2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Larry E. Haines District 5	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 113	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Harris, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Applications - Use of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 165	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm or Family-Owned Business
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 166	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Colburn, Gladden, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Furnishing an Alcoholic Beverage to Underage Individual - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 244	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 495	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Farm or Agricultural Use Land
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 542	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Covered Employment - Nonstock Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 594	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending - Prepayment Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 712	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 786	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Middleton
Entitled	Environment - Privately Licensed Sanitarians - Soil Percolation Tests
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 970	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 987	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 246
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Carroll County - Special Beer Festival - License Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 3	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 560
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Harris, Edwards, Greenip, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Glassman, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Fallen Soldier Privacy Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 16	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 345
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Jacobs, Haines, Brochin, Stone, and Muse
Entitled	Crimes - Sexual Offenders - Sentencing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 51	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Della, Haines, Jacobs, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Sample Collection on Arrest - First and Second Degree Rape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 56	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 352
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Currie, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Forehand, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Sex Offender Registry - Additional Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 70	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Natural Resources - Scenic and Wild Rivers Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 111	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, McFadden, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Homeless Persons and Groups
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 117	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Zirkin
Entitled	Baltimore County - State's Attorney - Salary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 132	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Real Estate Salespersons - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 137	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Haines, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Preexisting Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 138	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Haines, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 168	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, Muse, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Family Law - Covenant Marriage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 169	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 218	Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 231	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Schools - Certified Teachers - Flagging Investigative Proceedings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 238	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Muse
Entitled	Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 259	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Edwards (Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Program Open Space - Attainment of Acquisition Goals - Increased Allocation for Local Government
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 267	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, and Kittleman
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public School Volunteer Aides
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 270	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Haines, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 275	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Haines
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - The Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 276	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 384
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Haines, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 287	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 164
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 313	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Haines, Colburn, Conway, Miller, and Muse
Entitled	Real Property - Construction Contracts - Retention Proceeds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 386	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 387	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 393
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Glassman, Haines, King, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Criminal Law - Possessing Stolen Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 413	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 578
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Haines
Entitled	Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Nonresident Driver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 416	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Haines, Harris, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Property Tax - Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 454	Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 498	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 499	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Dyson, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 500	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 501	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 503	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 504	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Currie, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft of Rental Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 524	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Miller, and Muse
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Delegation of Contested Claims to Office of Administrative Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 525	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Miller, and Muse
Entitled	Criminal Injuries Compensation - Claims by Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 526	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Miller, Mooney, and Muse
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Priority to Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 577	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Individuals with Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 621	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Lawful Presence in United States
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 622	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 432
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	Business Regulation - Stationary Engineers - Boilers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 637	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Haines, Mooney, Munson, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Criminal Gang Participation - Sentencing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 676	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 713	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 38
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Haines, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Jacobs
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Equipment on Motorcycles - Auxiliary Lighting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 817	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 623
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Lenett, Pugh, and Haines
Entitled	Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 840	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Haines
Entitled	Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety - Inspections - Antique Boilers or Pressure Vessels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 920	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 239
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study Statewide Gypsy Moth Infestation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 944	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Astle, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Governor's Emergency Powers - Seizure of Firearms and Ammunition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 959	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Slot Machines - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means