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Senator George C. Edwards
District 1

Total Number of Bills: 60
SB 88         Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 363
Allegany County - Workers' Compensation - Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences
Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters
SB 133       Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters
SB 134       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Greenway Avenue Stadium
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 11:00 a.m.)    
SB 172       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County - Adventure Sports Center International
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 11:00 a.m.)    
SB 221       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 569
Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Beer and Light Wine License
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Economic Matters
SB 222       Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Taxes - Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 223       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Partnership Rental Housing Program - Ownership of Rental Housing - Certified Housing Development Organizations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    
SB 260       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 377
Garrett County - County Commissioners - Agricultural Districts
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters
SB 292       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages - Referendum on Sunday Sales in County Districts
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Economic Matters
SB 369       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Virginia Avenue Corridor (Cumberland) Revitalization
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 11:00 a.m)    
SB 370       Status as of February 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Taxes - Admission and Amusement Tax - Tip Jar Exemption
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 411       Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Allegany County - Video Lottery Construction - Local Impact Grants - Rocky Gap Construction Costs
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means     (Heard: April 3, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 417       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 129
Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report
Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters
SB 754       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Garrett County - Public Facilities Bonds
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 875       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 628
Real Property - Payment of Interest After Foreclosure Sale - Garrett County
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Environmental Matters
SB 881       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Museum
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 11:00 a.m)    
SB 953       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Garrett County - Local Tax - Date of Payment
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 1009     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 482
Garrett County Code of Public Local Laws - Legalization
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters

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 113       Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Applications - Use of Social Security Numbers
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
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 161       Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Legislative Community Initiatives Loan of 2004 and Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Washington County - Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: January 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 162       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Maryland Theatre
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m)    
SB 163       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Springfield Barn
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m)    
SB 164       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Museum of Fine Arts
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m)    
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 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 214       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342
Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 228       Status as of January 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Washington County - Discovery Station at Hagerstown
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: January 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 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 267       Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public School Volunteer Aides
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
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 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 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 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 386       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 420       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Hagerstown YMCA
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 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 459       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 182
Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations
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 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 495       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Farm or Agricultural Use Land
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 503       Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    
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 522       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
Senate: Finance    
SB 541       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Service Retirement Allowance
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)    
SB 565       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 140
Income Tax Credit - Bio-Heating Oil
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 621       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Lawful Presence in United States
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: February 26, 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 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 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 853       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Washington County - Agricultural/Education Center Loan of 2000
Senate: Senate Rules    
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