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2009 MICUA PRIORITY BILL STATUS

2009 Regular Session bill profile information current as of June 8, 2009 - 9:19 a.m.

PROFILE - 2009 MICUA Priority Bill Status

Current Status of Legislation Total Number of Bills: 122

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HB 13	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 16	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Shift Breaks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 85	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Davis, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, George, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Manno, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 100	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2010)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 101	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 102	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009, the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 154	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bronrott, Cardin, Hubbard, Stein, and Weldon
Entitled	Environment - Green Building Council
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 200	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 242	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 383
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Hucker, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance Benefits - Determination Based on Severance or Dismissal Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 247	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Boteler, Frank, Myers, Olszewski, Serafini, and Shank
Entitled	Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 291	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 308	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 309	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Doory, Ross, F. Turner, Branch, Carr, Haynes, Kelly, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Vaughn, and Manno
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 310	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Harrison, Jones, Manno, and Taylor
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 315	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 353	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Frush, Pena-Melnyk, and Ross
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Firearms, Knives, and Deadly Weapons - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 379	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 639
Sponsored By	Delegates Olszewski, Cardin, Walker, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Minnick, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 389	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 393	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, Reznik, and Weldon
Entitled	Discrimination in Employment - Expansion of Disability Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 417	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Ali, Anderson, Elmore, Gaines, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Kaiser, Kipke, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination by Business Establishments Against Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 471	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 268
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Walker, Weir, Barnes, Braveboy, Ivey, Levi, V. Turner, Valderrama, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Tarrant
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Cap on Personal Net Worth
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 493	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 606
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Barve, Cardin, and Feldman
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 514	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuh and Reznik
Entitled	Good Samaritan Laws - Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 559	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 574	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 587	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Cardin, Manno, Olszewski, Schuh, and V. Turner
Entitled	Education - Teacher Identification Number
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 588	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 407
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, and Olszewski
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Standardized Course Numbering System
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 632	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, DeBoy, and Walker
Entitled	Education - New Teachers - Classroom Management Training and Resignations - Study and Review
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 641	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Oaks, Benson, Donoghue, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 654	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Occupations - License to Practice Psychology - Doctoral Degree in Psychology
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 693	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Aumann, and Frank
Entitled	University System of Maryland - Designated Growth Institutions - Community Impact Statement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 708	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Glenn, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Oaks, Ramirez, Robinson, Valderrama, and Braveboy
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

HB 712	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 248
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Benson, Cardin, V. Clagett, Doory, Gutierrez, Hecht, Ivey, Kaiser, Love, McIntosh, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Valderrama, Donoghue, Kipke, Montgomery, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Emergency Preparedness Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 714	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, and Costa
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 789	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, Bartlett, Conway, and Olszewski
Entitled	Higher Education Funding Model for Maryland Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 819	Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 847	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McDonough
Entitled	Charitable Organizations - Acceptance of Contributions from Terrorist Groups - Removal of Income Tax Exempt Status
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 848	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, Carter, Conaway, Robinson, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 854	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - College Textbooks - Publication of International Standard Book Numbers and Retail Prices
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 892	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Proctor, Rice, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 900	Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 921	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 335
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Pena-Melnyk, Frush, Ali, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Carr, Dumais, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Glenn, Lafferty, Levy, O'Donnell, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
Entitled	Construction Permits - Expiration Dates
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 923	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 697
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - BRAC - Exemption from Out-of-State and Out-of-County Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 937	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Beitzel, Cane, DeBoy, Doory, Guzzone, Holmes, Jennings, Kirk, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Serafini, Stukes, Gilchrist, Howard, and Kaiser
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Retention of Unused Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 948	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Gilchrist, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Higher Education - Part-Time Grant Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1005	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Miller
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Temporary Total Disability Benefits - Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1073	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1081	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 707
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, James, Levy, and Proctor
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1086	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Montgomery, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Grants for Nanotechnology
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1120	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Ali, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Hecht, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, Robinson, Shewell, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled	Social Security Numbers - Prohibited Uses
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1124	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research in Maryland Program - Public-Private Partnerships
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1148	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuh
Entitled	Operating Budget - Elimination of Inflation Adjustments
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1159	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Bronrott, Eckardt, Hecht, Lee, Montgomery, and Morhaim
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

HB 1168	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Interior Designers - Licensing
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1192	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Aumann, Bohanan, Branch, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, James, Jones, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Proctor, Robinson, Rudolph, Shank, and Wood
Entitled	State Funding Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1358	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1396	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dually Enrolled Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1403	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 460
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	State Plan for Higher Education Quadrennial Review - Reporting Date
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1404	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Children of Fallen State or Local Public Safety Employees - Exemption from Nonresident Tuition
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1429	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 728
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee and Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

HB 1435	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Enforcement Powers of Maryland Higher Education Commission and Secretary of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1465	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 733
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Military)
Entitled	Maryland National Guard Tuition Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1470	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Minority Affairs, Office of)
Entitled	Recipients of Grants, Loans, or Financial Assistance - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1518	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Student Financial Assistance - Eligible Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1526	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 476
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Workforce Development - Maryland Workforce Corporation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1572	Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines, Aumann, Beitzel, Branch, Bronrott, and Levy
Entitled	Public-Private Partnerships - Authorization and Oversight
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 45	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Harris, Pipkin, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 48	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Property Tax - Exempt Property of Charitable Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 72	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy.
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Exempt Institutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 123	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance Benefits - Determination Based on Severance or Dismissal Payments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 165	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2010)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 166	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 167	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 183	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 211	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 222
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Lenett, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Jones
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 212	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Dyson, Harrington, Colburn, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Environment - Green Building Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 225	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 230	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer and Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 258	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 270	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kelley, Middleton, Exum, and Garagiola
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 275	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 278	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Jones
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 356	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Emergency Preparedness Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 373	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Greenip, Harrington, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Higher Education - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 374	Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Colburn, Conway, Greenip, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - College Textbooks - Publication of International Standard Book Numbers and Retail Prices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 402	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 414	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, DeGrange, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 480	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Operating Budget - Elimination of Inflation Adjustments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 489	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 267
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Harrington, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Exum, Lenett, and Conway
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Cap on Personal Net Worth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 544	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and Conway
Entitled	Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 551	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 556	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Miller, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Funding Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 576	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Exum, Kelley, Della, Pugh, and Garagiola
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Maximum Benefit - Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 562	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 560
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Kittleman, Middleton, Exum, Glassman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 611	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 292
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Harrington, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 627	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Kasemeyer, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 642	Status as of March 29, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Temporary Total Disability Benefits - Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 656	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Munson, Rosapepe, Harrington, Harris, Pinsky, Lenett, and Greenip
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 660	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Shift Breaks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 670	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 299
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled	Discrimination in Employment - Expansion of Disability Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 679	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 689	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	High Schools and High School Students - Options for Accelerated Graduation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 700	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 304
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 708	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Frosh, Jones, and Lenett
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 710	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 728	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Higher Education - System and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 737	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Gladden, Muse, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination by Business Establishments Against Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 739	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Good Samaritan Laws - Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 795	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 800	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Senators King and Jones
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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

SB 818	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and McFadden
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds - Required Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 822	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 844	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 861	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Dyson, Kasemeyer, and Munson
Entitled	Higher Education Funding Model for Maryland Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 876	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 909	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kelley, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 951	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Occupations - License to Practice Psychology - Doctoral Degree in Psychology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 958	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Construction Permits - Expiration Dates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 973	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Student Financial Assistance - Eligible Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 992	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

Legend

Failed legislation - Unfavorable committee

report.

Failed legislation - Failed to obtain a majority

in each house.

Failed legislation - Vetoed by the Governor.

Passed by both houses and enrolled - Awaiting

Governor's signature.

Duplicative - Vetoed by Governor.

Passed by both houses and enrolled - Will become

law upon Governor's approval or inaction.

Became Law - Governor signed.

Became Law - Through the budget.