2005 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:54 p.m.
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Senator Ralph M. Hughes
District 40
Total Number of Bills: 71
SB 118
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sandi's Learning Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 119
Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 8
Community Based Regional Initiatives Loan of 2004 - Baltimore City - Baltimore Center for Children
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 672
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Baltimore City Community College - Governance
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 673
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Controlled Dangerous Substance Crimes - Minimum Penalties - Repeal
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 674
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 501
Real Property - Abatement of Nuisances on Property Used for Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 675
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Zeta Senior Activities Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 810
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Delta Lambda Foundation Outreach Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 811
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 176
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003 - Baltimore Zoo
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 812
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Moveable Feast
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 5:00 p.m.)
SB 893
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 5:00 p.m.)
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 43
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 242
Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 55
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Representations to Legislative Branch Units
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 59
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Task Force to Study the Maryland Teachers' Pension System and the Teachers' Retirement System
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 68
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Residential Care Programs - Certification of Program Administrator
Senate:
Finance
SB 89
Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
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 106
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 108
Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Ground Rents - Ejectments
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 116
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Assault Weapons Criminal Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 16, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 148
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 166
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 179
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - Morgan State University - Authority
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
SB 188
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 446
Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 194
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Walters Art Museum
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
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 239
Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Pilot Program for the Long-Term Employment of Qualified Ex-Felons
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters and Ways and Means
(Heard: April 7, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
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 259
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 261
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 263
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Definition of Abuse
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 275
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Driver Responsibility and First Responders Fund Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: April 6, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 287
Status as of May 20, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
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 314
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 474
Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 329
Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Prior Convictions - Penalties and Probation Before Judgment
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 339
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 475
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
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 356
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Transportation - Funerals - Motorcycle Funeral Escorts
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 371
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Baltimore City - Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 3, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 413
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products
Senate:
Finance
House:
Judiciary
SB 426
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 308
Education - Children in State-Supervised Care - Transfer of Educational Records
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
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 462
Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elections - Voter Registration Eligibility Requirements - Convicted Criminals
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 471
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Care Disclosure Act
Senate:
Finance
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 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 579
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Criminal Law - Robbery by Display of Written Instrument Claiming Possession of Dangerous Weapon - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 597
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 23, 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 600
Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Employment - Pay Rates - Maryland Self-Sufficiency Standard
Senate:
Finance
SB 601
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Family Investment Program - Work and Education-Related Transportation Assistance
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 605
Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions
Senate:
Finance
SB 612
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Juvenile Services - Intensive Alcohol Abuse and Drug Abuse Treatment - Facilities
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 3, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
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 666
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 16, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 687
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Cooperative Housing Corporations and Homeowners Associations - Dispute Settlement Procedures
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 728
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program - State Discount - Eligibility
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 742
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 744
Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Environment - Air Quality - Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power Plants
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 792
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 336
Small Business Development Center Network - Funding
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 794
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 175
Arts and Entertainment Districts - Tax Benefits
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
Arts in Maryland Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 825
Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Senate:
Senate Rules
SB 846
Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Baltimore City Community College Police Officers
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 24, 2005, 8:30 a.m.)
SB 872
Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Financing of Premiums
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 18, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 959
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Buyer's Bill of Rights
Senate:
Finance
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
