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Senator James N. Robey
District 13

Total Number of Bills: 78
SB 316       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 317       Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Malfunctioning Traffic Control Signals
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 523       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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SB 652       Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Valuation of Income Producing Property
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
SB 803       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Retired Pilots with the Maryland State Police
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 979       Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services
Senate: Finance    
SB 980       Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Uniform Commercial Code - Financing Statements - Termination by Government Employees
Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 981       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Property Tax - Abatement of Tax on Exempt Manufacturing Personal Property
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means

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 56         Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 352
Sex Offender Registry - Additional Information
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 92         Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elective Franchise - Youth Voter Registration and Participation in Elections
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 152       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Corrections - First Degree Murder - Minimum Sentence
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 173       Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Installation of Fire Suppression Systems
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 213       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters
SB 214       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342
Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
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 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 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 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 298       Status as of February 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 27, 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 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 336       Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Task Force to Study Required Deposits on Returnable Beverage Containers
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs    
SB 340       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Task Force on Reducing State Budget Expenditures for Record Management and Retention
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 28, 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 374       Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Purchase of Contractual Service Credit
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)    
SB 375       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 392
State Retirement and Pension System - Imposition of Administrative Fees on Employers
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 376       Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Unused Sick Leave - Creditable Service
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
SB 384       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 422       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 399
Deferred Retirement Option Program Participants - Application of Line of Duty Disability Benefits
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
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 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 446       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Facilities - Released Inmates - Identification Cards
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 465       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 584
Property Tax Assessment Appeals
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 466       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.)    
SB 467       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.)    
SB 473       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404
Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means
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 483       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of State Debt - Howard County - Robinson Nature Center Ho. Co. 01-08
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.)    
SB 484       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - North Laurel Community Center Ho. Co. 02-08
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.)    
SB 485       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Blandair Regional Park Ho. Co. 03-08
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.)    
SB 487       Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Teachers' Pension System - Ineligible Positions - Transferring Membership
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)    
SB 488       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Police Retirement System - Survivor Benefits
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
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 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 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 541       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Service Retirement Allowance
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2008, 3:00 p.m.)    
SB 564       Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
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 574       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Public Health - Construction Sites - Rest Rooms
Senate: Finance    
SB 587       Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Homeowners Associations and Condominiums - Transition of Control
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 599       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 603       Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Senate: Finance    
SB 617       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees
Senate: Finance    
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 651       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Costs - Circuit Courts and District Court - Failure to Appear or Violation of Probation
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 672       Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Judges
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
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 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 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 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 852       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 626
Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations
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 959       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Slot Machines - Definition
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means