2003 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:21 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Jennie M. Forehand District 17	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 47	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lone Oak
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 134	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Youth Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 135	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 67
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 162	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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SB 447	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 453	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 89
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Currie, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, and Jacobs
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Reputation and Opinion Evidence and Evidence of Prior Sexual Conduct - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 454	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 455	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 635	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Franchise Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 670	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maryland Avenue Extended
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 7	Status as of February 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Regional Conference on Creation of a Regional Transportation Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 4	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 54
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Forehand, Garagiola, and Giannetti
Entitled	District Court - Small Claim Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 8	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 56
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Mooney
Entitled	Crimes - Counterfeiting United States Currency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 26	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, and Jimeno
Entitled	False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Representations to Legislative Branch Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 56	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Garagiola, Astle, Middleton, Forehand, Currie, and Hogan
Entitled	Education - High School Diplomas - World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 66	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Gladden, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Annual Back-to-School Tax-Free Week
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 67	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Klausmeier, Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Period of Probation After Judgment for Sexual Offenses Against Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 88	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Colburn, Garagiola, Hogan, and Ruben
Entitled	Circuit Court Judges -- Appointment and Term of Office
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 94	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Garagiola, Hooper, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving and Homicide and Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle Offenses - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 126	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 66
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators McFadden, Haines, and Forehand
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds - Accounting for Proceeds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 149	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Courts - Right of Party to Be Present at Trial
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 181	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, and Lawlah
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 193	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 218
Sponsored By	Senators Della , Harris, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Mooney
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Yellow Signals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 195	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Forehand
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 205	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled	Homicide by Aggressive Driving
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 214	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Contribution Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 220	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Forehand, Kelley, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Mobile Telephone by Driver Who Is a Minor - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 258	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, and Hogan
Entitled	Maryland Condominium Act - Meetings of Council of Unit Owners - Quorum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 261	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 288	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Hughes
Entitled	Wireless Telephone Services - Definitions, Exemptions, and Consumer Protection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 298	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, and Forehand
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 316	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, Haines, and McFadden
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds - Termination of Authorization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 319	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 235
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, Haines, and McFadden
Entitled	General Obligation and County Debt - Variable Interest Rate Bonds and Interest Rate Exchange Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 324	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 325	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hooper, and Kelley
Entitled	Cigarette Licenses - Sealing Vending Machines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 352	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Jacobs, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Grosfeld, Haines, Jimeno, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Garagiola
Entitled	Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 363	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 240
Sponsored By	Senators Miller , Brochin, McFadden, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, and Hughes
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - DNA - Postconviction Review and Felony Convictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 373	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 383	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Giannetti, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses - Prohibition on Driving (John's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 384	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Tax Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 405	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 246
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Forehand
Entitled	Drunk Driving - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 409	Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Forehand
Entitled	Crimes - Child Pornography - Electronic Communication with Minor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 494	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Firearms - Assault Weapons - Ban
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 497	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public-Private Transportation Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

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 529	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Forehand, and McFadden
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 556	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, Haines, and McFadden
Entitled	State Treasurer - Deposit of Physical Securities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 557	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 623	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Hogan, Jones, Kittleman, Munson, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - State Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 687	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, and Pipkin
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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