2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:56 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden District 45	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 12	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 266	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland School for the Blind
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 279	Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Community Initiatives Academy Loan of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 359	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 374	Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Purchase of Contractual Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 375	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 392
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Imposition of Administrative Fees on Employers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 376	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Unused Sick Leave - Creditable Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 384	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 388	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Miller
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 422	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Deferred Retirement Option Program Participants - Application of Line of Duty Disability Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 487	Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Ineligible Positions - Transferring Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 488	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Survivor Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 513	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Prevention - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 541	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, DeGrange, Edwards, King, Madaleno, Munson, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Service Retirement Allowance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 564	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Munson, Robey, and Colburn
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 748	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Mary Harvin Transformation Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 749	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Election of Benefits - Surviving Spouses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 750	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Roberta's House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 821	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Muse, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Youth Entrepreneur Connection Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 862	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Historic Redevelopment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 863	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland State Boychoir Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 864	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Mount Pleasant Family Life Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 877	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Youth Sports Program Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 910	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Transfer of Membership - Maryland Transit Administration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 911	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 468
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Jones
Entitled	Baltimore City Land Bank Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 973	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Archbishop Curley High School Elevator Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 986	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Car Dealers - Sunday Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

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 49	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 60	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 354
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 73	Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Brochin, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 76	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 77	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 78	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 96	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 97	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 98	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Raskin
Entitled	Prosthetic Parity Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 195	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee(By Request - Departmental - Baltimore City Community College) and Senator McFadden
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Baltimore City Community College - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 208	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 124
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Madaleno, King, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 211	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 337
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Robey, Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, and Simonaire
Entitled	Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Crimes of Violence and Burglary - Sample Collections on Charge - Postconviction DNA Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 214	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Miller, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Kasemeyer, Edwards, Jones, Munson, Zirkin, and Raskin
Entitled	Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 264	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harrington
Entitled	High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 289	Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Miller, Kasemeyer, Rosapepe, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Seniors Tax Relief Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 290	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 300	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee(By Request - Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 325	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Pugh, McFadden, and Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 373	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 383	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Currie and McFadden
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Moist Snuff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 433	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Peters
Entitled	Pharmacy Permit Holders - Signs for Reporting Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 436	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, McFadden, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 438	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 445	Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Conway and Jones
Entitled	Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 446	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Correctional Facilities - Released Inmates - Identification Cards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 447	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 464	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Harrington
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 465	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Property Tax Assessment Appeals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 466	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, King, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 467	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 475	Status as of February 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Miller, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 480	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 408
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Jones, King, Madaleno, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Membership and System Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 481	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 512	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Astle, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, and Pinsky
Entitled	Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 516	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Greenip
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 520	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harris, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 522	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 529	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Conway, Currie, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Pugh
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Venue - Removal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 533	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Conway, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 558	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Consecutive or Concurrent Sentence for Unlawful Possession of Regulated Firearm - Diminution Credit Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 581	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, DeGrange, Glassman, King, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 582	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Exum, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Education - Multiple Suspensions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 584	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Gladden, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 585	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Jones, and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Reporting Lost or Stolen
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 586	Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senator Jones
Entitled	Public Safety - Restrictions on Possession of Firearms - Conviction of Disqualifying Crime and Protective Order Respondent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 599	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 603	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 606	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, Peters, and Harrington
Entitled	State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 607	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 623	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 632	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Social Services Administration - Children Subject to Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect - Identification and Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 642	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 645	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 662	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, DeGrange, Jones, Madaleno, Kramer, Brinkley, Munson, Peters, Robey, King, Edwards, and Zirkin
Entitled	Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Surcharge and Distribution of Revenue
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

SB 672	Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, McFadden, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Judges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 677	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 701	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Astle, and McFadden
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 735	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Glassman
Entitled	Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 745	Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 702
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Dyson, Klausmeier, and McFadden
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Definitions - Beer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 772	Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	State Procurement - Structuring and Bundling of Procurements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 773	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 451
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	State Department of Education - Adult Education and Family Literacy Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 785	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, and Muse
Entitled	Health - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Minor Passenger
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 818	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Harrington, and Lenett
Entitled	Public Health Dental Hygiene Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 850	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Brochin, Della, Dyson, Exum, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 854	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, McFadden, Pugh, and Della
Entitled	Tax Sales - Minimum Tax Due - Redemption Payments - Reimbursement of Expenses on Redemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 867	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 884	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and McFadden
Entitled	Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 886	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 924	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 633
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, DeGrange, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Kramer, Brinkley, Robey, Munson, King, Jones, Madaleno, Edwards, and Zirkin
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Leased Vehicles - Application of Trade-In Value
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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

SB 965	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Kids First Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation