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

Sponsor Information	Senator Rona E. Kramer District 14	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 303	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 503
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Astle, Madaleno, Robey, Rosapepe, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Silver Alert Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 304	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Middleton, Muse, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 311	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Renovation of "Falling Green" at OBGC Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 312	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Damascus Heritage Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 313	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Montgomery County - Sharp Street United Methodist Church Modular Building
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 527	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 528	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Brinkley, Currie, Forehand, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Peters, Robey, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 684	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 301
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Zirkin, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Senior Investment Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 1012	Status as of March 5, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Olney Theatre Center Campus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1025	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Our House Youth Home
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 65	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 15
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Kasemeyer, McFadden, Robey, Brinkley, Edwards, Jones, King, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Line of Duty Death Benefits - Maryland Transportation Authority Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 99	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Simonaire, Jacobs, and Kramer
Entitled	Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 149	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Forehand, Glassman, Greenip, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Commission for Women - Appointment of Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 183	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 191	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Center for Children and Families Youth Activities Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 200	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Imagination Stage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 306	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Adult Autism Care Training Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 353	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Task Force on Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 367	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 537
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Brinkley, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Women in Military Service Monument
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 368	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 56
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Zirkin, Jones, and Forehand
Entitled	Lilly Ledbetter Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 370	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force - Reconstitution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 410	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Northgate Homes Lighting Upgrade
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 411	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - RCI Group Home Renovations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 412	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lake Whetstone Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 413	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 63
Sponsored By	Senator King (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Senators Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Greenip, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Muse, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 414	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, DeGrange, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 429	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Community Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 459	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007 - Victory Youth Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 460	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - LEDC Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 461	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 512	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Elections - Campaign Finance Entities - Certificates of Deposit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 551	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 555	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 565	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 596	Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Jones, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Film Production Activity Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 613	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 567
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 617	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 84
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, King, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Local Government - Deposits of Unexpended or Surplus Money
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 622	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Madaleno, Peters, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 624	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Black Rock Center for the Arts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 686	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Rosapepe, DeGrange, Greenip, Jones, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Modifications and Applicability to Community College Capital Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 691	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 761	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Supports and Services - Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 858	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, DeGrange, Edwards, Exum, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Miller, Peters, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Gasohol and Gasoline Products Marketing Act - Marketing Premises
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 898	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means