2007 Regular Session sponsor information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:30 p.m.
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Senator Thomas M. Middleton
District 28
Total Number of Bills: 101
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 10
Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program - Sunset Extension
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: January 24, 2007, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 48
Status as of January 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians and Signatures
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: January 31, 2007, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 50
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 516
Governor's Appointments Office and Appointing Authorities - Duties
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 64
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 517
Young Farmers Advisory Board - Termination Date - Repeal
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 66
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service Supply Contracts
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 87
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Charles County Humane Society
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 117
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Old Waldorf School Community Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 137
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 129
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 181
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 527
Oral Health Safety Net Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 275
Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employee or Official of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 279
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Motor Homes and Travel Trailers - Vehicle Excise Tax - Definitions - Repeal of Sunset
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: April 4, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 280
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Mattawoman Creek Art Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 281
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 282
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 144
Potomac River Fisheries Commission - Commissioner Compensation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 283
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 541
Charles County Prostate Cancer Pilot Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 284
Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Potomac River Fisheries Commission - Employees and Retirees - Participation in State Health and Welfare Benefits Program
Senate:
Finance
SB 335
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 28
Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership - Revisions
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 425
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 426
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 152
Maryland Tourism Development Board - Membership
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 427
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 530
Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Accident Prevention Courses - Discount for Seniors
Senate:
Finance
SB 610
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Nonphysician Surgical Assistants
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 611
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 511
Statewide Empowerment Zones for Seniors Commission
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 612
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 4:00 p.m.)
SB 728
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Rosie Parks Restoration Project
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2007, 4:00 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 760
Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Telephone Companies - Competitive Services - Tariffs - Exception
Senate:
Finance
SB 791
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Favorable Judiciary
Mental Health - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
Senate:
Finance
House:
Judiciary
SB 795
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Health Care Expansion Program
Senate:
Finance
SB 816
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 53
Charles County - Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland Loan of 2001
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 824
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 508
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Modifications and Sunset Extension
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 864
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 580
Voice Over Internet Protocol Service
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 902
Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 952
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 59
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Choice of Policies for Sole Proprietors
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 953
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 1032
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Charles County - Black Box Theatre
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
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
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 44
Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: January 23, 2007, 1:00 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 89
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Address Requirement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 101
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 503
Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations and 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 108
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2007
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 110
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 6
Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
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 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 185
Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 194
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 531
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 214
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 535
Criminal Law - Unauthorized Possession of Contraband - Place of Confinement
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 217
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 135
Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
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 265
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 271
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 319
Hunting - Exemptions from License and Stamp Requirement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
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 303
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts - Indemnity Agreements Void
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 362
Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
Senate:
Finance
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 378
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 544
State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 399
Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Business Regulation - State Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 414
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 30
Working Waterfront Commission
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 443
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Hunting Licenses and Stamps - Exemptions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 464
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Inmates - Mandatory Health Testing
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 27, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 465
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Motorized Wheelchairs and Scooters - Guidelines
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 466
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Public Schools - Summer Learning Pilot Program
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 473
Status as of February 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Light Wine Licenses - Residency Requirement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 495
Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Education - Nonpublic Schools - Notification of School Administration of Enrollee with Criminal Record
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 540
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Electricity Suppliers - Customer Information
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 566
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 163
Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 579
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placement Agreements
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 616
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Land Preservation and School Construction Assistance Act of 2007
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 634
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43
Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 666
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 693
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
HIV Testing - Exposure - Forensic Scientist
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 740
Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 851
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 359
Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
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.)
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 938
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 206
Public Health - Injury Reports - Workgroup
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 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
SJ 8
Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D
Senate:
Finance
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
Committee Bills
SB 49
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Program Open Space - Attainment of Acquisition Goals - Increased Allocation for Local Government
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 720
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 50
Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
