2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Senator Ulysses Currie
District 25
Total Number of Bills: 90
SB 236
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Walker Mill Daycare and Training Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m.)
SB 237
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Aquaculture and Seafood Retail and Distribution Market
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m.)
SB 248
Status as of January 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Prince George's County - Ernest Everett Just Monument
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: January 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 314
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 391
State Employment Opportunity Credit - Sunset Extension
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
Tobacco Tax - Moist Snuff
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 807
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Prince George's County - Kettering Largo Boys & Girls Club Storage Facility Loan of 2001
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 808
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - District Heights Commercial Area Facade and Infrastructure Improvement Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
SB 809
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Suitland Technology Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
SB 812
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Prince George's County - New Revival Center of Renewal
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 835
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Deamonte Driver Mobile Dental Unit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
SB 887
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Capital Area Food Bank
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
SB 1007
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Prince George's County Hospital Authority
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 49
Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 56
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 352
Sex Offender Registry - Additional Information
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 60
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 354
Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 78
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 87
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act - Loretta's Law
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 94
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 364
Prince George's County - Property Tax Credits - Agricultural Land Preservation Programs
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 95
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 366
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 96
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367
Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 128
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Appeal of Order to Close Place of Business
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters
SB 129
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Prince George's County - Board of License Commissioners - Petition Requirement PG 323-08
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 130
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Drive-Through Purchase Facilities
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 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 208
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 124
High Performance Buildings Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
SB 210
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555
Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 214
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342
Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 216
Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 1
Real Property - Recordation of Instruments Securing Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 217
Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 3
Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
SB 218
Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 5
Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
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 240
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 241
Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 7, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 243
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 264
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 378
High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
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 287
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 164
State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert
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
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 300
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 309
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
(Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 325
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 12:00 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 340
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Task Force on Reducing State Budget Expenditures for Record Management and Retention
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: March 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 373
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: April 3, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 374
Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Purchase of Contractual Service Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 375
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 392
State Retirement and Pension System - Imposition of Administrative Fees on Employers
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 376
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Unused Sick Leave - Creditable Service
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 384
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 422
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 399
Deferred Retirement Option Program Participants - Application of Line of Duty Disability Benefits
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 433
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Pharmacy Permit Holders - Signs for Reporting Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions
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
Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 438
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579
Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
SB 444
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 177
Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 446
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Facilities - Released Inmates - Identification Cards
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 447
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 464
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: April 3, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 465
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 584
Property Tax Assessment Appeals
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
Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.)
SB 467
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.)
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 487
Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Teachers' Pension System - Ineligible Positions - Transferring Membership
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)
SB 488
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Police Retirement System - Survivor Benefits
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 504
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Theft of Rental Property
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 529
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Circuit Courts - Venue - Removal
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 564
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 591
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 597
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 599
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 599
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 606
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 600
State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 623
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 645
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 662
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 610
Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Surcharge and Distribution of Revenue
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
SB 714
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 784
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Allocation of Funds
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 867
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.)
SB 896
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - United Communities Against Poverty Facility
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 12:00 p.m)
SB 901
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Delta Alumnae Community Development Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 12:00 p.m)
SB 920
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 239
Task Force to Study Statewide Gypsy Moth Infestation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 924
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 633
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Leased Vehicles - Application of Trade-In Value
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 934
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 470
Prince George's County - Tax Increment Financing - Application of Bond Proceeds
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 959
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Slot Machines - Definition
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 985
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Property Tax Assessments - Local Ordinance Imposing Rent Restrictions or Affordability Requirements - Study and Report
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
