, Alston, Anderson, Bates, Carter, Clippinger, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Lee, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, Ready, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Swift and Certain Sanctions Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1035

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson, Bates, Bobo, Carter, Cullison, Eckardt, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, and Washington

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1150

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 249

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Cullison, Kach, Lee, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Facilities - Trauma-Informed Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1297

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Education - Children with Disabilities - Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1325

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Cluster, and McDermott

  Entitled

  Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 64

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Definition of Victim

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 133

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not Criminally Responsible - Judicial Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 144

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration Facilities - Repeal of Provisions that Relate to Closed Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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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 168

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, King, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  

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  SB 178

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Benson, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Child Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 183

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 197

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Arundel Lodge Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 202

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Kasemeyer, Astle, Currie, Ferguson, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, Zirkin, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Muse

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 325

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Frosh, King, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mental Health Association HVAC Replacement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 344

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 219

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Kasemeyer, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners - Certification - Implementation Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 384

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 456

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mathias

  Entitled

  Health - State Facilities and Residential Centers - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 388

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 428

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 63

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene - Admission Provisions - Definition of "Psychologist"

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 514

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Health Care Reform - Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 531

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Raskin, Reilly, Forehand, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 533

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, DeGrange, Jacobs, Robey, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexually Violent Offender in Need of Commitment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 549

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Education - Bullying Safety Risks and Health Problems - Parental Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 556

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 248

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Jacobs, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Facilities - Trauma-Informed Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 560

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Ferguson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 567

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Health - Guidelines for Providing Mental Health Treatment to Individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 587

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ramirez

  Entitled

  Protective Order Violations - Mandatory Mental Health Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 600

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments - Employee Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 682

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 81

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Montgomery, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Behavioral Health - Veterans - Coordination and Provision of Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 772

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Creation of a Maryland Center for School Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 801

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank and Gladden

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Swift and Certain Sanctions Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 956

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Benson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Vesta Glenarden Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation