2007 Regular Session sponsor information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:30 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Bryan W. Simonaire District 31	Another Session	Short Format
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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 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 31	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Lenett, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age
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 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 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 196	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Simonaire
Entitled	Baltimore County - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Dredging, Construction, and Permitting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 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 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 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 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 519	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Brochin, Jacobs, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 552	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Hogan, Lenett, McFadden, Raskin, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Jones, and Madaleno
Entitled	Education - Relocatable Classrooms - Indoor Air Quality Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 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 996	Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Klausmeier, McFadden, Simonaire, and Zirkin
Entitled	Critical Area - Construction of a Facility - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

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