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

Sponsor Information	Senator Rob Garagiola District 15	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 119	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Button Farm Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 294	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 166
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crimes Against a Law Enforcement Officer - Definition of Law Enforcement Officer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 341	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Waters Barn Restoration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 342	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Procurement - Flexible-Fuel Vehicles - Alternative Fuel Requirements
Committee Assignments	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
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 344	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	The Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 471	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 472	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Agricultural Activity Center Expansion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 473	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	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
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 565	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 140
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Edwards, Forehand, Middleton, Peters, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Bio-Heating Oil
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 566	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Exum, Forehand, Kelley, King, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Computer Services Tax Repeal and Transportation Funding Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 570	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 593
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 677	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and McFadden
Entitled	Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 925	Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Arc of Montgomery County Group Homes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 991	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 61	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 79	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Credit Unions - Deposits of State and Local Government Money
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 108	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Group Home Renovations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 109	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Imagination Stage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 110	Status as of January 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Suburban Hospital
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 204	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pugh and Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Transit-Oriented Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 205	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 207	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Garagiola, Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Solar and Geothermal Tax Incentive and Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 208	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 124
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Madaleno, King, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 209	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 210	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 226	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maryland Youth Ballet
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 246	Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 257	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Government Contracts Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 264	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harrington
Entitled	High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 268	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 270	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Haines, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 282	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 287	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 164
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Miller, Kasemeyer, Rosapepe, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Seniors Tax Relief Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 297	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 309	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 311	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bioscience Education Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 312	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 315	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Muse, Peters, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 316	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Lenett, Munson, Peters, Pugh, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 346	Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Adventist Health Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 392	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 393	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 394	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Violation of Condition of "No Contact" - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 431	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 176
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study a No Net Loss of Forest Policy
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, McFadden, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 441	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Garagiola, Forehand, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Offender Registry - Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 444	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Miller, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 486	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Garagiola, and Glassman
Entitled	State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 498	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 500	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 501	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 513	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Prevention - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 520	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harris, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 521	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 533	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Conway, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Exum, Kelley, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, and Jones
Entitled	Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 574	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Public Health - Construction Sites - Rest Rooms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 575	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Garagiola, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System - Sexual Offenses and Kidnapping - Sample Collection on Arrest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 587	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Homeowners Associations and Condominiums - Transition of Control
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 588	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Bond Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 589	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 600	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Stone
Entitled	Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pugh
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 624	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 646	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 651	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Garagiola, Muse, and Robey
Entitled	Costs - Circuit Courts and District Court - Failure to Appear or Violation of Probation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 679	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 612
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Regulation by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 720	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 775	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, and Middleton
Entitled	Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Allocation of Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 799	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Garagiola, and Gladden
Entitled	Family Investment Program Recipients - Child-Specific Benefit - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 844	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 885	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, and Lenett
Entitled	The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 906	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 959	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Slot Machines - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 985	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, and Garagiola
Entitled	Property Tax Assessments - Local Ordinance Imposing Rent Restrictions or Affordability Requirements - Study and Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation