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Legislation — 2010 General Assembly

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pregnancy resource centers in  Baltimore City and Montgomery County.

Bills concerning life issues that have been submitted for consideration by the 2010 Maryland General Assembly

Click here for a Roll Call Vote of the 2010 Session!  (Includes seminal pro-life votes)
Bill
Number		 Bill Title & Description MDRTL Position Status
SB250
 Ultrasound Options (sponsored by Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-31)
 Support Unfavorable Report, Senate Finance Committee, Feb. 25, 2010 (click to download PDF)
Committee Vote: Favorable votes were cast by Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-9), Sen. Barry Glassman (R-35), and Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36). Please contact these senators to thank them for their vote. Unfavorable votes were cast by Sen. Mac Middleton (D-28), Sen. John Astle (D-30), Sen. George Della (D-43), Sen. Nathaniel Exum (D-24), Sen. Rob Garagiola (D-15), Sen. Delores Kelley (D-10), Sen. Katherine Klausmeier (D-8), and Sen. Catherine Pugh (D-40). Pro-lifers in these districts should contact their senators to register their disappointment.
HB1078
 Maryland Personhood Amendment (sponsored by Del. Don Dwyer)
 Support Unfavorable Report, House Health and Government Operations Committee, March 24, 2010 (click to download PDF)
Committee Vote: Favorable votes were cast by Del. Bob Costa (R-33B), Del. John Donoghue (D-2C), Del. Donald Elliott (R-4B), Del. Charles Jenkins (R-3B), Del. A. Wade Kach (R-5B), Del. Nicholaus Kipke (R-31), Del. Susan Krebs (R-9B), and Del. Patrick McDonough (R-7).  Unfavorable votes were cast by Del. Peter Hammen (D-46), Del. Shane Pendergrass (D-13), Del. Joanne Benson (D-24), Del. James Hubbard (D-23A), Del. Sue Kullen (D-27B), Del. Karen Montgomery (D-14), Del. Dan Morhaim (D-11), Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-10), Del. Nathaniel Oaks (D-41), Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-21), Del. Kirill Reznik (D-39), Del. B. Daniel Riley (D-34A), Del. Shawn Tarrant (D-40), and Del. Veronica Turner (D-26).  Del. Eric Bromwell (D-8) was absent for this vote.
HB371

Stem Cell Research Fund – Sickle Cell Disease (sponsored by Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam)

 Support Withdrawn by the sponsor at the request of the chairman.
SB628

Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund - Annual Report – Requirements (sponsored by Sen. J. Lowell Stoltzfus)

 Support

Favorable with Amendments Report, Senate Finance Committee, March 26, 2010 (click to download PDF)

Senate accepts favorable with amendments report from the Committee, March 29, 2010.  The vote was unanimous.

Senate passes SB 628 without further amendment.  The vote was unanimous with all 47 senators voting for the bill.

SB 628 died in the House Health and Government Operations Committee as the Chairman did not bring it to a vote.

Senate Committee Vote: Favorable votes were cast by Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-9), Sen. Barry Glassman (R-35), and Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36), Sen. Mac Middleton (D-28), Sen. John Astle (D-30), Sen. George Della (D-43), Sen. Rob Garagiola (D-15), Sen. Delores Kelley (D-10), Sen. Katherine Klausmeier (D-8), and Sen. Catherine Pugh (D-40). Please contact these senators to thank them for their vote. There were no unfavorable votes cast. Sen. Nathaniel Exum (D-24) abstained from the vote.

Senate Floor Vote: Unanimous.  All 47 senators voted for the bill!

 
SB682  Maryland Health System Act (sponsored by Sen. Paul J. Pinsky)
 Oppose
 Unfavorable Report, Senate Finance Committee, March 18, 2010 (click to download PDF)
Committee Vote: Unfavorable votes ("yea", MDRTL position) were cast by Sen. Mac Middleton (D-28), Sen. John Astle (D-30),  Sen. Katherine Klausmeier (D-8), Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-9), Sen. Delores Kelley (D-10), Sen. Rob Garagiola (D-15),  Sen. Barry Glassman (R-35), and Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36). Please contact these senators to thank them for their vote.  Favorable votes ("nay", against MDRTL position) were cast by Sen. George Della (D-43), Sen. Nathaniel Exum (D-24),  and Sen. Catherine Pugh (D-40).  Despite co-sponsoring the legislation, Senator Dolores Kelley voted to kill the bill.  Pro-lifers in these districts should contact their senators to register their disappointment.
HB767  Maryland Health Security Act (sponsored by Del. Karen Montgomery)
 Oppose
 Unfavorable Report, House Health and Government Operations Committee, March 26, 2010 (click to download PDF)

Committee Vote: Favorable votes ("yea", against MDRTL position) were cast by Del. B. Daniel Riley (D-34A), Del. Nathaniel Oaks (D-41), Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-21), Del. Joanne Benson (D-24), Del. Karen Montgomery (D-14), Del. Dan Morhaim (D-11), Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-10). Pro-lifers in these districts should contact their delegates to register their disappointment. Unfavorable votes ("nay", for the MDRTL position) were cast by Del. Peter Hammen (D-46), Del. Shane Pendergrass (D-13), Del. Bob Costa (R-33B), Del. Nicholaus Kipke (R-31), Del. Patrick McDonough (R-7), Del. A. Wade Kach (R-5B), Del. John Donoghue (D-2C), Del. Donald Elliott (R-4B), Del. James Hubbard (D-23A), Del. Veronica Turner (D-26), Del. Sue Kullen (D-27B), Del. Kirill Reznik (D-39), Del. Charles Jenkins (R-3B), Del. Shawn Tarrant (D-40), Del. Eric Bromwell (D-8), and Del. Susan Krebs (R-9B). Please contact these delegates to thank them for their vote.

 

 

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