2009 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:08 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Andrew P. Harris District 7	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 43	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Greenip, Colburn, and Kittleman
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 384	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Dyson, and Frosh
Entitled	Program Open Space - Impervious Surface Projects - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 653	Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Peters
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Shooting Ranges - Military, Police, and Correctional Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 746	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Safety - Citizens Self-Defense Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 747	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Kittleman, Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 748	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Glassman, Greenip, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	Sales Tax Rollback Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 846	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Election Law - Public Financing Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 847	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 848	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Kittleman
Entitled	Authorized Resolutions - Spending Mandates - Three-Fifths Vote and Limited Duration Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 947	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Raskin
Entitled	Elections - New Political Party - Petition Signatures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1050	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Klausmeier
Entitled	Baltimore County Revenue Authority - Closure, Sale, Transfer, or Conveyance of Facility or Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 1061	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 11	Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Mooney
Entitled	Opposition to the Reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 7	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Flags - Made in USA
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 14	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 183
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, Colburn, and Harris
Entitled	Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 27	Status as of January 14, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Haines, Harris, Munson, Pipkin, Kittleman, Colburn, Glassman, and Edwards
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licensing of Illegal Aliens - Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 44	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Harris, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 45	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Harris, Pipkin, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 173	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Garagiola, Glassman, Middleton, and Harris
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 216	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, Garagiola, Jones, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 228	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 228
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Property Tax Credit for Homes Near a Refuse Disposal System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 243	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Harris, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Green Globe Rating
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 244	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operators' Permits - Proof of Lawful Presence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 247	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 529
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, and Kelley
Entitled	Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 248	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 46
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Colburn, Dyson, Exum, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Kelley, and Lenett
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 338	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 420	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 422	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Child Protection from Predators Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 425	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 541
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Glassman, Harris, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Offender Registry - Retroactivity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 426	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Colburn, Glassman, Greenip, Harris, Klausmeier, and Mooney
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving While License Is Suspended or Revoked - Penalty for Serious Bodily Injury
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 427	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, Kittleman, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Offense in the Second Degree - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 432	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, Harris, and Stone
Entitled	Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization - Zoning and Lane Use Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 485	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Federal Flight Deck Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 516	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Glassman, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Lenett, Harrington, Greenip, and Harris
Entitled	Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 550	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Online Child Safety Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 552	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 277
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tax Amnesty Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 553	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 278
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 556	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Miller, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Funding Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 623	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 629	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 745
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 647	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 656	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Munson, Rosapepe, Harrington, Harris, Pinsky, Lenett, and Greenip
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 666	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harris
Entitled	Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 675	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 694	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Pipkin
Entitled	Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 695	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Ethics - Executive Branch - Lobbying by Former Officials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 717	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 721	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Harris
Entitled	Private Wastewater Treatment Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 766	Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Dyson, Edwards, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 784	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, Dyson, Gladden, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Mooney
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle at a Red Signal - Affirmative Defense
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 802	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 607
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Mooney, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harris
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

SB 814	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Conway, Frosh, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Machines - Voting System Warranty Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 883	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Pipkin, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Firemen and Rescue Workers Memorial Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 990	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Conway, Dyson, Colburn, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SJ 6	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	"Card Check" and Forced, Compulsory Arbitration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance