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

Sponsor Information	Senator Catherine E. Pugh District 40	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 24	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Restoration Gardens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 25	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 26	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Learning, Inc. Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 27	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sandi's Learning Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 131	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Real Property - Foreclosure - Posting of Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 132	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Student Discipline - Review of Local Policies and Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 133	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Jones, Lenett, McFadden, Muse, and Raskin
Entitled	Education - Student Suspension - In-School Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 134	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 135	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 339	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 145
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Drug Treatment - Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council - Study of the State's Approach to Drug Treatment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 438	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 556
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh (By Request) and Senators Conway, Della, Jones, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Continuation of Passenger Railroad Service on Amtrak and CSX Lines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 439	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh (By Request) and Senators Della, Jones, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Baltimore Metropolitan Transit District Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 461	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Maryland Workforce Investment Act - Transit Service for Low-Income Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 462	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Alternative Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 463	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh (By Request) and Senators Della, Dyson, Jones, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 465	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motorized Wheelchairs and Scooters - Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 466	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Colburn, Gladden, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Public Schools - Summer Learning Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 686	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 47
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Kelley
Entitled	Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 687	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Youth Services Bureaus - Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 688	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	High School - Compulsory Attendance - Diploma by Examination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 689	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 778	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Job Skills Advancement Training Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 779	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh (By Request)
Entitled	Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 801	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2005 - Baltimore City - Baltimore Museum of Art
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 802	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Released Inmates - Identification Card Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 860	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	Education - Compulsory Attendance - Age
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 861	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Task Force - Urban Senior Care Communities in Baltimore City
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 862	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 874	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - New Shiloh Multipurpose Center Loan of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 894	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Trinity Family Life Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 988	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Corporate Headquarters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Dyson, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Currie, Frosh, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Klausmeier, and Kramer
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 2	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, Currie, Astle, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 3	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Miller, Astle, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 29	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Refuses to Recede
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 34	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 43	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 51	Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 54	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Middleton, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health - General - Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 91	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 501
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 103	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 106	Status as of March 22, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senator Della and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, McFadden, Miller, and Pugh
Entitled	Real Property - Ground Rents - Prohibition on Creation of Reversionary Interests in Residential Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 107	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 505
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Peters, Rosapepe, Astle, Kelley, and Pugh
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 130	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 492
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Hogan, Britt, Forehand, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Madaleno, Robey, Munson, and Jones
Entitled	Public Safety - State Aid for Police Protection Fund - Municipal Sworn Officer Allocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 149	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 155	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Middleton, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 157	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Hooper, Jones, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Public Safety - Eyewitness Identification - Written Policies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 159	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Della, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 186	Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 187	Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 192	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 529
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 193	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 207	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 211	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Exum, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
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 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 242	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Kramer, Lenett, Muse, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Multiple Suspensions Services Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 244	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Muse, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Student Health and Fitness Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 261	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 540
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 269	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 281	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 292	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Pugh
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 293	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Frosh, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement of Renewable Energy - Solar Energy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 300	Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 301	Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Frosh, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - New School Construction - Price Preference for High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 302	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 318	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 325	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Hogan, Dyson, Brochin, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Natural Resources - State Forests and Parks - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 367	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Edwards, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 371	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 500
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Interstate Compact for Juveniles
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 396	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 286
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Della, Conway, Jones, McFadden, Pugh, Frosh, and Stone
Entitled	Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 397	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Della, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Ground Rents - Conversion of Irredeemable Ground Rents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 398	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 288
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Della, Conway, McFadden, Pugh, Stone, and Raskin
Entitled	Ground Rents - Notices Regarding Ground Leases on Residential Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 400	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 409	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 415	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Currie, Kasemeyer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, and Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Walters Art Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 416	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Higher Education - Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 423	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 554
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Britt, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Jacobs, Kelley, Lenett, Munson, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Hogan
Entitled	Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 467	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Protection and Disclosure of Information About Consumers Collected and Maintained by Merchants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 485	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 33
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hogan, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate Payment Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 488	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Kelley, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Voter Registration Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 504	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Food Service Facilities - Use of Artificial Trans Fat - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 505	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Britt, Conway, Jones, and Pugh
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 513	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Frosh, Lenett, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Tax Preparers Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 526	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Britt, Colburn, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refundable Amount
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 542	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Madaleno, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Health Insurance - Visits After Diagnostic or Surgical Procedure Using Anesthesia - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 543	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 39
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Brochin, Frosh, and Madaleno
Entitled	2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 548	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Britt, Dyson, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Restricted Mailing Registry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 566	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 616	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Frosh, Middleton, Conway, Astle, Britt, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hooper, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Land Preservation and School Construction Assistance Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 634	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Brochin, Middleton, Hogan, and Pugh
Entitled	Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 644	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Affordable Housing Investment Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 648	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Astle, Currie, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Care Organizations - Service Count Ratio
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 667	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Pugh
Entitled	Education - Personnel - Criminal Convictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 674	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 710	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 299
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hogan, Kelley, and Pugh
Entitled	Affordable Housing - Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 722	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Jones, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Sheriff's Office and Police Department - Compensation - Study and Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 741	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 348
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Office of Cemetery Oversight - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 753	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Britt, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 774	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 190
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Cervical Cancer Committee - HPV Vaccine Subcommittee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 782	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Jones, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Partially Elected Board - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 809	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 823	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Forehand, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Task Force to Promote Nonviolent and Peaceful Ways to Resolve Conflict
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 933	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 934	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Britt, Conway, Jones, Muse, Pugh, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 935	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 582
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signals - Exit Ramps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 936	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Edwards, Garagiola, Kittleman, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Boards of Directors - Term Limits and Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 965	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Lenett, Madaleno, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Protective Orders and Stalking - Cruelty Toward a Pet
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1022	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 586
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Group Life Insurance - Additional Insureds - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 1	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Conway, Dyson, Hogan, Pugh, Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Hogan, McFadden, Pugh, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Federal Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 4	Status as of March 18, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Veterans Health Care Budget Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 6	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Joint Resolution 1
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations