Legislation - 2007
- 2007 Legislation:
The 422nd Legislative session began on Wednesday, January 10. Listed below are the bills sponsored / supported by Delegate Kullen. For the most current list of legislation please click on the immediate following link:
2007 Legislation Supported by Delegate Kullen (this link takes you to the Maryland Legislative Website)
- Specific House Bills (HB) Sponsored by Delegate Kullen
- Click on the highlighted text to be taken to the Bill document
HB 2: Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006
HB 261: Motor Vehicles - All-Terrain Vehicles -Protective Headgear
HB 445: State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications
HB 505: Maryland Service Animal Reform Act - "Gretchen's Law"
HB 543: Project ECHO Homeless Shelter Bond Bill
HB 563: Family Law - Divorce - Change of Surname of Child
HB 605: Statewide Empowerment Zones for Seniors Commission
HB 640: Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights
HB 796: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations
HB 913: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
HB 921: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Active Duty Military Personnel Who Become Maryland Residents
HB 923: Secondary School - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
HB 1209: Arc of Southern Maryland Community Resource Center
HB 1349: Task Force to Study the Patuxent River Commission
HB 1350: Environment - Water Pollution Control - Funding
Specific Bills Sponsored by the Calvert County Delegation
HB 45: Calvert County Board of Education - Compensation
HB 158: Business Regulation - Licenses - Application - Calvert County
HB 286: Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds
Specific Bills Co-Sponsored by Delegate Kullen
HB 27: Baltimore County - United Cerebral Palsy Facility
HB 29: Baltimore County - HopeWell Cancer Support Facility
HB 44: Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
HB 100: Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
HB 108: Calvert County - Annmarie Garden
HB 117: Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Security Freezes
HB 123: Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
HB 132: Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
HB 139: Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
HB 159: Hepatitis C Inmate Treatment Program - Report
HB 176: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement - Expansion
HB 208: Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
HB 212: Labor and Employment - Leave with Pay - Illness of Employee's Immediate Family
HB 216: HIV Testing - Prohibited Exposure - Victims
HB 220: Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates - Sunset Provisions
HB 228: Handguns - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting - Permits
HB 274: Study Commission to Explore the Expanded Application of State Stipends for National Certification of Teachers
HB 275: State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
HB 279: Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Eligibility
HB 313: Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
HB 325: State Residential Centers - Money Follows the Individual Act
HB 340: Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine
HB 359: Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
HB 361: Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
HB 412: Oyster Dredge Devices - Termination Date
HB 415: Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
HB 427: Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
HB 430: State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
HB 462: Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
HB 471: State Government - Sassafras Soil
HB 524: Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals
HB 558: Department of Agriculture - Exemption from Ethics Restrictions
HB 571: Juveniles - Penalties and Issuance of a License to Drive
HB 572: Health Insurance - Expansion of Coverage
HB 575: State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation
HB 581: Municipal Corporation Property Tax - Property Used for Student Housing
HB 594: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Services for Cognitive and Functional Impairments
HB 619: Public Schools - County Superintendent of Schools - Notification of Criminal Charges
HB 620: Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage Beyond Coastal Areas
HB 621: Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
HB 631: Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services
HB 648: Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
HB 671: Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
HB 673: Crimes - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended by Use of Restraints - Penalties
HB 687: Vehicle Laws - Driver and Vehicle Registration Records - Admissibility of Copies in Judicial Proceedings
HB 713: Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
HB 716: Local Property Tax - Credit for Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
HB 717: Andrew's Law - Emergency contact
HB 735: State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
HB 739: Consumer Protection - Protection and Disclosure of Information About Consumers Collected by Merchants
HB 754: Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
HB 773: Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development - Membership and Charge
HB 785: Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act
HB 810: Creation of a State Debt - Rosie Parks Restoration Project
HB 827: Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way - Penalties for Failure to Yield
HB 876: Human Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude
HB 890: Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
HB 896: Public Safety - Criminal Gang Task Force and Database
HB 924: Health Care Disclosure Act
HB 930: Jessica's Law - Sexual Offenses - Parole Eligibility and Mandatory Minimum Sentences
HB 931: Identity Fraud - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record
HB 947: Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement by Carriers
HB 970: Rosewood Transition Plan
HB 974: Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Future Dwelling House
HB 979: Regional Health Data Exchange
HB 980: HIV Testing, Education, and Treatment for Inmates
HB 983: Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act
HB 1016: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
HB 1042: Election Law - Campaign Finance - Period Reporting Requirements
HB 1046: Public Health - Self-Injury by Cutting - Public Awareness Campaign
HB 1047: Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act
HB 1055: Workforce Development Pilot Program for Lead Abatement and Removal
HB 1056: Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
HB 1058: Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
HB 1059: Family Health Care Affordability Act
HB 1060: Medicaid Transparency Act
HB 1061: Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
HB 1080: Education - Creation of the Maryland Education Fund
HB 1181: Task Force to Study State Assistance to Veterans
HB 1222: Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
HB 1272: Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative
HB 1374: Health Insurance - Health Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
HB 1389: Agriculture - Crop Insurance Premium Program - Cost Share
House Joint Resolutions
HJ 1: Negotiated Prices for Medicare Part D Drugs
HJ 6: Filipino World War II Veterans
127 Bills as of March 30, 2007
Bills supported / sponsored by Delegate Kullen during the 2006 Session
Bills supported / sponsored by Delegate Kullen during the 2005 Session
KullenForCalvert, Guffrie M. Smith, Jr., Treasurer