2004 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:45 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Patrick J. Hogan District 39	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 214	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Maryland Technology Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 331	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Currie, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding
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 400	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 688	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	State Employees - Unused Annual Leave - Special Pay Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 736	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Hafer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Maryland Public Education Facilities Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 812	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 311
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Approval of New Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 813	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan and Garagiola
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Boys and Girls Club Gymnasium
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 838	Status as of February 27, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - South Valley Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 895	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 9	Status as of February 20, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Commission to Study Maryland's Commitment to and Funding of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 2	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Ruben, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Olney Theatre Center Campus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 5	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stoltzfus, and Garagiola
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 122	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Hogan, Garagiola, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Green, Grosfeld, Kittleman, Kramer, and Munson
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration into and out of Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 130	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Kramer, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Holy Cross Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 143	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	State Government - Forms Management - Submission of Annual Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 144	Status as of February 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Office of Legislative Audits - Audit Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 155	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Kramer, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy Auditorium
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 182	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 433
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Kramer
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 189	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Della, Exum, and Gladden
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance 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 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 246	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Lawlah, Miller, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 280	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Lawlah, Munson, Schrader, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Failing to Stop for a School Vehicle with Activated Flashing Lights - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 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 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 444	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mooney, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Qualified Tuition Programs - Income Tax Treatment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 456	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Kramer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - East County Center for Science and Technology Incubator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 458	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Hogan, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland School for the Blind
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 475	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hogan, Kramer, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Volunteer and Training Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 484	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 486	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tax Credit for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 546	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Britt, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurance - People's Insurance Counsel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 555	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Our House Youth Home
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 556	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Capital Trolley Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 567	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Hogan, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Books and Records
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 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 648	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hogan, Kramer, Garagiola, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tax Credits for Businesses That Create New Jobs - Clarification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 679	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Hogan, and Mooney
Entitled	Transportation Funding - Mass Transit - Sales and Use Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 710	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 723	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Currie, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Jacobs, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - "Fear the Turtle " Scholarship Registration Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 783	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 138
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Della, Forehand, Giannetti, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Mooney
Entitled	Public Safety - Task Force to Study Criminal Offender Monitoring by Global Positioning Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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

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 900	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, McFadden, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Driver Responsibility Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 905	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Laytonsville Public Water Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 787	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 306
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan and McFadden (Task Force to Study Public School Facilities)
Entitled	Public School Facilities Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations and Ways and Means