2003 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:55 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Paul G. Pinsky District 22	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 2	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Public School Construction - Use of Solar Energy - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters

SB 40	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Conway, and Kittleman
Entitled	Election Law - Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 161	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Limits - Municipal Highways
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 163	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Giannetti, and Green
Entitled	Environment - Fast-Fill Compressed Natural Gas Station Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 207	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Election Law - Prohibited Acts - Walk-Around Services - Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 259	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs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 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 May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
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 414	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licensure - Examination Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 415	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Zoning - Construction Permits - Large Retail Stores
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 558	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 559	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Conway, Grosfeld, Jimeno, Kelley, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Binding Arbitration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 560	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Grosfeld
Entitled	Corporate Accountability Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 568	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Lawlah
Entitled	Higher Education - Educational Excellence Awards - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 647	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Community Crisis Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 648	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 665	Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 39	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 59
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Pinsky, Della, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 287	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Hooper, Conway, and Pinsky
Entitled	Nonnative Aquatic Organisms - State of Nuisance - Abatement and Summary Abatement Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 334	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Dyson, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension , and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 413	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Division of Licensing and Monitoring of Residential Child Care Programs
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 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 555	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Kelley, Mooney, and Pinsky
Entitled	Higher Education - Aid to Nonpublic Institutions - Calculation of Joseph A. Sellinger Program Grant
Committee Assignments	Senate: 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 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 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