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

Sponsor Information	Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. District 27	Another Session	Short Format
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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 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 169	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Hogan
Entitled	Adult Education and Literacy Waiting List Reduction Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 203	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Property Used to Generate Electricity, Steam, or Hot or Chilled Water
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 337	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 20
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Maryland Historical Society Loan of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 338	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 141
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Maryland Historical Society Loan of 1996
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 341	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 142
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Income Tax - Corporations - Payments to Related Entities - Foreign Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 393	Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, McFadden, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	State Government - Senate Building Trust
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 400	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Miller , Haines, Forehand, Garagiola, and Giannetti
Entitled	Secretary of State - Notary Public - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 419	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Reemployment of Retirees - State Workers' Compensation Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 442	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 757	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Military Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 770	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Town of Chesapeake Beach Water Quality Improvement Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 771	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - North Beach Waterfront Park and Streetscape Revitalization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 783	Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Hospitals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 974	Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Garagiola, Giannetti, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Fire-Rescue Services Memorial Sculpture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 24	Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Kelley, DeGrange, Miller, Colburn, Ruben, Stone, and Giannetti
Entitled	Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 116	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Assault Weapons Criminal Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 281	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson , Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Commission to Study Southern Maryland Transportation Needs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 384	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Miller, Currie, McFadden, Middleton, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding
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 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 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 507	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Jacobs, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Miller, Pipkin, Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Exum, and Middleton
Entitled	Life Insurance Freedom to Travel Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 717	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Miller
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners Property Tax Credit - Computation and Local Supplement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 836	Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

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 960	Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Maryland Study Center at Kiplin Hall
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation