INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 52

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  HB 13

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cadden

  Entitled

  Business Regulation and Health Occupations - Regulation of Crematories

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 78

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings and C. Davis

  Entitled

  Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 141

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  State Police - Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 295

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 359

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  State Lottery and Racing Commission and Agency - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 387

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 393

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Park Police of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Investigatory Authority - Fraudulent Use of Personal Identifying Information MC/PG 113-03

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 441

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Optometrists - Quality Eye Health Improvement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 474

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Kirk, Marriott, Oaks, Paige, Rawlings, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Law Enforcement Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 485

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barkley, Hixson, Mitchell, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 494

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Public Adjusters - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 521

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 435

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Real Estate Appraisers - Baltimore City - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 550

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 308

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes and Hixson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Reporting of Out-of-State Child Abuse and Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 637

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Real Property - Residential Lease - Application Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 640

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 375

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh , Bobo, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Glassman, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Debt Management Services Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 747

  Status as of January 22, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 5 of 2004

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, King, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Owings, Parker, Rosenberg, and Stern

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 791

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 824

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Benson, Goldwater, Hubbard, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Haynes, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 879

  Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Bohanan, Brown, Carter, Gutierrez, Hutchins, O'Donnell, Simmons, Wood, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Government - State Law Enforcement Officers - Application for Lost Pay and Attorneys' Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 880

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Bohanan, Brown, Carter, Gutierrez, Hutchins, O'Donnell, Simmons, Wood, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Government - State Officers or State Employees - Application for Lost Pay and Attorney's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 897

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Developmental Disability Administration - Inspections and Investigations - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 900

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 339

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County Fire and Explosive Investigators - Warrantless Arrest Power MC 311-03

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 963

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 969

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Ombudsman Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 981

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 999

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1092

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Murray, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1155

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1179

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1182

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 1

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  The President (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Public Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 237

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 279

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 288

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Wireless Telephone Services - Definitions, Exemptions, and Consumer Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 298

  Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 322

  Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 339

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 374

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Debt Management Services Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 342

  Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Attempted Murder Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 394

  Status as of January 20, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 446

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Maryland Racing and Video Lottery Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 500

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 252

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 553

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 102

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 576

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges - Felonies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 580

  Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Law Enforcement Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 583

  Status as of April 1, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Real Estate Appraisers - Baltimore City - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 665

  Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 688

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 262

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 689

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Stone

  Entitled

  Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 699

  Status as of February 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 772

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 773

  Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, and Harris

  Entitled

  Study of CareFirst and the Laws Affecting Nonprofit Health Service Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 774

  Status as of March 28, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance

  Committee
  Assignments

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