2004 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:52 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Verna L. Jones District 44	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 322	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, McFadden, and Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 323	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Economic Development Financial Assistance - Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Goals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 324	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (By Request - Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Lawlah
Entitled	Task Force on Lending Equity within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 380	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Hughes, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Customer Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 381	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kramer, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	State Agencies - Managing for Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 450	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 478	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Millionaires' Tax Surcharge
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 497	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Grosfeld, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force on Inclusive Child and After-School Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 637	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and Gladden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Academy of Success Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 689	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Currie, Gladden, Grosfeld, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	State Debt - Enabling Acts - Minority Business Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 775	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Druid Heights Treatment and Counseling Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 776	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Family Life Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 806	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 85	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 90
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Dyson
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Board of Regents Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

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 99	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 438
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Certification of Program Administrator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 105	Status as of January 21, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - Felons
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 133	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Residential Leases - Termination - Limitation of Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 140	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 156	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Pinsky, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 177	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 190	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Historical Trust - Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 200	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	Election Law - Baltimore City - Voting Stations or Voting Booths Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 218	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Giannetti, Astle, Britt, Forehand, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, and Ruben
Entitled	Homicide by Aggressive Driving
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 219	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Jones, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Business Tax Loophole Closure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 237	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, and Lawlah
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 247	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 248	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 250	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 3 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Middleton, Astle, Della, and Hooper
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Equal Pay Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 261	Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, and Ruben
Entitled	Board of Public Works - Reductions in Appropriations - Public Notice and Hearing Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 268	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Hollinger, Jones, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting - Performance-Based Outcomes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 277	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 279	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 282	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Jones, McFadden, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Kramer, and Lawlah
Entitled	Mass Transit Services - Cost Recovery - Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 288	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 326	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Baltimore Museum of Art
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 344	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Pensions - Deferred Retirement Option Programs - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 346	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Conway, Della, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Board of School Commissioners - Budget
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 363	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jones, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Products Other Than Cigarettes - Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 378	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jones, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 409	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Inspections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 416	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld , Jones, and Conway
Entitled	Procurement - Board of Contract Appeals - Jurisdiction over State Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 417	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows and Gilts - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 424	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 430	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 273
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Della, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Gladden
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Coordination and Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 435	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Green, Greenip, Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 436	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Miller, and Stone
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Rates and Rate Filings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 501	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Nonviolent Drug Offenders - Drug Treatment Alternative to Incarceration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 502	Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Economic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 542	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Jones
Entitled	Identity Theft - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 558	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Jones
Entitled	Income Tax Reform - Revenues for Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 564	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Competency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 619	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky
Entitled	Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - Powers and Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 620	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 727	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Astle, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 737	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 747	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Britt, Della, Exum, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 752	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Astle, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 772	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 833	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Administration
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

SB 890	Status as of February 27, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Moveable Feast
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 894	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 148
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Hogan, Brinkley, Stoltzfus, and Kramer
Entitled	Education Fiscal Accountability and Oversight Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 920	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones
Entitled	State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 4	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Reparations for the Enslavement of African Americans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings