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2008 MICUA PRIORITY BILL STATUS

2008 Regular Session bill profile information current as of May 23, 2008 - 9:34 a.m.

PROFILE - 2008 MICUA Priority Bill Status

Sine Die: Midnight, April 8, 2008

Current Status of Legislation

Total Number of Bills: 151Jump to Legend

HB 3	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 7	Status as of February 11, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Athletic Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 13	Status as of March 19, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Aumann, Eckardt, Frank, Shewell, and Weir
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Commercial Retail Property - Common Area MaintenanceRecords
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 23	Status as of February 19, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Maryland Green Buildings Standards Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 36	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Employment on Faculty of Public Institution ofHigher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 40	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 644
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Braveboy, Feldman, Harrison, Hecht, Kirk, Krysiak, Love,Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 100	Status as of January 16, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2009)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 101	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 106	Status as of March 10, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Davis
Entitled	State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 133	Status as of April 8, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 45
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education -Membership and Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 155	Status as of January 18, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008, andthe Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004,2005, 2006, and 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 176	Status as of February 18, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Boteler, McComas, McDonough, Riley, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Base Realignment and Closure(BRAC) Related Businesses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 184	Status as of February 25, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, DeBoy, McDonough, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Public Safety - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Housing CodeEnforcement - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 204	Status as of January 23, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate King
Entitled	Public Safety - Pool Lifeguards - Regulation (Connor's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 259	Status as of February 19, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George,Jennings, Kach, Kipke, McComas, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, andStocksdale
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Required Disclosure of Social Security Number -Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 340	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland,College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 355	Status as of January 30, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Aumann, Boteler, Carr, Elmore, Frank, Kipke,Lafferty, Manno, McComas, Norman, Oaks, Ramirez, Riley, Robinson, Shank,Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credits - Expenditures Exemptfrom Preapproval
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 358	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 659
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Bates, Beitzel, Bobo, Boteler, Carr,Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Guzzone,Haddaway, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Love, Manno, Mathias,McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Morhaim, O'Donnell,Riley, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner,Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 366	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rudolph, Love,James, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick,Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Kullen, Lafferty, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam,Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner,Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker
Entitled	BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

HB 368	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McHale, Hecht,Mathias, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway,Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard,Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery,Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F.Turner, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak
Entitled	Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy InvestmentProgram
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 374	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali,Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore,Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno,Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg,Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale
Entitled	EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 375	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Stein, Ali, Barve,Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Howard,Hucker, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, F.Turner, Burns, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale
Entitled	Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 376	Status as of April 3, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Morhaim, Bronrott,Barve, Conway, Hammen, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch,Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt,Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway,Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones,Kach, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale,McIntosh, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks,Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell,Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn,Waldstreicher, Walker, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard,Kipke, McDonough, and V. Turner
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 377	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 132
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Doory, Rudolph,Hixson, Barve, Hecht, Howard, Cardin, Ali, Aumann, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan,Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, George, Haddaway,Haynes, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale,McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice,Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, and F. Turner
Entitled	Solar and Geothermal Tax Incentive and Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

HB 451	Status as of March 10, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias,Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker
Entitled	Minority Environmental and Land Trust
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 506	Status as of January 30, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Carr, Conaway,Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Love,Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Sossi,Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 508	Status as of March 10, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias,Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker
Entitled	Natural Resources - Virtual Environmental Science Center
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 515	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees - Not-For-Profit Entities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 529	Status as of February 25, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Beitzel, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Kelly, Krebs,McComas, Miller, Shank, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Operating Budget - Revenue Stabilization Account - Use
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 530	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Beitzel, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Kelly, King,Krebs, McComas, Miller, Shank, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Limit on Growth in State Spending
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 538	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate StudentEmployees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 598	Status as of March 31, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Cane, Feldman, Frush, Haynes,Howard, Jones, Manno, Proctor, Rice, Ross, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Commission on Minority Business Enterprise
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 599	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barve, Cane, Frush, Haynes, Howard, Ivey,Jones, Manno, Morhaim, Proctor, Stukes, and Vaughn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Creation of a Minority BusinessEnterprise
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 603	Status as of April 3, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Costa, Donoghue,Dumais, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Levi,Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson,Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 627	Status as of February 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Cardin, Feldman, Kirk, Krysiak, Manno, and Vaughn
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 628	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 666
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental -Environment)
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Grants and Loans - Small, Minority, and Women'sBusiness Enterprises
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 649	Status as of March 29, 2008:Bill is in the House - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Baltimore CityCommunity College)
Entitled	Community Colleges - Funding Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 663	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Building Excise Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 676	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Carr, Barkley, Bobo, Feldman, Gilchrist, Hucker, Kaiser,Lafferty, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	County Property Taxes - Classes of Property and Special Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 687	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing inShortage Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 689	Status as of April 8, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 83
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue,Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam,Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Access to Public Records - Permissible Denials - Public Institutions of HigherEducation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 704	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 341
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - HigherEducation Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education Investment Fund - Expenditures - Base Realignment and ClosureProcess
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 723	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 518
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business andEconomic Development)
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 724	Status as of March 17, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais,Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, King, Kramer, Lee, Manno,Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross,Simmons, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership andDuties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 737	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Hammen,Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim,Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Schuh, Stull, Tarrant, V.Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 775	Status as of March 19, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Robinson, Conaway, and Tarrant
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Required Parking Damage Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 812	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle,Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory,Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Hammen,Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Jameson,Jennings, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale,McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi,Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn,Walker, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland TaxCredit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 836	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Feldman, and Gutierrez
Entitled	Environment - Task Force to Study the Regulation of Swimming Pools
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 871	Status as of March 20, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stifler, Bates, Bromwell, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank,George, Hecht, James, Jennings, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman,O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Schuler, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, andWeir
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 905	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Carr,Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno,Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson,Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 942	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 959	Status as of February 20, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt
Entitled	Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credits - Qualified RehabilitationExpenditure - Preapproval
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 970	Status as of March 10, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Procurement - Prevailing Wage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1049	Status as of March 21, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - JuvenileServices)
Entitled	Juvenile Services - College Tuition Waiver for Committed Youth
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1067	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman,Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser,Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik,Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher,and Walker
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1068	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barnes
Entitled	Higher Education - College Textbooks - Disclosures and Sales
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1077	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Higher Education - Dual Enrollment Grant Program - Homeschooled Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1132	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program -Eligibility and Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1155	Status as of March 4, 2008:Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Ross,Schuler, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	State-Funded Construction Projects - Apprentices
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1190	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Krysiak, Levy, McIntosh, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Needs and Expenditures of State Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1194	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Spending Mandate Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1210	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Eckardt, Elliott,Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Kramer, Manno,McComas, McConkey, Minnick, Montgomery, Myers, Norman, Shewell, Sossi,Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Higher Education - Credit Cards - Student Applicants
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1236	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott,Cane, Carter, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Holmes,Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery,Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross,Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1242	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Healey, Lafferty, Morhaim,Olszewski, Schuler, Weir, Hixson, Bartlett, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Ivey,Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1243	Status as of February 18, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education CommissionStudy - Sexual Offenses Against Spouses - Student Knowledge
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1244	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Central Collection Unit - Special Fund Balances
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1268	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, McDonough, Miller, Shewell, and Weir
Entitled	Budget - Limits on Growth of State Spending
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1284	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

HB 1285	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Drinking Driver Monitor Program - Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Appropriations

HB 1287	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson,Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter,G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines,Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison,Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk,Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey,McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann,Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler,Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn,Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J.Mitchell Public Service Scholarship
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1301	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 467
Sponsored By	Delegates Frick, McIntosh, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Carr, Ali, Barkley,Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist,Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Malone, Manno, McComas,Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, Rice, Shewell,Simmons, Sossi, and Taylor
Entitled	The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1304	Status as of March 20, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Branch, Carter, Griffith, Jameson, Krysiak, Lee, Manno,Oaks, and Valderrama
Entitled	Recipients of State Incentives or Financial Assistance - Diversity Initiatives
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1388	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett,Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser,Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk,Rice, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher,and Weldon
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1409	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 446
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Hecht, Ali, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett,Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hixson, Ivey, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Manno, McComas,Morhaim, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1418	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Boteler, and Lafferty
Entitled	Task Force to Study Occupancy Limits on Rental Housing Near University Campuses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1424	Status as of February 11, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Barnes, Carr, Gaines, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Pena-Melnyk, andWeldon
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - Transfer Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1430	Status as of February 27, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Feldman, and Morhaim
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Biotechnology Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1451	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Task Force to Study Standardizing Introductory Courses in Higher Education inMaryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 1467	Status as of April 3, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Vallario, Anderson, and Conaway
Entitled	Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1501	Status as of February 19, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Griffith, Barnes, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey,Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1534	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 548
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - CollegeSavings Plans of Maryland)
Entitled	College Savings Plans of Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1580	Status as of March 12, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Carter, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, McIntosh,Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Maximum Benefit - Increase
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1592	Status as of March 22, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request -Departmental - Military)
Entitled	Military Department - Sale of Superfluous Property and Disposition of Proceeds
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1616	Status as of March 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Barnes, Bohanan, Feldman, Frush, Hucker, Mizeur, Reznik,Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 15	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Citizen's Tuition Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 31	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 346
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland,College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 40	Status as of March 4, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Higher Education - Prohibition on Illegal Aliens from Receiving In-StateTuition Status
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 46	Status as of April 8, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 10
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Jones
Entitled	Budget Financing Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 49	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno,McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 81	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Greenip, and Jacobs
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 90	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 335
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2009)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 91	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 99	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Natural Resources - Virtual Environmental Science Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 100	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Minority Environmental and Land Trust
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 141	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request -Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 146	Status as of March 5, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request -Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Reduction for Nonresident Nursing Students - ServiceObligation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 150	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 336
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008, andthe Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 167	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip and Colburn
Entitled	Education - Teacher Certification - National Organization Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 187	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request -Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Certificate of Approval
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 203	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of WorkforceDevelopment Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services andEducation Programs for Correctional Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

SB 205	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola,Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 206	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Dyson, DeGrange,Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe,Simonaire, and Klausmeier
Entitled	BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

SB 207	Status as of January 23, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Garagiola,Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Solar and Geothermal Tax Incentive and Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 208	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 124
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Madaleno, King,Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Currie,DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey,and Zirkin
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 209	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola,Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 268	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola,Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy InvestmentProgram
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 297	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier,Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 298	Status as of February 21, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno,Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 309	Status as of March 26, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden,Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey,Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 330	Status as of January 30, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 340	Status as of March 21, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King,Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Robey, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Task Force on Reducing State Budget Expenditures for Record Management andRetention
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 344	Status as of March 25, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	The Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 373	Status as of April 1, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier,McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland TaxCredit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 400	Status as of April 4, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees - Not-For-Profit Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 407	Status as of March 30, 2008:Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Elevator Safety Review Board Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 428	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Raskin, Conway, Della, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Education - Military Recruiters - Student Contact Information - Opportunity toOpt Out
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 438	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 579
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, andRaskin
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 459	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 182
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Munson, and Harris
Entitled	Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 464	Status as of April 1, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones,Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Harrington
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs -Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 475	Status as of February 5, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer,Lenett, McFadden, Miller, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 527	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Entitled	Spending Mandate and Revenue Dedication Relief Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 533	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin,Conway, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 540	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Entitled	Transfer of Special Fund Balances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 545	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 589
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Entitled	Health Care Funds - Transfers and Disbursements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 561	Status as of March 6, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	County Property Taxes - Classes of Property and Special Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 591	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, King, Lenett, Madaleno,Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 605	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Kelley, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 606	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King,Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, Peters, and Harrington
Entitled	State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use ofMinority Business Enterprises
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 608	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Raskin,Simonaire, Stone, Klausmeier, Colburn, Conway, Harris, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship -Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 617	Status as of March 10, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Rosapepe, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Lenett,Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate StudentEmployees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 623	Status as of March 5, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum,Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno,McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, andZirkin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 624	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett,Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 657	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier,Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 691	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Peters
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Needs and Expenditures of State Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 692	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Jones, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 717	Status as of May 22, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 618
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 735	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson,Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer,Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden,Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone,Zirkin, and Glassman
Entitled	Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 791	Status as of March 13, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Building Excise Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 797	Status as of April 24, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Kittleman
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Wage Payment on Termination of Employment - AccruedLeave
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 819	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, Muse, Raskin,and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 847	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 463
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Gladden
Entitled	Task Force on the Minority Business Enterprise Program and Equity InvestmentCapital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 867	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, McFadden, Muse,and Pugh
Entitled	Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBIComparability Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 885	Status as of May 13, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, and Lenett
Entitled	The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 888	Status as of February 27, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Harrington, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Biotechnology Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 952	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Task Force on the Use of College Entrance Examinations for Admission to PublicInstitutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 958	Status as of March 19, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Harrington
Entitled	Procurement - Prevailing Wage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 967	Status as of April 4, 2008:Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Study Group on Expanding Enrollment Options for High SchoolStudents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 982	Status as of March 12, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Payment of Benefits - Total Benefit Amount
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 990	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Lenett, and Pugh
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 1002	Status as of March 13, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Government - Audit of Procurements by the Maryland Stadium Authority andSelected Higher Education Institutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1004	Status as of March 11, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	State Individual Income Tax - Surcharge on Higher Incomes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

Legend

Failed legislation.

Failed - Dead legislation.

Failed - Vetoed by Governor.

Passed legislation.

Became Law - Governor Signed