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

Sponsor Information	Senator Andrew P. Harris District 7	Another Session	Short Format
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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SB 406	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Maryland Flag Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 437	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Walter and Betty Ward YMCA
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 487	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Kittleman
Entitled	The Initiative
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 673	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Kelley, and Pugh
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Merit-Based Pay
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 785	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition - Textbooks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 786	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Mailing Deadlines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 787	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Stem Cell Research Commission - Subject to the State Open Meetings Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 881	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Zirkin
Entitled	No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 926	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Harford County - Gaming - Political Fundraising
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Ways and Means

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 80	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Harris
Entitled	Motor Fuel Tax - Refunds - Motor Fuel Used to Operate Vessels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 99	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Harris
Entitled	Education - Baltimore County Board of Education - School Board Nominating Convention of Baltimore County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 128	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Zirkin, and Harris
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic Responsibility for Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 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 189	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 314
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Harris, and Hooper
Entitled	Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages Licensees - Age of Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 190	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Harris, and Hooper
Entitled	Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Repeal of Obsolete and Unused Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 191	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Harris, and Hooper
Entitled	Harford County - Liquor Control Board - Salaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 213	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Brochin, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Mooney, Munson, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Corrections - First Degree Murder - Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 214	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 535
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Middleton, Munson, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Unauthorized Possession of Contraband - Place of Confinement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 215	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Harris, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 258	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, and Harris
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 316	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 Harris
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Gough Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 317	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 Harris
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Eastern Regional Greenway
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 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 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 464	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Britt, Colburn, Exum, Gladden, Harris, Jones, McFadden, Middleton, and Muse
Entitled	Correctional Services - Inmates - Mandatory Health Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 545	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Harris
Entitled	Election Law - Open Ballot Voting - Nomination by Multiple Political Parties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 579	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Dyson, Harris, Hooper, and Middleton
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placement Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 584	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Harris, Hooper, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 693	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, and Middleton
Entitled	HIV Testing - Exposure - Forensic Scientist
Committee Assignments	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
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 847	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, and Raskin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver's License Renewals - Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 852	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Motorized Shopping Carts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 921	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Harris
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Havre de Grace Maritime Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 938	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jones, and Middleton
Entitled	Public Health - Injury Reports - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 940	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Garagiola, Harris, Jacobs, and Kittleman
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Registration - Show Class Vehicles
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

SB 985	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Harris
Entitled	Harford County Board of Education - Appeal of Decisions of the County Board
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