2005 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:53 p.m.
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Senator John C. Astle
District 30
Total Number of Bills: 89
SB 16
Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Waterway Improvement Fund - Funding
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 2, 2005, 1:30 p.m.)
SB 49
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 10:00 a.m)
SB 53
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Regional Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 10:00 a.m)
SB 54
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - YMCA Camp Letts
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 10:00 a.m)
SB 93
Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Hunting - Penalties
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 97
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 117
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Hearings on Proposed Actions by Insurers - Attorney Fees
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 144
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 463
Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 176
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 465
Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 225
Status as of May 20, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
State Lottery - Prize Winners - Voluntary Assignments
Senate:
Finance
House:
Ways and Means
SB 299
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Maryland Medbank Program - Fees
Senate:
Finance
SB 300
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 295
Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 301
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Commercial Law - Gift Cards and Gift Certificates - Expiration and Service Fees - Disclosure Requirements - Prohibition
Senate:
Finance
SB 396
Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 489
Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment
Senate:
Finance
SB 490
Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Workers' Compensation - Accidental Personal Injury - Definition
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 491
Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Workers' Compensation - Presumptions
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 498
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
State Racing Commission Reorganization Act
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 17, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 607
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Senate:
Finance
SB 659
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Special Order ...
Insurance - Notice - Cancellation, Nonrenewal, and Premiums
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 660
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 662
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 498
Insurance - Individual Deferred Annuities - Minimum Nonforfeiture Amounts
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 828
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Petition to Reopen
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 832
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Insurance - Surplus Lines Insurance - Authorized Procurement
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 835
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Managed Care Organizations - Adjustment to Capitation Payments - Quality Improvement Incentive
Senate:
Finance
SB 871
Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Labor and Employment - Broadcast Industry Employment Contracts
Senate:
Finance
SB 874
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Penalties
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 11, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 875
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Anne Arundel County - Bottle Clubs - Restrictions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 11, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 961
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 962
Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Death - Final Disposition of Body
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 9
Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 25
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - The Respite Home on South Haven
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 10:00 a.m)
SB 31
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 104
State Employees - Military Administrative Leave - Sunset Extension
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 99
Status as of January 20, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 2, 2005, 1:30 p.m.)
SB 100
Status as of January 20, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Expensing of Section 179 Property
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 2, 2005, 1:30 p.m.)
SB 102
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 617
Board of Public Works - Disposition of Park Lands - General Assembly Approval Required
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House:
Environmental Matters and Appropriations
SB 107
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 460
Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenses - Prohibition Against Probation Before Judgment
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 181
Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Homeowners' Property Tax Credits - Senior Citizen Homeowners
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 16, 2005, 12:30 p.m)
SB 188
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 446
Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 199
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 616
Property Tax - Credit for Repaired or Reconstructed Dwelling
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 210
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 277
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 211
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 212
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Waste Management Administration - Lead Poisoning Prevention
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 215
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 96
Film Production Activity - Employer Wage Rebate Grant Program
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters
SB 217
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 98
Research and Development Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 218
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Business and Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Investment Technology Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 231
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 550
Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 240
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Provisional Driver's License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition Against Minors as Passengers
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 241
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 290
Higher Education - Private Donation Incentive Program - Extension of Deadline
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
SB 257
Status as of May 20, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Maryland Commission for Women
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 264
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 282
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 281
Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 306
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 473
Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House:
Environmental Matters and Appropriations
SB 333
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 301
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 336
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - U.S. Government Employees' Foreign Earned Income
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 342
Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Health Maintenance Organizations - Rate Increases - Disapproval by Insurance Commissioner
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 357
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Task Force on a Decentralized Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 360
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 304
Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
SB 374
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weekend
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 22, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 441
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 310
Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 444
Status as of April 11, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 4
Elections - State Board of Elections - Membership Appointment Process and Authority over the State Administrator
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 507
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Life Insurance Freedom to Travel Act
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 538
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Tipton Airport Control Tower
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 542
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 543
Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 16, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 544
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 318
Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services - Establishment, Membership, and Duties
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 546
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 490
Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 569
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Purchase of Child Care - Appropriation
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 9, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 599
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for Back-to-School Shopping
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
Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2005
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2005, 8:00 a.m.)
SB 625
Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Chesapeake Bay Crossings - Chesapeake Bay Crossing Advisory Committee
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 626
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Maryland Transportation Authority - Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tolls
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 627
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Maryland Transportation Authority - Membership
Senate:
Finance
House:
Ways and Means
SB 628
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Tractor-Trailer Combinations on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Restriction
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 629
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Health Care Facilities - Recovery Housing Programs
Senate:
Finance
SB 632
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Surviving Spouse of Fallen Armed Forces Member
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 22, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 633
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2005
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 642
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 328
Courts - Criminal Cases - Dismissal and Limitation on Prosecution After Appeal by State
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 698
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations -- Meetings
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 703
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 169
Unemployment Insurance - Charging and Taxation - Benefits - Oversight Committee
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 707
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 716
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 721
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Residential Dwellings - Notice and Opportunity to Repair Construction Defects
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 760
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 508
Insurance - Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 779
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 333
Health Insurance - Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 790
Status as of May 19, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 974
Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Fire-Rescue Services Memorial Sculpture
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 11:00 a.m)
SB 983
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 187
Unemployment Insurance - Military Disability Severance Payments
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SJ 4
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Compensation to Families of Military Service Members Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of Our Country
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
SJ 8
Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Higher Education - Commission to Study Maryland's Commitment to Higher Education
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: April 5, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
