2003 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:35 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Verna L. Jones District 44	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 481	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wholestic Counseling Residential Drug Treatment Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 482	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 483	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dr. Bob's Place
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 512	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 528	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and Grosfeld
Entitled	Regulated Firearms - Reporting of Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearms - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 602	Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 671	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Grace and St. Peter's School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 756	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center
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 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 64	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, Gladden, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Higher Education Supplies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 152	Status as of January 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center for Poverty Solutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 173	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Giannetti, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Public Schools - Indoor Air Quality Inspections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 203	Status as of April 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 297	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 329	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Conway, Currie, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 330	Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Work-Based Learning Programs - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 340	Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Jones, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Technology Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 424	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, DeGrange, Gladden, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 425	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Jones
Entitled	Baltimore City - Downtown Commercial District - Boundaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 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 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 591	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Stone, and Jones
Entitled	Procurement - Security for Construction Contracts - Retainage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 690	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, and Jones
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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