2006 Regular Session sponsor information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:47 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Verna L. Jones District 44	Another Session	Short Format
		Unavailable

SB 171	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper
Entitled	State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 193	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Hogan, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Pilot Program for the Long-Term Employment of Qualified Ex-Felons
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

SB 389	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, DeGrange, Della, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Production Activity - Taxable Laundering Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 434	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, McFadden, and Schrader
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Walters Art Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 459	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Currie, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Kennedy Krieger Children's Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 460	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Communities Organized to Improve Life
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 551	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Gay Street One/Madison Square
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 653	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Institute of Notre Dame
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 654	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Paul's Place
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 655	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Della, Gladden, and Kelley
Entitled	Citizens' Advisory Council for the Baltimore Corridor Transit Study - Red Line
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 857	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Gladden, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 858	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Winchester Street Potter's House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 873	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Gladden, Della, Hughes, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore Corridor Transit Study - Red Line - Requirements and Citizens' Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 883	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dorothy M. Higgins Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 884	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (By Request - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 912	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Commission to Study Homeowner's and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 949	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Legends Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 954	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Income Tax - Maryland Biotechnology Tax Benefit Certificate Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1010	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1027	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Kasemeyer, DeGrange, Della, and Jimeno
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Atlantic C-PORT II Trial: Non-Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1060	Status as of March 9, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1076	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Department of Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program - Community Investment Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 2	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 4	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Ruben, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Frosh, Middleton, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 22	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Kittleman, Green, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Klausmeier, Schrader, Currie, Brinkley, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 59	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 229
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Schools - Graduation Rate Formula - Collecting, Maintaining, Analyzing, and Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 74	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Deviation from Child Support Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 83	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 230
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - Auxiliary and Academic Facilities Bond Authority - Morgan State University
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 84	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 231
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland and Morgan State University - Financial Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 85	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 86	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 87	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 144	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 154	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 23
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Healthy Air Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 156	Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 167	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Gladden, and Exum
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 169	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Powerhouse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 196	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hogan, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 227	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Harris
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 248	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Della, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles Financed Through Dealer - Rights of Purchasers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 256	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Della, and Jones
Entitled	Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 260	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	State Personnel - Compensatory Time for Mentoring Youth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 294	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 243
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola (Chairman, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Senators Brinkley, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jacobs, Jones, Kramer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Children, Youth, and Family Services - Local Management Boards, State Coordinating Council, and Local Coordinating Councils - Services for Children with Special Needs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 297	Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 298	Status as of January 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, McFadden, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 312	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Board of Trustees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 313	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 320	Status as of April 2, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 345	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 348	Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 349	Status as of February 15, 2006: 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 350	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 356	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Colleges - Funding Formulas - Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 357	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - State Funding - Size Factor Component
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 361	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, Munson, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment of Conservation Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 372	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Probation Before Judgment - Time Limit - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 373	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 47
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, McFadden, Middleton, Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Education - Adult External High School Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 382	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 27
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Garagiola, Hafer, Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 388	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Britt, Della, Dyson, Garagiola, Hogan, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Munson, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Public Safety Employees Killed in Performance of Duties - Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 392	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Brochin
Entitled	Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 412	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Office of the Sheriff of Baltimore City - Feasibility Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 417	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	Procurement - Board of Contract Appeals - Award of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 438	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - Prescription Drugs - Co-Payments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 444	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 255
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 465	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Commission to Study Pay-for-Performance Models of Teacher Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 492	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, and Stone
Entitled	Condemnation Proceedings - Compensation - Defendant's Legal Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 525	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 556	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	State Budget - Funding for Circuit Court Law Clerks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 568	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 569	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 572	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, and Pinsky
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Revenues for Pension Enhancements for State Employees and Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 574	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Astle, Brinkley, DeGrange, Dyson, Hafer, Hughes, Jones, McFadden, Ruben, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Public Safety - Officer or Emergency Personnel Death in Line of Duty - Death Benefit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 575	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Colleges - Cade Funding Formula - Grants for English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 576	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Conway, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jones, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Geographic Cost of Education Index Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 578	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan - Co-Payments for Brand-Name Prescription Drugs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 580	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative - Required Public Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 581	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Exum, Jones, and Kramer
Entitled	Retail Establishments - Individuals with Disabilities - Accommodations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 595	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 596	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Coppin State University Lutheran Site Demolition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 598	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Police Records - Arrest Without Charge - Automatic
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 611	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Astle, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Student Health and Fitness Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 649	Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kelley, Middleton, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Oral Health Safety Net Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 650	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Adult Education and Literacy Services - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 709	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Colburn
Entitled	Libraries - County Library Capital Project Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 754	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Caregivers - Voluntary Tax Withholding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

SB 810	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Middleton, Ruben, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Corporate Responsibility and Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 811	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Residential Child Care Capital Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 837	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	Baltimore Corridor Transit Study - Red Line - Required Considerations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 850	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Brinkley, Colburn, Lawlah, Ruben, Hogan, Jones, DeGrange, Garagiola, Forehand, Giannetti, and Gladden
Entitled	Transportation Funding - Mass Transit - Funding Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 878	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Crime Stoppers Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 885	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, DeGrange, McFadden, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Harris, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, and Pipkin
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Line of Duty Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 896	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Astle, Britt, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Hollinger, Conway, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Women in Military Service Monument
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 897	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 936	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Steam Heating Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 946	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Currie, Astle, Brinkley, Della, Dyson, Green, Hogan, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 958	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jones
Entitled	Community and Recreation Centers - Drug-Free Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 959	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Currie, Miller, Frosh, Hollinger, Middleton, McFadden, DeGrange, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Dyson, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 975	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	Insurance - Automobile Insurance and Prosecution of Automobile Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 976	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Middleton, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Stay of Enforcement of Final Appellate Decisions - Maryland Constitution and Declaration of Rights - State Statutes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 998	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 999	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 1019	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Currie, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Pinsky, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Enhancement Benefit Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1055	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1092	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1102	Status as of April 8, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Service Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 1	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Air Pollution - Mercury Emissions Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 4	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Forehand, Frosh, and Kelley
Entitled	Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 9	Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Astle, Brinkley, 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, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Coretta Scott King Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations