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

Sponsor Information	Senator Richard F. Colburn District 37	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 11	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 13	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Oxford Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 14	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Caroline High School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 22	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	State Pension and Retirement System - Divesting from Iran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 32	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Oyster Restoration Activity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 34	Status as of January 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - Proof of Citizenship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 151	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Stoltzfus, Pipkin, Jacobs, and Harris
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Rate - Eastern Shore Counties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 152	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Jacobs, Mooney, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Corrections - First Degree Murder - Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 153	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - Galestown Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 154	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 155	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Bay Restoration Fee - Lien Against Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 156	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Talbot County - Property Tax Credit - Historic Structures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 157	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 664	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Honoring Maryland Lighthouses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 665	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Compensation Program for Family Member Caretakers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 666	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 667	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 668	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - Bay Country Kid's Club Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 669	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - Dorchester County Family YMCA
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 670	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester County - WaterLand Fisheries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 671	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Conway, Jones, Muse, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Employees Serving as Members of County Governing Bodies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 673	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Clammers - Clamming Appliances and Income - Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 757	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Wetlands - Construction of Structure on Pier - Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 758	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 831	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 930	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 931	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 637
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - School Buses - Length of Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 932	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Real Property - Talbot County - Recordation of County Right-of-Way Plats
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 1006	Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 15	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Citizen's Tuition Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 39	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Rosapepe, Colburn, Greenip, Lenett, and Peters
Entitled	Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 40	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Higher Education - Prohibition on Illegal Aliens from Receiving In-State Tuition Status
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 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 81	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Greenip, and Jacobs
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 82	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, and Kelley
Entitled	State Lottery - Compulsive Gambling Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 83	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Colburn
Entitled	Commission on Gambling Addiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 87	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Jacobs, Lenett, Muse, Raskin, Stone, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act - Loretta's Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 136	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 158	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 167	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip and Colburn
Entitled	Education - Teacher Certification - National Organization Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 201	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Colburn, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Voting by 17-Year-Old Citizens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 213	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 220	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Jones(Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Colburn, Dyson, Gladden, Klausmeier, Middleton, Stone, and Forehand
Entitled	Identity Fraud - Prohibition of Unauthorized Skimming and Re-Encoding Devices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 229	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, and Mooney
Entitled	Education - Classroom Instruction Expenditures - Required Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 230	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Harris, and Mooney
Entitled	Public School Collective Bargaining Sunshine Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 237	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie and Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Aquaculture and Seafood Retail and Distribution Market
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 239	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Harris, Kelley, Pipkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 343	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Colburn, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pugh
Entitled	Biodiesel Requirements for the State Vehicle Fleet
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 385	Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 421	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Mooney, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 459	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 182
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Munson, and Harris
Entitled	Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 474	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Raskin, Colburn, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Motor Fuel Tax - Exemptions for Biodiesel - Government Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 505	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Resale Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 506	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 411
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Kelley, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 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 580	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Lenett, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Radiation Oncology/ Therapy Technologists, Medical Radiation Technologists, Radiologist Assistants, and Nuclear Medicine Technologists - Licensure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 583	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 608	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, Klausmeier, Colburn, Conway, Harris, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 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 628	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, and Munson
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Legal Residency Status - Sentencing and Parole Considerations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 648	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Dyson, Munson, Garagiola, Colburn, Conway, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 657	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier, Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

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 681	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Police Reporting - Detained Undocumented Aliens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 684	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Exum, Glassman, and Munson
Entitled	Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 708	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, Lenett, Middleton, and Zirkin
Entitled	Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 714	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 715	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Compensation Outside the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 716	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, and Stone
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Home Brewing Instructor's Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 819	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, Muse, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 872	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Colburn
Entitled	Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 915	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Harris, and Colburn
Entitled	Task Force on the Future Conservation of Maryland's Open Space and Farmland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 961	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Jacobs, and Munson
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Returns
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation