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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 61

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  HB 30

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo and Manno

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Counseling - Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 50

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Crimes - Child Endangerment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 70

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 656

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commissions, Programs, and Reports - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 93

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 49

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 97

  Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Montgomery, Riley, Rudolph, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 127

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 130

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 152

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Bodily Injury or Death - Mandatory Arrest

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 153

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 157

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, George, Haddaway, Howard, Miller, Riley, Schuh, Sossi, Stifler, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 246

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 250

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 600

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Bromwell, Kipke, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, Weldon, Nathan-Pulliam, Donoghue, Benson, Krebs, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Public Health - Certificates of Death - Nurse Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 307

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Delegates Dumais and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Testing of Drivers Involved in Fatal or Life-Threatening Accidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 332

  Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 412

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 75

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Mental Health Programs and Facilities - Reports of Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 478

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Barkley, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Gilchrist, Levi, Montgomery, Riley, Ross, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, and Walker

  Entitled

  Task Force on Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 520

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 401

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Burial Benefits and Rescue Dive Team

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 705

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 108

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk and Ivey

  Entitled

  Child Fatality Review - Child Death Review Case Reporting System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 710

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 608

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Anderson, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Branch, G. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Haynes, James, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 757

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Anderson, Dumais, Frank, Haddaway, Krebs, McComas, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Fatigued Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 787

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Malone, Beitzel, Cane, DeBoy, Mathias, Rudolph, Aumann, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, G. Clagett, Gaines, Guzzone, Jones, Proctor, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Emergency Responders - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 899

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 617

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Beitzel, Myers, and Schuler

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits for Partially Dependent Individuals - Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 925

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Personhood Amendment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 975

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 703

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Conway, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Clarification and Simplification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 985

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Anderson, Boteler, and Kelly

  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 999

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Anderson, Boteler, and Kelly

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1014

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Justice's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1164

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Boteler, Kelly, Krebs, Miller, Serafini, Stifler, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Transport of a Decedent - Proper Dignity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1172

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Frank, Kelly, Krebs, Miller, Serafini, Stifler, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Postmortem Examiners Commission - Regulations - Transportation of Human Remains

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1208

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Ali, Bartlett, Dumais, Frank, Hecht, Kaiser, Lee, Montgomery, Schuler, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Torts - Pets - Injury or Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1256

  Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno and Schuler

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Partially Dependent Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1296

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Bronrott, Carr, Donoghue, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Healthy Families Healthy Workplaces Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1323

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Resident and Park Owner Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1405

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Public Safety Employees Killed in the Performance of Duties - Department of the Environment Employees - Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1441

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Barnes, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1495

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 644

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett and DeBoy

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 65

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Kasemeyer, McFadden, Robey, Brinkley, Edwards, Jones, King, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Line of Duty Death Benefits - Maryland Transportation Authority Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 136

  Status as of February 5, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Retention of Deposited Wills by Register of Wills

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 177

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 518

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Emergency Responders - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 221

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 260

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Testing of Drivers Involved in Fatal or Life-Threatening Accidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 305

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 48

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Astle, DeGrange, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 353

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Peters, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 420

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 493

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 74

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Mental Health Programs and Facilities - Reports of Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 546

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, King, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Health - End-of-Life Care Options - Counseling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 591

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Clarification and Simplification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 598

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 616

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 571

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Middleton, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 675

  Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 711

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 307

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Dyson, and Robey

  Entitled

  Trooper Tobin Triebel Memorial Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 712

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Dyson, Robey, Miller, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Trooper Tobin Triebel Benefits Memorial Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 749

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 759

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 599

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Public Health - Certificates of Death - Nurse Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 783

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs or Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 802

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 607

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Mooney, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harris

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 862

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 107

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Child Fatality Review - Child Death Review Case Reporting System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 863

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 616

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits for Partially Dependent Individuals - Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 960

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Deceased Retiree's Retirement Application - Medical Board Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 971

  Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Fatigued Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1019

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 643

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Robey, and Munson

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1054

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 118

  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