2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Senator Verna L. Jones
District 44
Total Number of Bills: 100
SB 115
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Newborn Community Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 159
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - PBC Outreach Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 432
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Garrett-Jacobs Mansion
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 437
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 400
State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 438
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579
Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
SB 439
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 440
Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 512
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 582
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Education - Multiple Suspensions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 618
Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Relief
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 619
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit to Offset Increased Sales Tax
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 701
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 440
Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 702
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Audit Requirement
Senate:
Finance
SB 768
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 769
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Southwest Senior and Community Multipurpose Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 770
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Sellers Mansion
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 776
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Tax Credit for Employer-Established Paid Work-Based Learning Programs
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 854
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 333
Tax Sales - Minimum Tax Due - Redemption Payments - Reimbursement of Expenses on Redemption
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 867
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.)
SB 868
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Everyman Theatre
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 876
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Baltimore City - The Saratoga Center Loan of 2001
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 890
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Baltimore City - Gay Street One/Madison Square
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 935
Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 990
Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 1004
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
State Individual Income Tax - Surcharge on Higher Incomes
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 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 46
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 10
Budget Financing Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 49
Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 60
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 354
Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 76
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 359
Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 97
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable Health and Government Operations
Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 98
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Prosthetic Parity Act
Senate:
Finance
SB 116
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 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 216
Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 1
Real Property - Recordation of Instruments Securing Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 217
Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 3
Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
SB 218
Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 5
Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
SB 220
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Prohibition of Unauthorized Skimming and Re-Encoding Devices
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 240
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 241
Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 7, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 242
Status as of January 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 243
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 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 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 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 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 327
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Cardholder Affidavits - Evidence
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 328
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 25, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 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 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 445
Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 447
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 464
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: April 3, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 480
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 408
State Retirement and Pension System - Membership and System Study
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 481
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 585
Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
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 499
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
Senate:
Finance
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 522
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
Senate:
Finance
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 559
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgages
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 562
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Adult and Adolescent Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 583
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 585
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Reporting Lost or Stolen
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 586
Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Restrictions on Possession of Firearms - Conviction of Disqualifying Crime and Protective Order Respondent
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 593
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 597
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 599
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 606
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 600
State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 607
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602
Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
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 632
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Social Services Administration - Children Subject to Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect - Identification and Notice
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: April 1, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 644
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Baltimore Regional Transportation Authority Study Task Force
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 645
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 6, 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 671
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Employees Serving as Members of County Governing Bodies
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 692
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 785
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Minor Passenger
Senate:
Finance
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 885
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 466
The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 911
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 468
Baltimore City Land Bank Authority
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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
SB 965
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Kids First Act
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
SB 984
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 478
Board of Public Works - Notification - Capital Leases
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 995
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Competitive Sealed Proposals - Disclosure of Information - Minority Business Enterprise Participation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
