2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:56 p.m.
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Senator Thomas M. Middleton
District 28
Total Number of Bills: 81

SB 89         Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 135       Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Civista Medical Center, Inc.

Senate: Budget and Taxation    

SB 225       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers

Senate: Finance     House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 247       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Hospice House

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 304       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 168

Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study

Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 305       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 572

Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 347       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 34

Credit Regulation - Credit Grantor Provisions - Fees, Charges, and Penalties

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 348       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 135

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 1 Renewable Source - Poultry Litter

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 349       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

State Personnel - Executive Pay Plans - Reporting Requirements

Senate: Finance     House: Appropriations

SB 459       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 182

Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 460       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 581

Vehicle Laws - Moving Violations by Minors - Notification of Parent or Guardian

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Environmental Matters

SB 461       Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices by Young Drivers - Enforcement

Senate: Judicial Proceedings    

SB 509       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 510       Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Mile Thoroughbred Racing - Live Racing Days - Additional License

Senate: Finance     House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 511       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 185

Health Occupations - Dental Hygiene Students - Exception From Licensure Requirements While Participating in Approved Educational Program

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 661       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Minors with Provisional License Transporting Minors - Enforcement

Senate: Judicial Proceedings    

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 682       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 613

Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Eligibility - Consolidation Plan

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 684       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

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 841       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 624

Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Modifications

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 882       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 630

Certified Professional, Associate, and Supervised Counselors-Alcohol and Drug - Qualifications

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 909       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 237

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Board of Trustees - Young Farmer

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters

SB 915       Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

Task Force on the Future Conservation of Maryland's Open Space and Farmland

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters

SB 916       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 238

Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement and Grants

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 946       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 641

Hospital Regulation and Financing - Maryland Hospital Bond Program and User Fees of the Health Services Cost Review Commission

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 948       Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Indian Head Center for the Arts

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 959       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474

Slot Machines - Definition

Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means

SB 974       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 244

Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment

Senate: Finance     House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 997       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

Public Service Commission - Regulation of Nuclear Decommissioning Funds

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 1008     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 480

Home Builders - Sales Representative Registration and Home Builder Guaranty Fund

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 1013     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 133

Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

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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 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 200       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 27

Commission to Study Southern Maryland Transportation Needs

Senate: Finance     House: Environmental 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 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 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 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 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 257       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Government Contracts Exemption

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)    

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 382       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Environment - Patuxent River Watershed

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 458       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 181

Tourism Promotion Act of 2008

Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Economic Matters and Appropriations

SB 495       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Homestead Property Tax Credit - Farm or Agricultural Use Land

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

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 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 503       Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    

SB 504       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

Criminal Law - Theft of Rental Property

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary

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 565       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 140

Income Tax Credit - Bio-Heating Oil

Senate: Budget and Taxation     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 581       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 5, 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 600       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 426

Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     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 612       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 574

Procurement - Preference Procurement Program for Sheltered Workshops - Individual With Disability Owned Businesses

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

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 646       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 605

Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 647       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

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 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 708       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 5, 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 775       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 452

Maryland Medbank Program - Funding

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

Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Allocation of Funds

Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 786       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Environment - Privately Licensed Sanitarians - Soil Percolation Tests

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

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 944       Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

Governor's Emergency Powers - Seizure of Firearms and Ammunition

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

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    

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Committee Bills

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