Today was the 45th day of the session. We’re halfway there, day-wise.

There were brownies to mark the occasion, by chance available outside the Joint Hearing Room where we heard the medical marijuana bills.

So a quick rundown of where some of my bills are on the chessboard.

My bill clarifying licensing requirements for morticians whose religious beliefs prohibit embalming has passed the House.

The Judiciary Committee has approved my legislation extending protections for a reporter’s confidential sources to college journalists.

Two bills are on the Judiciary voting list for next week. One has an “up” arrow, indicating leadership support; the other has a down arrow. The former I won’t take for granted; the latter I’ll try to reverse. (The names of these bills have been left unsaid to protect the unresolved.)

I’m optimistic about calming Republican objections to allowing the courts to restrain potential election law violations before voters go to the polls.

Amendments are in the works for the bill requiring corporations to obtain shareholder approval before making independent campaign expenditures.

Discussions will soon begin with the pediatricians who objected to the bill allowing homeless youths to consent to medical treatment.

Public hearings in the weeks ahead for bills protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace, providing consumers with more information about electricity options, and keeping guns away from people with criminal records.

And only 42 days til Opening Day at Camden Yards.