General Assembly 2004

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Annapolis Watch 2010

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General Assembly 2004 Session

JOTF tracks workforce development legislation in the Maryland State Senate and Maryland House of Delegates. We also provide written and verbal testimony on a variety of local, state, and national legislative and budget issues.

Read outcomes from the 2004 legislative session.

Bill or Budget Item	Status	JOTF Testimony
HB 142: Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
HB 332:Police and Court Records - Nuisance Crimes - Expungement	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
HB 366:Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
HB 402: Child Support - Arrearages - Notice to the Motor Vehicle Administration	Withdrawn	Read Testimony
HB 403: Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Driver's License Suspension	Withdrawn	Read Testimony
HB 479: Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force – Extension	Passed	Read Testimony
HB 564: Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Other Charges	Withdrawn	Read Testimony
HB 565: Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Nonjailable Offenses	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
HB 605: Support - Driver's License Suspension - Grounds for Contesting and Appealing	Passed
HB 624: Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Automatic	Passed w/ Amendments
HB 629:Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
HB 887: Correctional Services - State Use Industries	Died in Committee	Read Testimony
HB 1018: Economic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act	Died in Committee	Read Testimony
HB 1121: Task Force to Study the Financial Impact of Illegal Immigrants on Maryland's Job Market	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
HB 1180: Correctional Education - Waiting List Reduction Initiative	Withdrawn	Read Testimony
HB 1302: Marriage Promotion Act of 2004	Unfavorable
SB 199:Correctional Education - Waiting List Reduction Initiative	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
SB 217: Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Driver's License Suspensions	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
SB 249:Child Support - Arrearages - Notice to the Motor Vehicle Administration	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
SB 262: Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force - Extension	Passed	Read Testimony
SB 277:Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
SB 329:Child Support - Driver’s License Suspension - Grounds for Contesting and Appealing	Passed	Read Testimony
SB 331:Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding	Died in Committee	Read Testimony
SB 502: Economic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act	Failed, referred to interim study	Read Testimony
SB 737: Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders	Died in Committee	Read Testimony
SB 794: Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program	Unfavorable	Read Testimony
DPSCS Division of Correction - Budget	RESTART begin as pilot in 2 jurisdictions w/ 50 positions
MHEC Scholarship Program - Budget	Need-Based Scholarship increased by $12 million
DHR Childcare - Budget	No changes to previous year	Read Testimony
MSDE Correctional Education Division - Budget	$ 1 million per year in SUI profits between 2006 and 2009
DLLR Skills-based Training for Employment Promotion (STEP)/Maryland Business Works - Budget	STEP received no funding	Read Testimony

For more information on Maryland House and Senate bills, visit the Maryland General Assembly web site.