2005 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:54 p.m.
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Senator Rona E. Kramer
District 14
Total Number of Bills: 87
SB 67
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 457
Property Tax - Valuation - Low Income Housing Tax Credit Projects
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 284
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 138
Register of Wills - Salary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 317
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Sandy Spring Museum Library and Archives
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 328
Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 19
Montgomery County - National Capital Trolley Museum Loan of 2001
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 530
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Aunt Hattie's Place, Inc.
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
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 598
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 323
Circuit Court Clerks - Salary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 676
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Olney Theatre Center Campus
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 915
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Camp Brighton Woods
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 992
Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Odd Fellows Hall
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 8
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 456
Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Fees - Restrictions and Prohibitions
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 62
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Adventure Theatre
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 94
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Imagination Stage
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 115
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 117
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 123
Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Identity Fraud - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
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 188
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 446
Criminal Procedure - Victim and Witness Intimidation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 198
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Red Wiggler Community Farm
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 3:00 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 200
Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 16
Legislative Community Initiatives Loan of 2004 - Montgomery County - Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy Auditorium
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 206
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 452
Vehicle Laws - Provisional Drivers - Eligibility for License
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 207
Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Young Drivers - License Suspension and Revocation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 229
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 469
Task Force on Common Ownership Communities
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
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 233
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 470
Education - Physical Education Director
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 260
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee ...
Family Law - Protective Orders - Evidence Standard
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 269
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 294
Health - Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 271
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Community Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
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 315
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Common Sense Food Consumption Act
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 323
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 332
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005
Senate:
Finance
SB 341
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 142
Income Tax - Corporations - Payments to Related Entities - Foreign Taxes
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
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 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 380
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 477
Consolidation of State Forest and Park Services Rangers and Natural Resources Police - Exemption from Probationary Status
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 381
Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Consolidation of State Forest and Park Rangers and Natural Resources Police - Additional Training Prohibited
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 382
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Department of Natural Resources - Classification of State Forest and Park Ranger Supervisors
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 383
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Consolidation of State Forest and Park Rangers and Natural Resources Police
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 384
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 305
Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 421
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 481
Libraries - Funding - Public Libraries and Regional Resource Centers
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
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 447
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Montgomery Village Amphitheater
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 474
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 483
Status as of February 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Budget and Management - Sharing of State Fiscal Information with the Maryland General Assembly
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 541
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 561
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Charter Counties - Proposed Charter Amendments - Number of Petition Signatures
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
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 581
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Renewable Energy Development Act of 2005
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 22, 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 608
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Dental Hygiene - Administration of Anesthesia
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 613
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Tax Credit for Employer-Established Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 22, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 619
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Task Force on the Establishment of a Maryland Women Veterans Monument
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 620
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
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 634
Status as of May 26, 2005:
Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 663
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 499
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 749
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Canal Boat at Great Falls Tavern
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 751
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 762
Status as of March 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Driver Education - Mandatory Instruction in Public High Schools
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 763
Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents - Funding
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 774
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 173
Local Governments - Deposits of Unexpended or Surplus Money
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
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 782
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
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
State Finance and Procurement - Funding for Public Art
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
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 797
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sexual Offenses - Physical Resistance Not Required
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 22, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 923
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Germantown Life Sciences Incubator
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 935
Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Town Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 942
Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Strathmore Hall
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m.)
