2003 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:07 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Gwendolyn Britt District 47	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 519	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Conway, Harris, Hollinger, and Jones
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 520	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Britt and Grosfeld
Entitled	Higher Education - Resident Tuition Charges - Immigrant Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 703	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Colburn, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, and Jones
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 705	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Anacostia Watershed Society
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 12	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky
Entitled	Death Penalty - Moratorium
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 31	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 32	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 38	Status as of January 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Exum, Lawlah, and Britt
Entitled	Prince George's County - Sales Tax for School Construction and Operating Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 51	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Guaranty Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 52	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Custody and Unsupervised Visitation - Child Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 53	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Death Penalty - Sentencing - Standard of Proof
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 58	Status as of January 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Small Businesses - Commercial Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 68	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 132	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance - Attribution of Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 145	Status as of January 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Friends of Pullen Performing Arts Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 206	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld and Britt
Entitled	Qualified Hybrid Vehicles - Exemption from Motor Vehicle Emissions Test and Inspection Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 208	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Britt, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Firearms - Shell Casings and Other Identification Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 223	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 369
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Hooper, Britt, Conway, and Jacobs
Entitled	Right to Breast-Feed
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 240	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Pinsky, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Department of Education - Division of Library Development and Services - Distribution of Accessible Information to Disabled Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 249	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 250	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 259	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and Harris
Entitled	Election Law - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 271	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 272	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kramer, and Pinsky
Entitled	Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 273	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Green, Greenip, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Standards and Content
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 279	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 354	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 392	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, and Middleton
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Apportionment of Income of Multistate Corporations - Throwback Rule
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 393	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, and Wetlands Programs - Violations - Criminal and Civil Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 394	Status as of January 20, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 395	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Commercialism in Schools Act of 2003 - Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 396	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Grosfeld, and Kelley
Entitled	Children's Nutrition and Health in Schools Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 397	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Grosfeld, and Kelley
Entitled	Income Tax - Multistate Corporations - Allocation of Nonapportionable Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 398	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, and Middleton
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 502	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 511	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, and Lawlah
Entitled	State Agencies - Managing for Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 526	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Currie, Exum, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Economic Development Financial Assistance - Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Goals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 527	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Minority Business Participation Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 533	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	State Debt - Enabling Acts - Goal for Minority Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 534	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	General Assembly - Joint Committee on Fair Practices - Oversight - Minority Business Enterprise Activities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 540	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Exum, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Agriculture - Restricted Use Pesticide - Use and Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 543	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Lawlah, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Short-Term Disability for Working Families Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 544	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kelley, and Lawlah
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 553	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 102
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, and Hafer
Entitled	Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 586	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Study Commission on Housing Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 772	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SJ 13	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Support of the U.S. Armed Forces in their Liberation of the Iraqi People
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations