2004 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:58 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Gloria Lawlah District 26	Another Session	Short Format
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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 432	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Sojourner Truth Collection
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SB 500	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Expenditures - Nation's Capital First Responder Preparedness District
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 753	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Disability Retirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 754	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Approved Work-Based Learning Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 758	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Transportation - Planning - Accommodation of Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 759	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Currie, and Exum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ivy Youth and Family Center
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 773	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Comptroller - Tax Liens - Reports by Financial Institutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 848	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Exum, Giannetti, Green, and Pinsky
Entitled	Distressed Hospital Reform Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 909	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Camp Springs Boys and Girls Club
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 917	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Task Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 922	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Currie, Exum, and Giannetti
Entitled	Private Commercial Air Ambulance Pilot Program for Prince George's Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 97	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Hollinger, Kelley, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Lawlah
Entitled	Transportation - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Energy Efficient Vehicles
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 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 104	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 116	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 92
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Green, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Environment - Applications for Licenses or Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 150	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Astle, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, and Lawlah
Entitled	Jury Duty - Excuse from Service - Breast-Feeding Mother
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 162	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Gladden, Grosfeld, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Work Hours
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 163	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Lawlah, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Forehand, and Green
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Waiver of Counsel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 171	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Hooper, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Crimes - Prohibition against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 174	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Schrader, Stone, Lawlah, Hollinger, and Pinsky
Entitled	Education - Maryland School for the Blind - Notice to Parents or Guardians of Availability of Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 216	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - African American Cultural Heritage Center at North Brentwood
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 221	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, and Lawlah
Entitled	Prince George's County - Wine Consumption - Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 222	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Currie, Giannetti, Green, and Lawlah
Entitled	Task Force to Examine and Establish Boundaries of the Prince George's County School Board Districts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 233	Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Middleton, Forehand, Lawlah, Schrader, Ruben, Kelley, Frosh, Hooper, Della, and DeGrange
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Provisional Driver's License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition against Minors as Passengers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 253	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, and Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Friends of Pullen Performing Arts Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 254	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, and Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - The Foundation School
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 266	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, and Lawlah
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 267	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Kittleman, and Lawlah
Entitled	Education - Accountability - Teacher Effectiveness Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 307	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving and Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle Offenses - Probation before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 312	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Gladden
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Binding Arbitration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 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 332	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 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 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 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 455	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Jacobs, and Lawlah
Entitled	Education - Required Number of School Days - State of Emergency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 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 526	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kittleman, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants
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 570	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 593	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Exum, Grosfeld, Hafer, Kelley, and Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Required Disclosures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 597	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Lawlah, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Long-Term Care Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 602	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Hafer, Lawlah, and Munson
Entitled	Family Law - Children - De Facto Custody
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 617	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Forehand, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Driver's License and Driving Privilege Suspension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 618	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Della, Exum, Lawlah, Ruben, and Schrader
Entitled	Education - Compulsory Attendance and Parental Responsibility - Age Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 724	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Astle, Grosfeld, Jimeno, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 819	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 4 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Green, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Kelley, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waivers - Waiver for Older Adults and Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 853	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Property Used to Generate Electricity, Steam, or Hot or Chilled Water
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 861	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Britt, Currie, Exum, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Kramer, Lawlah, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Green
Entitled	Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental 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 896	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, and Munson
Entitled	Physicians - Practice of Medicine - Expert Witness Testimony
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 918	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip and Lawlah
Entitled	Correctional Services - Prison-Based Drug Rehabilitation Demonstration Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

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

SB 276	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators McFadden, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	Commercial Law - Interest on Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 290	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	State Treasury - Banking Services Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 291	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	State Treasury - Deposits by Units of State Government
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 431	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 274
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	State Treasury - Undeliverable Checks Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 433	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 124
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds - Payment and Accounting for Principal and Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 434	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	State Treasury - Unpresented Checks Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations