2007 Regular Session sponsor information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:29 p.m.
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Senator Rob Garagiola
District 15
Total Number of Bills: 104
SB 8
Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Commission for the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 9
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 306
State Department of Education and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Student Surveys - Workgroup
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 91
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 501
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 186
Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Solar Energy Grant Fund
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 187
Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Solar Energy Grant Program
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 260
Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Labor and Employment - Leave with Pay - Illness of Employee's Immediate Family
Senate:
Finance
SB 261
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 540
Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 341
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 342
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Poolesville Town Hall
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 343
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Warren Historical Site - Loving Charity Hall
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 344
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Divestment from the Republic of Sudan
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 405
Status as of February 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Money Orders
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 16, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 549
Status as of February 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Workers' Compensation - Jurisdiction of Commission Pending Appeal - Temporary Total Disability
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 550
Status as of February 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 551
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Public Service Commission - For-Hire Driver's License - Review of Driving Record of Applicant
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: April 3, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 552
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Education - Relocatable Classrooms - Indoor Air Quality Standards
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 557
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries and Uniform Credentialing Form
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 558
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Local Governments - Impact Fees and Building Excise Taxes - Workforce Housing Exemption
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 2, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 588
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 338
Insurance - Binders or Policies - Personal Insurance
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 589
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
First Responders Fund
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 590
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Security Lapses and Point Assessments - Penalties
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
SB 594
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Maryland Biomedical Product Development Fund
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 595
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 119
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 625
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 41
Workers' Compensation Commission - Governmental Self-Insurance Groups - Investment
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 873
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 197
Task Force to Study State Assistance to Veterans
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 875
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 54
Surplus Lines Insurance - Date of Filing Affidavit
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 909
Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Pentagon Memorial
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SJ 4
Status as of March 18, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
Senate:
Finance
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 1
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513
Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 2
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 3
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305
Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 32
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Birchmere Music Hall
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 43
Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2007
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 51
Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: January 25, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 54
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Health - General - Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 97
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Damascus Heritage Museum
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 100
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 310
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Active Duty Military Personnel Who Become Maryland Residents
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 103
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 111
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 104
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 304
Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 105
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 504
Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Duties and Sunset Extension
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 107
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 505
Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 128
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 12
Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic Responsibility for Students
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 130
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 492
Public Safety - State Aid for Police Protection Fund - Municipal Sworn Officer Allocation
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 132
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 312
Education - Student Discipline - Review of Local Policies and Procedures
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 149
Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 155
Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Senate:
Finance
SB 167
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Transportation Funding - Mass Transit Account
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 182
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 183
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 194
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 531
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 197
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility for Long-Term Care Services - Individuals with Substantial Home Equity
Senate:
Finance
SB 198
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 533
Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 207
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Healthy Maryland Initiative
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 226
Status as of February 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 7, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 228
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Agriculture Activity Center Expansion
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 230
Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 231
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 232
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Research and Development Tax Credits - Modifications
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 233
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Montgomery Village and Germantown Boys & Girls Club
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 234
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Katherine Thomas High School
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 235
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Germantown Boys & Girls Club Gymnasium
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 236
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 22
Life Insurance - Investment Accounts
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 259
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Glen Echo Park
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 268
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 317
Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 269
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 25
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 290
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Wheaton Multi-Service Youth Facility
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 291
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Circle Manor
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 295
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 298
Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 300
Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Proposed Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 302
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 542
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 304
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service that Interrupts State Service - Calculation
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 305
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 27
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2005 - Montgomery County - Odd Fellows Hall
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 318
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 339
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 145
Drug Treatment - Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council - Study of the State's Approach to Drug Treatment
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 367
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 380
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 2, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 381
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 8:00 a.m.)
SB 392
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 400
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 549
Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 409
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 438
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 556
Maryland Transit Administration - Continuation of Passenger Railroad Service on Amtrak and CSX Lines
Senate:
Finance
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 475
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Task Force on the Policy and Funding Implications of Requiring Passage of the High School Assessment for Graduation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: April 4, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 485
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 33
Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate Payment Systems
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 506
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Nonprofit Village Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 9:00 a.m.)
SB 510
Status as of February 28, 2007: 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 10, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 526
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refundable Amount
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 533
Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 543
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 39
2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 566
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 163
Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 674
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 568
Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 726
Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 731
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 738
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Offender Registry - Minors
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: March 27, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 741
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 348
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 809
Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2007
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 863
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way - Penalties for Failure to Yield
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 933
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Senate:
Finance
SB 936
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Boards of Directors - Term Limits and Compensation
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 940
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles - Registration - Show Class Vehicles
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 1022
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 586
Group Life Insurance - Additional Insureds - Domestic Partners
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 1034
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 302
Silver Spring District Courthouse - Renaming
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SJ 1
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Senate:
Finance
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
SJ 2
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Federal Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
