Higher Education Commission

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 26

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  HB 277

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Vaughn, Pendergrass, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 427

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Program Review - Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 661

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, McDermott, Cluster, McComas, and Serafini

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 669

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Haynes

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Employees and Children - Tuition Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 863

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1016

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Anderson, Arora, Bates, Bohanan, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Hough, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kipke, McDermott, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Washington, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1223

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 596

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guzzone

  Entitled

  Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1226

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1228

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 710

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Regional Higher Education Centers - Funding Formula

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1267

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frank

  Entitled

  Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Posting of Award Recipients

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1380

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and James

  Entitled

  Task Force to Implement the Northeastern Maryland University Research Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1381

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, James, Szeliga, Aumann, Bates, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Proposed 2+2 Facility on a Community College Campus - Decision Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 119

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  State Personnel and Pensions - Optional Retirement Program - Maryland Higher Education Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 292

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 475

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 343

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 364

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Scholars

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 365

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Glassman, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Higher Education - The Charles W. Riley Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scholarship

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 573

  Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Posting of Award Recipients

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 608

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Benson

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Employees and Children - Tuition Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 675

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 687

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 728

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 836

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 839

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 843

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Ferguson, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 967

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 327

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Student Transfer Advisory Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations