2003 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:33 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Ralph M. Hughes District 40	Another Session	Short Format
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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 569	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 256
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Gladden
Entitled	Civil Damages - State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Financial and Other Appropriate Counseling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 570	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Gladden
Entitled	Board of Public Works - Erroneous Conviction, Sentence, and Confinement - Eligibility for State Funds for Counseling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 571	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Conway
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Governance and Fiscal Structure of the Enoch Pratt Free Library System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 572	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Gladden
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Felony Murder
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 573	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Chase Brexton Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 574	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Home Mortgage Loans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 575	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes (By Request)
Entitled	Jury Duty - Exemption - Religious Beliefs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 576	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges - Felonies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 673	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - I Can't We Can
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 674	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Center for Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 681	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 29
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Marvellous Works Outreach Center Loan of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 692	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Vulcan Blazers Hall
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 768	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Baltimore Museum of Art
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 769	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Pimlico Road Arts and Community Center Loan of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 69	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Hafer, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 227	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restitution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 228	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Misconduct in Office - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 229	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Obstructing or Hindering a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 230	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Resisting Arrest - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 231	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Riot - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 232	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - False Imprisonment - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 233	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Counterfeiting - Fines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 234	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Extortion - Fines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 235	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Burglary - Fines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 236	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Fine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 237	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges
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 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 321	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Hughes, Jones, McFadden, and Giannetti
Entitled	Real Property - Ground Rents - Reimbursement for Costs and Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 350	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Giannetti, and Hughes
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Proportionality Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 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 590	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 592	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, and Jones
Entitled	Environment - Indoor Air Quality - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 617	Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Nutrient Management Plans - Grant of a Right of Entry and Penalties - Suspension of Enforcement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 716	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Northwood Baseball Little League
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 11	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, McFadden, Della, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Bethlehem Steel Corporation Retirees Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 12	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	State of Emergency in the Baltimore City School System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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