2008 Profiles For

Welcome to your 2008 Maryland Legislative Session Profile Page. The 2008 session will begin January 9, 2008 and 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.

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Contact information for your lobbyist is provided at the end of this profile.

2008 Regular Session bill profile information current as of April 8, 2008 - 12:46 p.m.

2008 FIRE FIGHTERS

Current Status of LegislationTotal Number of Bills: 82

HB 1	Status as of March 25, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs	Heard APRIL 1 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Montgomery
Entitled	Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether -Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 24	Status as of February 18, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officer and Emergency Responder Protection Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 31	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Honoring Emergency Medical ServicesProviders
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 38	Status as of January 16, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters	Heard JANUARY 31 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Heroes' Housing Fund of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 40	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Braveboy, Feldman, Harrison, Hecht, Kirk, Krysiak, Love,Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 99	Status as of January 16, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations	Heard JANUARY 29 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Glenn, and Harrison
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Transfer of Membership - MarylandTransit Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 131	Status as of January 25, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters	Heard FEBRUARY 12 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 151	Status as of February 26, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 175	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott,Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, Lafferty, Manno, McComas,McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, andStocksdale
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 235	Status as of April 4, 2008:Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request -Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 239	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators -Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 255	Status as of March 12, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 393	Status as of March 31, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request -Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 397	Status as of March 21, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Local Governments - Collective Bargaining - Citizen Votes
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 398	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, G. Clagett, Elliott, Manno, Montgomery,Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force on the Administrative Procedure Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 442	Status as of March 26, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Deferred Retirement Option Program Participants - Application of Line of DutyDisability Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 482	Status as of March 26, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Survivor Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 512	Status as of March 24, 2008:Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Ali, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn,Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, and Stein
Entitled	Maryland Affordable Housing Investment Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means

HB 531	Status as of March 14, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergency Orders - Citations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 549	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan,Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt,Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, George, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes,Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kirk,Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough,McHale, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam,Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, Rudolph, Schuh, Shank, Shewell,Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama,Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 556	Status as of March 4, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Aumann, Barkley, Bohanan, Boteler, V. Clagett, Costa,DeBoy, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Jones, Kach, Kipke, Levy, Love, Mathias,Proctor, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Sossi, F. Turner, and Walkup
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 569	Status as of March 20, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Jameson, Kirk, Love, McHale, Miller, and Minnick
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Report of Loss Experience - RatingOrganization
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 573	Status as of March 26, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, DeBoy, Malone, and Stukes
Entitled	Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 583	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Aumann, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glenn, Haddaway,Jennings, Kach, Niemann, Norman, Shewell, Stocksdale, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Visual Fire Alarm Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 654	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr,Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes,Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann,Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner,Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Shift Breaks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 698	Status as of March 22, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes and Valderrama
Entitled	Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Purchase of Contractual ServiceCredit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 700	Status as of April 8, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 85
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuler and Manno and Delegates Barnes, McHale, and Krysiak
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 742	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Carr, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush,Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Malone, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Shewell, andWaldstreicher
Entitled	Affordable Housing Programs - Waiver or Modification of Fees and Charges -Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 745	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	City of Hagerstown - Fire and Explosives Investigators - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 814	Status as of March 11, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Health Occupations - Personal Trainers - Licensing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 824	Status as of April 4, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Fire and Explosive Investigator - QualificationsMC 805-08
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1010	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Roadside Solicitation of Money or Donations -ProhibitionPG 409-08
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1047	Status as of March 10, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Baltimore County and Howard County - Career Firefighters - Annual Physical
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1065	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation and Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Maryland Fire and Rescue InstituteRenovation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1120	Status as of February 8, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cardin, G.Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elmore, Frick, George, Hammen,Hixson, Hubbard, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kipke,Krysiak, Kullen, Levy, Love, Malone, McHale, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Riley,Rudolph, Schuler, Sossi, Stein, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification forRetirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency ServicesPersonnel
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1134	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore,Frick, Healey, Hixson, Kaiser, Krebs, Lafferty, Levy, Mathias, McComas,McDonough, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, F. Turner,Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1150	Status as of March 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno and Schuler
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1152	Status as of March 26, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Insurance - Premium Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1154	Status as of March 20, 2008:Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno and Schuler
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Benefit
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1216	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Cardin, George, Morhaim, and Niemann
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Contributions to Volunteer FireCompanies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1233	Status as of March 30, 2008:Bill is in the House - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Griffith, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G.Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller,James, Jones, Levy, Myers, Proctor, Robinson, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stocksdale,and Wood
Entitled	Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extensionof Reporting and Termination Dates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1263	Status as of March 12, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Aumann, Barkley, Boteler, Conaway, DeBoy, Eckardt, George,Haddaway, Kelly, Kullen, Miller, Myers, Robinson, Shank, Shewell, Sossi,Stukes, F. Turner, and Wood
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1269	Status as of February 8, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard FEBRUARY 21 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, McDonough, and Weir
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Dwellings Owned by Disabled or Injured Police Officers,Firefighters, and Correctional Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1333	Status as of February 13, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations	Heard MARCH 13 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems - Executive Director- Appointment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1523	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Benefit Enhancement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1524	Status as of April 7, 2008:Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Benefit Enhancement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1593	Status as of March 18, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters	Heard MARCH 20 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Low Speed Emergency Medical Services Vehicles - Operation in St. Mary's County
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 3	Status as of January 30, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Olszewski
Entitled	Maryland First Responder Appreciation Week
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 102	Status as of February 25, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Preventionand Control Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 120	Status as of March 30, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators -Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 173	Status as of March 19, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means	Heard MARCH 27 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Brinkley, and Robey
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Installation of Fire Suppression Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 177	Status as of April 8, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 20
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget andManagement)
Entitled	State Personnel - Accrual and Carryover of Annual Leave
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 195	Status as of April 8, 2008:Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee(By Request - Departmental - BaltimoreCity Community College) and Senator McFadden
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Baltimore City Community College -Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 224	Status as of March 5, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Glassman
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officer and Emergency Responder Protection Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 265	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Frosh, Gladden, Muse, and Raskin
Entitled	Task Force on the Administrative Procedure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 281	Status as of April 4, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Harrington
Entitled	Affordable Housing Programs - Waiver or Modification of Fees and Charges -Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 330	Status as of January 30, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance	Heard FEBRUARY 14 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 344	Status as of March 25, 2008:Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Heard MARCH 27 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	The Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 422	Status as of March 31, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie,Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Deferred Retirement Option Program Participants - Application of Line of DutyDisability Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 425	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 426	Status as of February 20, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 5 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Jacobs, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military Pay
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 452	Status as of February 27, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 8 10:00 a.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Laytonsville District VolunteerFire Station
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 454	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Greenip, Haines,Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 470	Status as of March 20, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Binding Arbitration - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 481	Status as of March 31, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer,McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 520	Status as of February 27, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 10 3:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards,Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harris, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden,Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 522	Status as of March 21, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Jones, Klausmeier,Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 560	Status as of February 27, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 5 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - Health Insurance and Benefit Options - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 570	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier,Middleton, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated ExternalDefibrillator Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 579	Status as of April 5, 2008:Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 581	Status as of February 20, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 5 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, DeGrange, Glassman, King, McFadden, Middleton, Muse,Peters, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification forRetirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency ServicesPersonnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 613	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	City of Hagerstown - Fire and Explosives Investigators - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 625	Status as of February 20, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 5 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 685	Status as of March 28, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe and Peters
Entitled	Prince George's County - Roadside Solicitation of Money or Donations -Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 702	Status as of February 6, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Audit Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 729	Status as of March 3, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Insurance - Premium Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 743	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 794	Status as of February 27, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Heard MARCH 10 10:00 a.m.
Sponsored By	Harford County Senators
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County and Cecil County - Maryland Fire andRescue Institute Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 797	Status as of April 2, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Kittleman
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Wage Payment on Termination of Employment - AccruedLeave
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 810	Status as of April 1, 2008:Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations	Heard APRIL 3 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - Transportby Privately Owned Helicopter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 928	Status as of February 21, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Benefit Enhancement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 929	Status as of February 21, 2008:Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	No Hearing Scheduled
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Benefit Enhancement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

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