2001 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 6, 2001 - 0:31 a.m.
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Senator Ida G. Ruben
District 20
Total Number of Bills: 114
SB 6
Status as of February 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Mandatory Seat Belt Use
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 108
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 4
Alcohol Concentration - "0.08"
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 119
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 122
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Waiting List Equity Fund - Use of Unclaimed State Lottery Prizes
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 158
Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Family Law - Child Support
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 176
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 129
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Link - Ages Place
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 226
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 133
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Hillandale Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 227
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 228
Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Senate:
Finance
SB 248
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Site for Electronic Media, Art, and Technology
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 249
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 136
Creation of a State Debt - Olney Theatre Center Campus
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 250
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Possession of Firearms
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 293
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, Inc.
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 347
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Silver Spring Senior Source
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 358
Status as of February 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
State Emblems - Shrubs - Pinxterbloom Azalea
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 14, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 403
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 404
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - CASA of Maryland Employment and Training Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 405
Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicle Laws - Violations - Assessment of Points
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 410
Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment of Bus Driver - Mandatory Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 415
Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Duty to Yield Right-of-Way to Buses and School Vehicles
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 477
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties - Boys' and Girls' Homes
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 478
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Takoma Park Community Learning Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 479
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Chelsea School
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 664
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 665
Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Unemployment Insurance - Voluntary Quit for New and Better Employment
Senate:
Finance
SB 666
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Montgomery Blair High School Baseball Field
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 667
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Inheritance Tax - Nephews and Nieces
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 668
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lane Kirkland Center for Labor and Economic Advancement
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 669
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Silver Spring Innovation Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 702
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sale of Tobacco Products - Vending Machines - Affidavit of Compliance
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 792
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Biotechnology and Internet Infrastructure
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 800
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Tobacco Product Vending Machines - Conversion or Removal for Scrap
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 890
Status as of March 8, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Ridge Road Regional Park
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 6:00 p.m.)
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 4
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 1
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Refusal to Submit to Test for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 30
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Alcoholic Beverages - Possession and Consumption - Regulation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 33
Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 34
Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Practice of Medicine - Definition
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
Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 84
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 100
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 127
Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 103
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Capital Debt Affordability Committee - Membership
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 104
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 106
Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 124
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Prevention Education Program
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 166
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 581
Income Tax - Earned Income Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 167
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 171
Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Education - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements - Kinship Care
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 179
Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 181
Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Insurance - Maintenance Prescription Drugs - Supply
Senate:
Finance
SB 189
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Family Services
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 190
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lone Oak
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 192
Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Tobacco Tax - Contraband Products - Destruction of Seized Property
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 28, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 199
Status as of February 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Tobacco Tax - Contraband Products - Disposition of Seized Property
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 201
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Maryland Transportation Authority - Vehicle Parking Facilities
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 202
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Community Legacy Program
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters
SB 204
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 566
Office of Smart Growth
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 205
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 340
Antidiscrimination Act of 2001
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 206
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 105
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarship
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 207
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 341
State Personnel - Higher Education - Collective Bargaining
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 208
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 342
Law Enforcement Officers - Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Commerce and Government Matters
SB 209
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Bulletproof Body Armor - Prohibitions
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 224
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 584
Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 236
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134
Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act
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
Maryland Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Program
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 245
Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
State Budget
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 252
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sales and Use Tax - Supplies Supporting Breast-Feeding
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 275
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 588
State Police Retirement System - Special Death Benefits
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 289
Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: April 3, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 292
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 33
Motor Vehicle Registration - Surcharge - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
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
Optional Retirement Program - Community Colleges - Employer and Employee Contributions
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 22, 2001, 8:00 a.m.)
SB 313
Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Public Work Contracts - Apprenticeship Programs
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Commerce and Government Matters
(Heard: March 30, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 321
Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Roundhouse Theatre
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 333
Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Maryland Nonprofit Sector Development Center Program
Senate:
Finance
SB 364
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 367
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 595
Skills-Based Training for Employment Promotion (STEP) Pilot Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 378
Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Education - Negotiations
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 20, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 385
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 381
Creation of a State Debt - The Walters Art Museum
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 387
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 597
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Technology Incubator Program
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters
SB 407
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Senate:
Finance
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 420
Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Transportation - Maryland Pedestrian Safety Program
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
Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders with Disabilities
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
Maryland Commission for Women - Sexual Trafficking of Women
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: April 4, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 431
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 150
Partial-Year Property Taxation - Newly Annexed Properties Within Municipal Corporations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 432
Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 109
Community Providers - Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Rate Increase
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 434
Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Right to Breast-Feed
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: March 29, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 445
Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Domestic Violence - Violations of Ex Parte and Protective Orders - Pretrial Release
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 455
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Critical Skills and Occupations - Income Tax Credit for Individuals
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 475
Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 481
Status as of May 17, 2001:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Domestic Violence - Out-of-State Orders for Protection - Enforcement
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 490
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 495
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Capital Trolley Museum
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 496
Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Nursing Recertification Tuition Expenses
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 510
Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 27, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 525
Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Repeat Offenders
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 542
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 396
State Government - Survey of State Departments, Agencies, and Programs - Persons with Limited English Proficiency
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Commerce and Government Matters
SB 567
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 400
Maryland Caregivers Support Coordinating Council
Senate:
Economic and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 586
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 608
Smart Growth - Arts and Entertainment Districts
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters and Ways and Means
SB 611
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 610
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Wheaton Multi-Service Youth Facility
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 687
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 616
Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Below Cost Sales
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 688
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Energy-Saving Investment Program
Senate:
Finance
SB 694
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 418
Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Postconviction Review
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 704
Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Safe Haven for Newborns Act
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 714
Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland After-School Opportunity Act - Appropriation - Requirements
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 21, 2001, 1:30 p.m.)
SB 729
Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Unappropriated General Fund Surplus - Appropriation for Reduction of State Debt
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: March 28, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 745
Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 620
Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings
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
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2001, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 775
Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 8
Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority Act
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
Public-Private Transportation Act of 2001
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 850
Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 436
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Ladies' Auxiliary
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 860
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 868
Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Correctional Officers - Payment of Special Death Benefits - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 892
Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Downtown Commuter Benefits Act of 2001
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SJ 8
Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Care for All Marylanders
Senate:
Finance
SJ 11
Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Biotechnology Venture Capital Programs - Study
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters
