2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Senator Rob Garagiola
District 15
Total Number of Bills: 102
SB 119
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Button Farm Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.)
SB 294
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 166
Criminal Law - Crimes Against a Law Enforcement Officer - Definition of Law Enforcement Officer
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 341
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Waters Barn Restoration
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.)
SB 342
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Procurement - Flexible-Fuel Vehicles - Alternative Fuel Requirements
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 343
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Biodiesel Requirements for the State Vehicle Fleet
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 471
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 472
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Agricultural Activity Center Expansion
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 473
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404
Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 474
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Motor Fuel Tax - Exemptions for Biodiesel - Government Vehicles
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 20, 2008, 1:00 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 566
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590
Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 567
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Computer Services Tax Repeal and Transportation Funding Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
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 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 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 884
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 925
Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Arc of Montgomery County Group Homes
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m)
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.)
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 61
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 356
Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 79
Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Credit Unions - Deposits of State and Local Government Money
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 108
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Group Home Renovations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2008, 9:00 a.m.)
SB 109
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Imagination Stage
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 10, 2008, 9:00 a.m.)
SB 110
Status as of January 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Suburban Hospital
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 158
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371
Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 204
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 122
Maryland Transit Administration - Transit-Oriented Development
Senate:
Finance
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 205
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 207
Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Solar and Geothermal Tax Incentive and Grant Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Finance
(Heard: February 6, 2008, 1:00 p.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 209
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 125
Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
Senate:
Finance
House:
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 213
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 214
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342
Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 226
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maryland Youth Ballet
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.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 246
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 268
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 127
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program
Senate:
Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic 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 282
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m)
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 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 311
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bioscience Education Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m)
SB 312
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m)
SB 315
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 316
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 346
Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Adventist Health Care
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 392
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 395
Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 393
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 397
Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 394
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Violation of Condition of "No Contact" - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 431
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 176
Task Force to Study a No Net Loss of Forest Policy
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
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 441
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Offender Registry - Minors
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 475
Status as of February 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 486
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 29, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 498
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 500
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 501
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 513
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Prevention - Funding
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 533
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 186
Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 553
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 574
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Public Health - Construction Sites - Rest Rooms
Senate:
Finance
SB 575
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System - Sexual Offenses and Kidnapping - Sample Collection on Arrest
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 587
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Homeowners Associations and Condominiums - Transition of Control
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 588
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Bond Coverage
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 589
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies
Senate:
Finance
SB 600
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 426
Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
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 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 624
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 646
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 605
Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
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 679
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 612
Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Regulation by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
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 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 720
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 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 799
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 459
Family Investment Program Recipients - Child-Specific Benefit - Repeal
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
SB 817
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 623
Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 844
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 28, 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 885
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 466
The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
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 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 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
