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

Sponsor Information	Senator Larry E. Haines District 5	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 383	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver's License Provisions - Safe Driving Credit System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 429	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Munson
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premium
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 497	Status as of May 16, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brinkley, Hooper, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Public Safety - Disposal of Handguns Owned by a Law Enforcement Agency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 563	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brochin, Harris, Hooper, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
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 863	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way - Penalties for Failure to Yield
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 868	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brinkley, and Kittleman
Entitled	Carroll County - Bingo and Gaming Events - Qualified Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Ways and Means

SB 956	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Natural Resources - Hunting on Private Land - Verbal Permission
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

SB 65	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Della, Haines, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Community or Homeowners' Associations - Standing to Participate in Certain Proceedings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 74	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Haines
Entitled	Baltimore County - Eminent Domain - Limitation on Condemnation Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 77	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 89	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Haines, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Address Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 90	Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Exum, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Miller, and Stone
Entitled	Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Given Name Requirement
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 168	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Colburn, Haines, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Registered Offenders - Residential Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 169	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Sample Collection on Arrest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 170	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Colburn, Haines, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Child Sexual Abuse and Crimes of Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 230	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Garagiola, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 238	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Community College of Baltimore County Dental Education Facility and Clinic
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 315	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Haines
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Agricultural Resource Center and Farm Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 329	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Muse, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 361	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 379	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Astle, and Haines
Entitled	Atlantic Coastal Bays - Dredging for Oysters and Clams - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 382	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, and Muse
Entitled	Civil Liability - AMBER Alert Dissemination - Immunity for Media and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 430	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, and Haines
Entitled	Carroll County - Prevailing Wage - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 495	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Education - Nonpublic Schools - Notification of School Administration of Enrollee with Criminal Record
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 499	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Haines, and Munson
Entitled	Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Groundwater Recharge Area
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 517	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Haines, Hogan, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 598	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Dyson, Haines, Kasemeyer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Political Telephone Calls - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 606	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Simonaire, Stone, Jones, and Peters
Entitled	Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 632	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs and the President (By Request - Administration and Attorney General) and Senators Brochin, Haines, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 679	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Simonaire, Brochin, Haines, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 695	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Haines
Entitled	Real Property - Construction Contracts - Retention Proceeds
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 835	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Judgments - Appeals - Supersedeas Bond
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 848	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Brinkley, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Miller, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 939	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Dyson, Exum, Haines, and Munson
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dextromethorphan Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1034	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Silver Spring District Courthouse - Renaming
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations