2007 Regular Session sponsor information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:29 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Janet Greenip District 33	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 182	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Peters, Pipkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 183	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Britt, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 184	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licensing of Illegal Aliens - Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 716	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Income Tax - Expensing of Section 179 Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 28	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - School Board - Elected Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 158	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Muse, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Department of Education - Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 160	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Hate Crimes - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 166	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Hooper, and Jacobs
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 226	Status as of February 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 268	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 294	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Property Protection Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 295	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Munson, Peters, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 304	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Brinkley, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Garagiola, and Peters, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Edwards, Simonaire, Greenip, Mooney, Stoltzfus, Haines, Colburn, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service that Interrupts State Service - Calculation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 362	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, DeGrange, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 381	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 392	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, Dyson, Britt, Harris, and Greenip
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 413	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, and Brochin
Entitled	Jessica's Law - Sexual Offenses - Parole Eligibility and Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 414	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 30
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Colburn, Dyson, Middleton, Pipkin, Stone, Hooper, Harris, and Greenip
Entitled	Working Waterfront Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 436	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, and Stone
Entitled	Retrieval of Oocytes - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 518	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 564	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Valid Marriages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 597	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 671	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Greenip
Entitled	State-Funded Stem Cell Research - Stem Cell Research Commission - Abstract
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 672	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Greenip
Entitled	Residential Real Property Sales - Notice Requirements - Industrial Zoned Land
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 731	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 739	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Kramer, Lenett, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 761	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Astle, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	Crimes - Self-Defense - No Duty to Retreat or Seek Safety by Escape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 762	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Astle, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 763	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, Hogan, Jacobs, and Kittleman
Entitled	Drugged Driving - Test - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 943	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Mooney
Entitled	English Language - Formal Recognition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 3	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Simonaire
Entitled	Celebrate Freedom Week in Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs