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

Sponsor Information	Senator Andrew P. Harris District 7	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 8	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 27	Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 41	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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SB 427	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Stone
Entitled	Due Process - The Right to Life Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 730	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 731	Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 1	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Mooney, Dyson, and Stone
Entitled	Ronald Reagan Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 70	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Natural Resources - Scenic and Wild Rivers Program
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 113	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Harris, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Applications - Use of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 117	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Zirkin
Entitled	Baltimore County - State's Attorney - Salary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 151	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Stoltzfus, Pipkin, Jacobs, and Harris
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Rate - Eastern Shore Counties
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 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 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 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 238	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Muse
Entitled	Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 306	Status as of March 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman and Harris
Entitled	Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 416	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Haines, Harris, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Property Tax - Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 459	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 182
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Munson, and Harris
Entitled	Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 628	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, and Munson
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Legal Residency Status - Sentencing and Parole Considerations
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

SB 915	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Harris, and Colburn
Entitled	Task Force on the Future Conservation of Maryland's Open Space and Farmland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 944	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Astle, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Governor's Emergency Powers - Seizure of Firearms and Ammunition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings