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

Sponsor Information	Senator Janet Greenip District 33	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 167	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs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 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SB 385	Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings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 386	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 756	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Second Genesis Security System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 23	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled	Teenage Protection Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 93	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Greenip, Harris, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licensing of Illegal Aliens - Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 116	Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Conway, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Greenip, Jacobs, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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