2007 Profiles For

The Maryland General Assembly begins it's 2007 session at noon on Wednesday January 10, 2007.

Welcome to your 2007 Maryland Legislative Session Profile Page. This page will contain the bills of interest to you . You may view any bill by clicking on the appropriate bill number in the left hand column of the profile.

Synopsis of Filed Bills

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Hearing Schedules
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The OFFICIAL Legislative Session Calendar can be found here

2007 Regular Session bill profile information current as of April 11, 2007 - 4:47 a.m.

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Current Status of Legislation Total Number of Bills: 156

HB 4	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 8 11:00 a.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Ramirez
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Restaurants in Arts and Entertainment Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 9	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Krebs
Entitled	State Property Tax - Homeowner's Property Tax Assessment Cap Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 35	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Income Tax - Expensing of Section 179 Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 36	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Boteler, Lawton, Niemann, Glenn, and Shewell
Entitled	Home Financial Accountability Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 37	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, McConkey, Barnes, Frush, Hubbard, and Niemann
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 38	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 29 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Stukes, F. Turner, Manno, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Jennings, McKee, Murphy, Rice, Ross, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 40	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 41	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 46	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates N. King, Barkley, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Hixson, Kaiser, Kramer, Manno, and Rice
Entitled	Income Tax - Research and Development Tax Credits - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 73	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 1 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Kach, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Family Property Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 110	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Barnes, and Smigiel
Entitled	Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 124	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Bromwell, Bronrott, Doory, Glassman, Impallaria, Kach, Lawton, Minnick, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Tax Credit - Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 154	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Benson, Kirk, Krysiak, and Vallario
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Child Care for Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 163	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Benson, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Child Support - Incarcerated Noncustodial Parent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 176	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, George, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement - Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 182	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank and N. King
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 204	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, N. King, Kipke, Kramer, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, and F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Study of the Cost of Textbooks for Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 212	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Heard FEBRUARY 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Braveboy, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Guzzone, Hecht, Hubbard, Jameson, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Love, Malone, Mathias, Minnick, Pendergrass, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Leave with Pay - Illness of Employee's Immediate Family
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 215	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 13 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Feldman
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 223	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Bohanan, Cardin, Doory, George, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refundable Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 229	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, and Wood
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Price - Remanufactured Automotive Parts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 231	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Exemption for Transfers from a Government or Public Agency
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 251	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 288	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 347	Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Queen Anne's County Delegation
Entitled	Tax Credit for Cost of Employee Child Care Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 392	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser and Taylor
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income for Commissioned Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 393	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 27 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Gilchrist, N. King, Ross, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Rates - Mass Transit Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 400	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations	Heard FEBRUARY 16 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 409	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 1 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Hubbard, Riley, and Ross
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgages
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 410	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Feldman, Gutierrez, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McKee, Mizeur, Ramirez, Riley, Ross, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 434	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Ali, Aumann, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Rice, Rosenberg, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Transportation Funding - Mass Transit Funding - Sales and Use Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 435	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 436	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, V. Clagett, Conway, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Healey, Hubbard, Lawton, Love, Mathias, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Ross, Simmons, Sophocleus, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility Verification - Application
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 448	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 451	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Goldwater, Haddaway, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jennings, N. King, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McComas, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Taylor, Waldstreicher, Cardin, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for the Purchase of Energy Efficient Products
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 454	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Bartlett, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Haddaway, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, O'Donnell, Ross, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Stukes
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 465	Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 466	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 1 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 493	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 1 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Taxes MC/PG 432-07
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 517	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Oyster Restoration Activity
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 518	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Riley, Ali, Gilchrist, N. King, and Simmons
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Hotel Rental Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 523	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 29 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Building Excise Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 531	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Morhaim, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit - Donations for Scholarships at Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 534	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Kaiser
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Noncustodial Parent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 544	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross and Kaiser
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 553	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, and Stukes
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 595	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Schuler
Entitled	Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy-Efficient Residential Heating and Cooling Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 598	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Barve, Dumais, Elmore, Gilchrist, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Bartlett, Cardin, Doory, George, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 624	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs	Heard APRIL 3 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Legislative Auditor - Annual Audit of County-Issued Credit Cards PG 422-07
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 633	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 1 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman, Beidle, V. Clagett, Elmore, Impallaria, Jennings, J. King, McDonough, Smigiel, and Stifler
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 716	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Beitzel, Boteler, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, George, Harrison, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, James, Jameson, N. King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Manno, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Local Property Tax - Credit for Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 721	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Frank, Haynes, Jennings, Myers, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled	Local Property Tax - Credit for Individuals at Least 70 Years Old
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 739	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weir
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Protection and Disclosure of Information About Consumers Collected by Merchants
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 741	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Income Tax - Employer-Assisted Housing Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 754	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance	Heard MARCH 29 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner
Entitled	Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 755	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali, Barkley, Elmore, George, Kaiser, N. King, Manno, McConkey, Riley, Rosenberg, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Replacement Home Purchased After Acquisition of Dwelling for Public Use
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 776	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Income Tax Withholding - Distributions from Deferred Compensation Plans, Retirement Plans, and Annuities
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 778	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Cardin, Guzzone, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and F. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 807	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Barkley, Branch, DeBoy, Gaines, Kelly, Levy, McComas, and Wood
Entitled	Judgments - Appeals - Supersedeas Bond
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 809	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Wood
Entitled	Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 812	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	State Property Tax - Homestead Property Tax Assessment Cap Increase
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 813	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, and Stukes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Exemption - Affordable and Inclusionary Housing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules

HB 815	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 13 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Healey, and Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 816	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, and Murphy
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attributions of Contributions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 821	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 13 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Transportation - Tax Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 825	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Weldon
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 932	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Benson, Griffith, Healey, Ivey, Jones, Proctor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Delta Alumnae Community Development Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 846	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Rate - Education Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 851	Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bobo, Gutierrez, Healey, Hubbard, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Ross, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 857	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Beitzel, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Educational Materials - Home Instruction Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 892	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates and Miller
Entitled	Property Tax - Tax Credit for Replacement Home
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 927	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 976	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Qualified Homes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 986	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, George, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, and Oaks
Entitled	Lead Safe Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 995	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Healey, Lafferty, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations to Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 998	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Ali, Anderson, Bobo, Burns, Feldman, Hucker, Kirk, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Maryland Tax Preparers Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1022	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1024	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1053	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 15 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Barve, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lawton, and Stukes
Entitled	Business Organization Filing Fees - Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1058	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levi, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1135	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes and Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Security Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1143	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Income Tax Withholding - Nonresident Contractors
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1162	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Krebs
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1165	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Corporations and Associations - Charter Documents - Execution Requirements for Business Trusts
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1166	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Real Estate Investment Trusts - Definition and Share Information
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1168	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 30 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Returns
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1180	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Anderson, Braveboy, Conaway, Feldman, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, Lee, Love, Manno, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Schuler, Hixson, Dumais, Ivey, Kullen, Heller, Hucker, Lawton, Gilchrist, Ali, Bronrott, Stein, Pena-Melnyk, Donoghue, Gutierrez, Montgomery, Kaiser, Rice, Waldstreicher, McHale, Hecht, Krysiak, and Davis
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Schedule of Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1186	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Financing Transactions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1197	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 90
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1234	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Maryland General Corporation Law - Altering and Updating Corporate Procedures and Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1252	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Frank, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, McConkey, McKee, O'Donnell, and Shank
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1257	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Doory, Howard, N. King, McKee, Bartlett, Cardin, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Captive Real Estate Investment Trusts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1287	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Gaines, Ivey, Manno, and Taylor
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1300	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway
Entitled	Arts and Entertainment Districts - Tax Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1323	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Taxable Wage Base
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1333	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Burns, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, J. King, Kipke, Krebs, Love, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, O'Donnell, Rice, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Stukes
Entitled	Maryland Public Investments Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1345	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1347	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Returns and Collection
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1390	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters	Heard MARCH 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Benson, Cane, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Lee, Rice, Rosenberg, Taylor, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Employment Standards - Payment of Overtime - Computation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1399	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Washington County - Taxes - Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1413	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Payment of Tax by Seller
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1420	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Barve
Entitled	Individual Income Tax - Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 93	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Miller
Entitled	Unclaimed Restitution - Disbursements and Use
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 182	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Peters, Pipkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 183	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Britt, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 195	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Exum, Raskin, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Political Committees - Campaign Finance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 207	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance	Heard FEBRUARY 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 227	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs	Heard FEBRUARY 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, Lenett, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attribution of Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 232	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Munson, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Research and Development Tax Credits - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 260	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Exum, and Madaleno
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Leave with Pay - Illness of Employee's Immediate Family
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 267	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Heard MARCH 6 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 295	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Munson, Peters, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 296	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Leadership Through Athletics, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 298	Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, and Zirkin
Entitled	Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 319	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 390	Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Britt, Exum, Peters, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Prince George's County - Special Taxing Districts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 393	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard FEBRUARY 28 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform - Combined Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 395	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard FEBRUARY 28 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Madaleno
Entitled	Income Tax - Corporations - Denial of Deduction for Excessive Compensation of Officers and Directors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 402	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard FEBRUARY 28 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Currie, Forehand, Kramer, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Hotel Rental Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 419	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income for Commissioned Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 428	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 429	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Munson
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premium
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 434	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Disclaimers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 435	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary	Heard MARCH 27 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Personal Representatives and Fiduciaries - Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 442	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard APRIL 3 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Migrant Labor Camps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 445	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement - Expansion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 474	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance	Heard FEBRUARY 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 512	Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Madaleno, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 513	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Frosh, Lenett, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Tax Preparers Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 514	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Protection of Personal Information from Security Breaches
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 526	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Britt, Colburn, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refundable Amount
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 529	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Kramer
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 580	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 585	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 592	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Sales by Religious and Nonprofit Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 712	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Covered Employees - Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 716	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Income Tax - Expensing of Section 179 Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 720	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 50
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Exum, and Kelley (Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee)
Entitled	Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 731	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 753	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Britt, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 835	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Judgments - Appeals - Supersedeas Bond
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 852	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Motorized Shopping Carts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 867	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 869	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	State Income Tax - Credit for Release of Ground Rent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 877	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income - Rollovers to Individual Retirement Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 916	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe and Peters
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 942	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 945	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Kramer, Della, and Pinsky
Entitled	Income Tax - Captive Real Estate Investment Trusts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 949	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 16 2:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Transportation Funding Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 950	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 6 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Education Funding Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 952	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 59
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Madaleno
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Choice of Policies for Sole Proprietors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 967	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 23 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 982	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 995	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Jacobs, and Kittleman
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 1029	Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings	Heard MARCH 22 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Maryland General Corporation Law - Altering Corporate Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SJ 7	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Lenett
Entitled	Financial Literacy Education for Students in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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