2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Senator Katherine Klausmeier
District 8
Total Number of Bills: 97
SB 29
Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Slot Machines - Ownership and Operation by Eligible Nonprofit Organizations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
SB 80
Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 81
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 82
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
State Lottery - Compulsive Gambling Grants
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 83
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Commission on Gambling Addiction
Senate:
Finance
SB 107
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Education - Baltimore County - Public School Employee Units
Senate:
Finance
SB 329
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Electric Restructuring - Electricity Supply Services - Residential Customers and Small Commercial Customers
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 330
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 14, 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 572
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Baltimore County
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 573
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Port Discovery
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 8, 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 714
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 715
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Compensation Outside the State
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 716
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Alcoholic Beverages - Home Brewing Instructor's Permit
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 717
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 618
Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 718
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 444
Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 719
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers
Senate:
Finance
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 721
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Annual Reports
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 722
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 723
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 724
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 205
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 725
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 726
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Senate:
Finance
SB 727
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Electric Companies - Notification of Tree Care Schedule and Review - Public Service Commission
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: April 7, 2008, 10:00 a.m)
SB 834
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Criminal Background Checks
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 886
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures
Senate:
Finance
SB 900
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 234
Exhibitors - Licensure - National Convention Exemption
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 908
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Tax-Free Weeks
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
SB 960
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 242
State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure of Massage Therapists
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SJ 3
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Establishing Nurse Anesthetists Week
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 51
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Sample Collection on Arrest - First and Second Degree Rape
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 70
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Scenic and Wild Rivers Program
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 96
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367
Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
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 117
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 146
Baltimore County - State's Attorney - Salary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 206
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 338
BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means and 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 219
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Baltimore County - Proposed New School Buildings - High Performance Buildings
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 231
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Public Schools - Certified Teachers - Flagging Investigative Proceedings
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 238
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 375
Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
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 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 276
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 384
Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental 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 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 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 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 373
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: April 3, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 387
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 393
Criminal Law - Possessing Stolen Property
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 415
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Baltimore County - Northeast Skate Park
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 416
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 433
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Pharmacy Permit Holders - Signs for Reporting Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 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 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 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 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 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 595
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 598
Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 596
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Courts - Nonprofit Associations - Standing to Participate in Governmental Proceedings
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 605
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program
Senate:
Finance and Judicial Proceedings
House:
Economic Matters
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 621
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Lawful Presence in United States
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 634
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Gang Activity - Jurisdiction over Juvenile Offenders
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 635
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Criminal Gangs - Abatement of Nuisance
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 636
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Definition of "Criminal Gang"
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 639
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Courts - Evidence - Existence of or Membership in a Criminal Gang
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 640
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Criminal Gangs - Underlying Crime
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 641
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Gang Activity - Financial Transactions - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 11, 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 657
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Appropriations
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 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 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 745
Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 702
Alcoholic Beverages - Definitions - Beer
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 829
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Baltimore County - Smoking Ban - Exception for Open-Air Structures with Temporary Covering
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 850
Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Senate:
Senate Rules
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 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 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.)
