2005 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:54 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Leo E. Green District 23	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 5	Status as of January 20, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Prince George's County - Sales Tax for School Construction and Operating Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 35	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Bowie City Parks and Grounds Building
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 39	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 40	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 51	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Estates - Funeral Expenses - Allowance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 52	Status as of January 19, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Criminal Law - Intimidation of Witnesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 55	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Hughes, Conway, Munson, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled	False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Representations to Legislative Branch Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 86	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 116
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Rules of Interpretation - Computation of Age
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 87	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Knights of St. John Hall
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 105	Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Security Systems Technicians - Maryland Security Systems Training Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 353	Status as of March 15, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 399	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Currie
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 467	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Giannetti
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Dual Jurisdiction - Juvenile Offenders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 468	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, Ruben, Hollinger, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services - Youth Services Bureaus - Predelinquent Diversion Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 680	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Munson, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 687	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Hughes
Entitled	Cooperative Housing Corporations and Homeowners Associations - Dispute Settlement Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 688	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Environment - Stormwater Management - Inspections and Water Quality Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 697	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Cooperative Housing Corporations and Homeowners Associations - Adoption of Rules
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 698	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Astle, Hogan, and Kelley
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations -- Meetings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 700	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 505
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Election Law - Election Judges - Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 706	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Development Criteria and Permit Allocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 827	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, and Giannetti
Entitled	Criminal Law - Evidence of Motor Vehicle Theft - Owner's Affidavit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SJ 4	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Compensation to Families of Military Service Members Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of Our Country
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 8	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 456
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Kramer, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Fees - Restrictions and Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 10	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Munson, Harris, Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, Giannetti, and Green
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 43	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 47	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Garagiola, Jacobs, Forehand, Jimeno, Stone, Green, and Harris
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 57	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Frosh, Middleton, Hollinger, Miller, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, Teitelbaum, Conway, DeGrange, Green, Schrader, and Giannetti
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Minor Holding Provisional Driver's License - Prohibition Against Minors as Passengers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 58	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Jimeno, Mooney, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Widths of Boat Trailers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 63	Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Independent Verification of Accuracy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 64	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 88	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Giannetti, Green, Frosh, Hogan, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - "Fear the Turtle " Scholarship Registration Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 89	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Currie, Della, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Stone, Middleton, Exum, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 91	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 458
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sexual Crimes Involving a Minor - Term of Probation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 92	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Britt, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, Harris, and Colburn
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 102	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Dyson, Green, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Brinkley, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Board of Public Works - Disposition of Park Lands - General Assembly Approval Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 122	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand , Frosh, Green, Giannetti, Garagiola, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes and Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 165	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Public School Teachers in Hard to Staff Public Schools in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 181	Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Garagiola, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Jacobs, Kittleman, McFadden, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Homeowners' Property Tax Credits - Senior Citizen Homeowners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 193	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Giannetti, Green, Jimeno, and Jacobs
Entitled	Offender Registration - Probation Before Judgment - Expungement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 199	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 616
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Currie, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Repaired or Reconstructed Dwelling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 201	Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Britt, Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, and Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Discount for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 211	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Garagiola, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 224	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Green, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Regulation of Nudity and Sexual Displays
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 229	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 469
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Green
Entitled	Task Force on Common Ownership Communities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 233	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Brinkley, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Harris, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Physical Education Director
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 241	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 290
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, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Higher Education - Private Donation Incentive Program - Extension of Deadline
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 257	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Commission for Women
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 259	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Jacobs, Giannetti, and Mooney
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 265	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 292
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Della, Exum, Gladden, Green, Jacobs, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled	Assisted Living Programs - Criteria for Requiring Manager Training
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 266	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Colburn, Green, and Greenip
Entitled	Quality Teacher Incentive Act - Increasing Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 268	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hollinger, and Green
Entitled	Education - School-Based Employees - Stipends
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 272	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 284	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 138
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hollinger, Kittleman, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Register of Wills - Salary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 289	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Gladden, Green, and Stone
Entitled	Human Subject Research - Clinical Trials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 290	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Lawlah, Miller, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Historic Bostwick House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 306	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 318	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Hafer, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Mooney, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver's License Fees - Military Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 319	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 299
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Hafer, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Mooney, Pipkin, Stone, Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Kittleman
Entitled	Task Force on Assistance to Disabled Veterans Establishing Small Businesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 323	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Brinkley, Britt, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 332	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 342	Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Rate Increases - Disapproval by Insurance Commissioner
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 355	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley
Entitled	Hospital Infections Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 360	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 361	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 476
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Green, Hollinger, and Lawlah
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Geothermal Heat Pump Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 363	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Green, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Children's Guild Multipurpose Room and Play Field
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 364	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Exum, Green, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - CASA Multi-Cultural Service Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 374	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weekend
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 395	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 306
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 411	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Green
Entitled	Residential Property - Municipalities - Authority to Establish Condominium Regimes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 420	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Hooper, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, and Schrader
Entitled	Recycling - Apartment Buildings and Complexes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 421	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 481
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Currie, Frosh, Middleton, Green, Hogan, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, and Jacobs
Entitled	Libraries - Funding - Public Libraries and Regional Resource Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 425	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Miller, and Pinsky
Entitled	Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Part-Time Inspectors and Class B-MB/22 Licenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 434	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 440	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 483
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, Pipkin, Britt, Brochin, and Colburn
Entitled	Task Force to Implement Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 443	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Green
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Living Organ Donors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 444	Status as of April 11, 2005: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Britt, 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, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Elections - State Board of Elections - Membership Appointment Process and Authority over the State Administrator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 461	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Green, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attribution of Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 471	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 477	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Miller, Green, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Video Conferencing in District Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 478	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 488	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 313
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Kittleman, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, Forehand, and Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Law and Procedure - Criminal Gang Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 499	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, and Hafer
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 510	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 486
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Aviators with the Department of State Police
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 532	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Civilian Pilots of the Department of State Police - Military Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 548	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Britt, Currie, Exum, Green, Jones, Lawlah, Miller, and Pinsky
Entitled	Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 551	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Lawlah, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Exceptions to Requirement to Stay Right
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 563	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Britt , Giannetti, Green, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled	Law Enforcement - Mutual Aid Agreements - Maryland Vehicle Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 569	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Hogan, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Purchase of Child Care - Appropriation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 579	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Robbery by Display of Written Instrument Claiming Possession of Dangerous Weapon - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 582	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Green, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Trials - Peremptory Challenges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 598	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Green, Hafer, Kittleman, and Lawlah
Entitled	Circuit Court Clerks - Salary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 599	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Giannetti, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, McFadden, Hafer, Middleton, Hogan, Astle, Jimeno, Dyson, Kasemeyer, Jones, Brochin, Kramer, DeGrange, Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Green, and Conway
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for Back-to-School Shopping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 623	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 632	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Surviving Spouse of Fallen Armed Forces Member
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 633	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, DeGrange, Green, Hafer, Klausmeier, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 634	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Kramer, and Ruben
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 646	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Green, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Registers of Wills - Service Retirement Allowance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 663	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 499
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Green, Hollinger, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 666	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 681	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 715	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Green, Hollinger, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 723	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Giannetti, Green, Munson, and Stone
Entitled	Pharmacies - Posting of Prescription Drug Prices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 728	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program - State Discount - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 742	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 744	Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Environment - Air Quality - Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power Plants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 752	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Green
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Incompetency and Criminal Responsibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 753	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Access to Quality in Higher Education Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 779	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 780	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 790	Status as of May 19, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 793	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Finance and Procurement - Funding for Public Art
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 794	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Brinkley, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Arts and Entertainment Districts - Tax Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 795	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Brinkley, Britt, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Arts in Maryland Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 815	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 872	Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Green, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Financing of Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 873	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 512
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Green
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restitution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 894	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Britt and Green
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ebenezer Community Life Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 8	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Currie, Green, Hollinger, and Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Commission to Study Maryland's Commitment to Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SJ 10	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Britt, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Green, and Hollinger
Entitled	Full Funding for or Waiver from the Federal No Child Left Behind Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation