Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 31

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  HB 118

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush and Hubbard

  Entitled

  State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 173

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 50

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elmore

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Alcoholic Beverages - Death of Licensee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 203

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 647

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 394

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 69

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Postmortem Examiners Commission - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Postmortem Examiners Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 410

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, DeBoy, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Kullen, Levy, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Ali, Dumais, and Shank

  Entitled

  Crimes - Child Endangerment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 426

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Dumais, McKee, Myers, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Justice's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 452

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Holmes, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Summary Ejectment - Deceased Tenant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 478

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee and Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Commercial Drivers' Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 667

  Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Riley

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 725

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Bartlett, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Line of Duty Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 733

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 768

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 603

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 802

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Glenn, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 906

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 214

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McHale, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Shewell, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1060

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Impallaria, Kirk, and Robinson

  Entitled

  Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1071

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1075

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Elliott, George, Impallaria, Kirk, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1231

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Aumann, Bromwell, Dwyer, Frank, Kach, Kelly, Kullen, McComas, McConkey, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Eckardt, Haddaway, Montgomery, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1362

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Barkley, Bohanan, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Gaines, Griffith, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Proctor, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Fatality or Life-Threatening Injury - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1481

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 697

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, V. Clagett, Beidle, Bromwell, Love, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Animal Control Facilities - License to Administer Scheduled Drugs to Animals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 45

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 127

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 157

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 243

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Middleton, and Stone

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 355

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 386

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 566

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola and Kelley

  Entitled

  Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 607

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 712

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 443

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 749

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Election of Benefits - Surviving Spouses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 766

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations