2004 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:10 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Jim Brochin District 42	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 82	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Della, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Ethics - Prohibition on Acceptance of Gifts by Legislators - Repeal of Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 83	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Defendants on Probation for Committing Sex-Related Crimes against Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 84	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 118	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Parole Eligibility - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Violent Crime
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 119	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offender Registrant Name Change - Notice and Objection to Petition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 120	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 121	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor - Term of Probation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 205	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, and Hollinger
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Rate Making
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 206	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, and Hollinger
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 207	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 278	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Commercial Law - Unsolicited Sexually Explicit Commercial Electronic Mail and Pop-Up Advertisements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 708	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Policies with Deductibles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 709	Status as of February 20, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 777	Status as of April 2, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Giannetti, Green, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Exceptions to Requirement to Stay Right
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 840	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Maryland Physicians Noneconomic Damages Reimbursement Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 98	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 112	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Miller, Currie, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Access to Quality in Higher Education Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 115	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Maryland Teachers' Pension System and the Teachers' Retirement System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 139	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, and Giannetti
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - United States Park Police - Authority to Enforce Maryland Law in National Park System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 165	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attribution of Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 167	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Astle, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 173	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Dyson, Kramer, Stone, Jones, Lawlah, Green, and Middleton
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Service Fees - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 183	Status as of February 2, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brochin, Colburn, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Water Pollution - The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 186	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, Della, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 188	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and McFadden
Entitled	State Government - Department of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 194	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 237
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Schrader, Stone, Lawlah, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Forehand, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, and Kelley
Entitled	Crimes - Substance Abuse - Parole - Civil Commitment - Diversion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 234	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Brochin
Entitled	Commercial Law - Electronic Check Conversion Payments - Notice and Consent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 245	Status as of February 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act - Trigger Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 257	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 109
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, and Jones
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 289	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Hogan, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Britt, Jones, Middleton, Brochin, Klausmeier, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 308	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Hiring Retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 309	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Garagiola, Britt, and Dyson
Entitled	State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Proposed Regulations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 316	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 318	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brochin, Giannetti, Jacobs, and Jimeno
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 325	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 345	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Frosh, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Jones, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Child in Need of Assistance - Habitual Truancy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 364	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Brochin, Haines, Hollinger, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 365	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Jimeno, Kelley, Middleton, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 370	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, and Munson
Entitled	State Budget - Budget Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 391	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Collective Bargaining - Faculty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 393	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Harris , Greenip, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Dyson, Grosfeld, Pinsky, Stone, Colburn, Schrader, and Brochin
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 415	Status as of March 29, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Miller, 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, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Hurricane Isabel Disaster Relief Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 459	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 485	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 499	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, 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, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Council on Cancer Control - Cervical Cancer Committee of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 512	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 285
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 604	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Spam Deterrence Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 605	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 613	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Brochin, DeGrange, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Jacobs, and Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Dealer Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 614	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employee Retirees - Retention of Prescription Benefits Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 621	Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Kramer
Entitled	State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 725	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 792	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Stone, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Election Law - State Administrator of Elections - Appointment and Removal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 869	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 6	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Green, Grosfeld, Harris, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Miller, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	National Flood Insurance Program - Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isabel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations