2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Senator John C. Astle
District 30
Total Number of Bills: 87
SB 7
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 11
Task Force to Study the Boating Industry in Maryland
Senate:
Finance
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 30
Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access - Members of the General Assembly
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 47
Status as of January 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Transportation - Feasibility Study of Rail Transit Service for Annapolis
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: January 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 48
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Galesville Rosenwald School
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 105
Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Authority of Commissioner to Impose Penalties and Restitution
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: January 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 106
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Environmental Trust Fund - Uses
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 120
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Qualifications
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 121
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 148
Anne Arundel County - Health Department - License Fees for Food Establishments
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 122
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Surface Mining - Performance Bond Cap - Repeal
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 123
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Anne Arundel County - Department of Detention Facilities Employment Applicants - Polygraph Examinations
Senate:
Finance
House:
Judiciary
SB 173
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Installation of Fire Suppression Systems
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 174
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 373
Motor Vehicles - Towing and Towed Vehicles - Procedures and Equipment
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 251
Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 700
Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 252
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 31
Anne Arundel County - Prospective or Current Employees or Volunteers - Criminal History Records Checks
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 350
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Light House Shelter
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 351
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 352
Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Regulated Scrap Metal
Senate:
Finance
SB 390
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Children's Theatre of Annapolis
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 391
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Payment of Fees for Motor Vehicle Records - Required
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 398
Status as of May 21, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 399
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Anne Arundel County - State Matching Stipends - National Certification
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 400
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees - Not-For-Profit Entities
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 456
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 179
Sales and Use Tax - Energy Star Product Exemptions - Boilers
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 457
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 402
Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 458
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 181
Tourism Promotion Act of 2008
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Economic Matters and Appropriations
SB 571
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 192
Surety Insurers - Failure to Pay Bail Bond Judgment - Penalties
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters and Judiciary
SB 595
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 598
Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 646
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 605
Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 694
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Goshen House
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 713
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 38
Vehicle Laws - Equipment on Motorcycles - Auxiliary Lighting
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 796
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 457
Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 797
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 220
Labor and Employment - Wage Payment on Termination of Employment - Accrued Leave
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 839
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 873
Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Hammond-Harwood House
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 926
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 635
Procurement - Chesapeake Bay Trust - State Contracts and Grants
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters
SB 940
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
City of Annapolis - Drug-Free Area or City
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 966
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Deale Elementary School Baseball Fields
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 978
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Commercial Law - Maryland Cigarette Sales Below Cost Act - Repeal
Senate:
Finance
SB 982
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Unemployment Insurance - Payment of Benefits - Total Benefit Amount
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 1003
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class H-EX Licenses
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 3
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 560
Fallen Soldier Privacy Act of 2008
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 60
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 354
Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 137
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Preexisting Contracts
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 138
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 206
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 338
BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means and Economic Matters
SB 210
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555
Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 211
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 337
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Crimes of Violence and Burglary - Sample Collections on Charge - Postconviction DNA Testing
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 238
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 375
Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 239
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Homestead Property Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 242
Status as of January 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 257
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Government Contracts Exemption
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 259
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 163
Program Open Space - Attainment of Acquisition Goals - Increased Allocation for Local Government
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 270
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 7
Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 289
Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Seniors Tax Relief Act of 2008
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 297
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571
Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 298
Status as of February 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 327
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Cardholder Affidavits - Evidence
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 344
Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
The Flexible Leave Act
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 347
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 34
Credit Regulation - Credit Grantor Provisions - Fees, Charges, and Penalties
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 372
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle - Definition
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 387
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 393
Criminal Law - Possessing Stolen Property
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 454
Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 481
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 585
Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 512
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 516
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: April 1, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 520
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 521
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 570
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 593
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 574
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Public Health - Construction Sites - Rest Rooms
Senate:
Finance
SB 608
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 604
Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 616
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 648
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 651
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Costs - Circuit Courts and District Court - Failure to Appear or Violation of Probation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 676
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 677
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199
Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 701
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 440
Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 712
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 443
Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 715
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Compensation Outside the State
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 735
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 445
Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 775
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 452
Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 818
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Public Health Dental Hygiene Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 821
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Maryland Youth Entrepreneur Connection Program
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 872
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 906
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 944
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Governor's Emergency Powers - Seizure of Firearms and Ammunition
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 959
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Slot Machines - Definition
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 991
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
