2001 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 6, 2001 - 0:31 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Ida G. Ruben District 20	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 6	Status as of February 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Mandatory Seat Belt Use
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 108	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hollinger, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Hoffman, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McCabe, McFadden, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, and Green
Entitled	Alcohol Concentration - "0.08"
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 119	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, and Lawlah
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 122	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Waiting List Equity Fund - Use of Unclaimed State Lottery Prizes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 158	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Green, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 176	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Link - Ages Place
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 226	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Hillandale Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 227	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 228	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Currie, Frosh, Hoffman, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 248	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Site for Electronic Media, Art, and Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 249	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Olney Theatre Center Campus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 250	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hoffman, Hughes, McFadden, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Violence - Possession of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 293	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hogan, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 347	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Silver Spring Senior Source
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 358	Status as of February 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	State Emblems - Shrubs - Pinxterbloom Azalea
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 403	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 404	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - CASA of Maryland Employment and Training Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 405	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, and Sfikas
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Laws - Violations - Assessment of Points
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 410	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment of Bus Driver - Mandatory Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 415	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Duty to Yield Right-of-Way to Buses and School Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 477	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties - Boys' and Girls' Homes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 478	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Takoma Park Community Learning Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 479	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Chelsea School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 664	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 665	Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Voluntary Quit for New and Better Employment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 666	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Montgomery Blair High School Baseball Field
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 667	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Nephews and Nieces
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 668	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lane Kirkland Center for Labor and Economic Advancement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 669	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Silver Spring Innovation Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 702	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Sale of Tobacco Products - Vending Machines - Affidavit of Compliance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 792	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Teitelbaum (Montgomery County Administration)
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Biotechnology and Internet Infrastructure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 800	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Tobacco Product Vending Machines - Conversion or Removal for Scrap
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 890	Status as of March 8, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Ridge Road Regional Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 4	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand , Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Roesser, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Refusal to Submit to Test for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 30	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Green, Hooper, Kelley, and Roesser
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Possession and Consumption - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 33	Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, Exum, Dyson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 34	Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Exum, Teitelbaum, Dyson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 82	Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Ruben, Stone, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Hoffman
Entitled	Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 84	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, and Sfikas
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 100	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Dorman, Roesser, Ruben, Green, Exum, Pinsky, Forehand, Kelley, Collins, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 103	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Currie, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Capital Debt Affordability Committee - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 104	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Currie, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, and Sfikas
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 106	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Hoffman, Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, and Sfikas
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 124	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Astle, Blount, Collins, Dorman, Green, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Prevention Education Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 166	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 581
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Bromwell, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall , Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 167	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Dorman, Hogan, Hollinger, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 171	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Ferguson, Forehand, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Neall, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Education - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements - Kinship Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 179	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 181	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Blount, Bromwell, Collins, Frosh, Hoffman, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maintenance Prescription Drugs - Supply
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 189	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Hogan, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Family Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 190	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lone Oak
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 192	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, Kelley, Mitchell, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, and Ruben and the President (Administration)
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Contraband Products - Destruction of Seized Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 199	Status as of February 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Van Hollen and Ruben
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Contraband Products - Disposition of Seized Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 201	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Ruben, McFadden, and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Transportation Authority - Vehicle Parking Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 202	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Community Legacy Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 204	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Office of Smart Growth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 205	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Antidiscrimination Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 206	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 105
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Forehand, Kelley, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 207	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 341
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Personnel - Higher Education - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 208	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Harris, Jimeno, Mooney, and Sfikas
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers - Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 209	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Bulletproof Body Armor - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 224	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 236	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 239	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 245	Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Baker, Bromwell, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Harris, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Budget
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 252	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Hoffman, Hollinger, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Supplies Supporting Breast-Feeding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 275	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, Hoffman, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Madden, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Special Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 289	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Forehand, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Roesser, Ruben, and Sfikas
Entitled	Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 292	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 33
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hoffman, Neall, Currie, Hogan, and Ruben
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Registration - Surcharge - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters and Appropriations

SB 309	Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, and Ruben
Entitled	Optional Retirement Program - Community Colleges - Employer and Employee Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 313	Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Work Contracts - Apprenticeship Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 321	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Roesser, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Roundhouse Theatre
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 333	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Nonprofit Sector Development Center Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 364	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kelley, Munson, McFadden, Hollinger, Currie, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 367	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Madden, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Skills-Based Training for Employment Promotion (STEP) Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 378	Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Negotiations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 385	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Mitchell, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Walters Art Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 387	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 597
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Neall, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Currie, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Technology Incubator Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 407	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Bromwell, Currie, DeGrange, Green, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Roesser, Ruben, Stone, Astle, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 420	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Astle, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Green, Pinsky, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Pedestrian Safety Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 421	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Bromwell, Currie, Green, Kelley, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 422	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Conway, Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Mitchell, Mooney, and Sfikas
Entitled	Maryland Commission for Women - Sexual Trafficking of Women
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 431	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Bromwell, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Green, Exum, Dorman, Lawlah, Kelley, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Blount, Conway, Pinsky, Ruben, Dyson, Jacobs, McCabe, and McFadden
Entitled	Partial-Year Property Taxation - Newly Annexed Properties Within Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 432	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 109
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, Dyson, Colburn, Collins, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, McCabe, McFadden, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Providers - Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Rate Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 434	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Conway, Forehand, Hoffman, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, Roesser, and Ruben
Entitled	Right to Breast-Feed
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 445	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Lawlah, Middleton, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Violations of Ex Parte and Protective Orders - Pretrial Release
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 455	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan , Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Currie, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Critical Skills and Occupations - Income Tax Credit for Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 475	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 481	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Out-of-State Orders for Protection - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 490	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Collins, DeGrange, Hafer, Kelley, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 495	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, Roesser, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Capital Trolley Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 496	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Blount, Collins, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Nursing Recertification Tuition Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 510	Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 525	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Forehand, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hooper, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Ferguson, and Mooney
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 542	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 396
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Mooney, and Jimeno
Entitled	State Government - Survey of State Departments, Agencies, and Programs - Persons with Limited English Proficiency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 567	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 586	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 608
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Munson, Sfikas, Currie, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Ruben, Van Hollen, Green, and Dorman
Entitled	Smart Growth - Arts and Entertainment Districts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

SB 611	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Forehand, Frosh, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Wheaton Multi-Service Youth Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 687	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 616
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Hafer, Mitchell, and Ruben
Entitled	Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Below Cost Sales
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 688	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Madden, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 694	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Forehand, Green, Kelley, Middleton, Mitchell, Sfikas, Blount, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Postconviction Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 704	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Hoffman, Bromwell, Dorman, Dyson, Hollinger, Hughes, McCabe, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Safe Haven for Newborns Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 714	Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland After-School Opportunity Act - Appropriation - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 729	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Unappropriated General Fund Surplus - Appropriation for Reduction of State Debt
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 745	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 620
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

SB 773	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Roesser, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 775	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Blount, Madden, Bromwell, Hoffman, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters and Appropriations

SB 784	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Ruben
Entitled	Public-Private Transportation Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 850	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 436
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Bromwell, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Hooper, Madden, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Ladies' Auxiliary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 860	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Forehand, Frosh, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 868	Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Correctional Officers - Payment of Special Death Benefits - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 892	Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Ruben
Entitled	Downtown Commuter Benefits Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 8	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Blount, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SJ 11	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan (Montgomery County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Biotechnology Venture Capital Programs - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters