2009 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Bryan W. Simonaire District 31	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 189	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - School Buses and Former School Buses - Seat Belts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 195	Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Ultrasound Options
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 217	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Natural Resources - Tree Services - Advertising
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 298	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Payment Deferral
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 299	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 531
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 308	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Historical Freetown Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 385	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 408	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 258
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brochin, Colburn, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Lenett, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 409	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Office Discipline Referrals - Accountability Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 495	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	State Government - Legislative Furlough Enabling Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 620	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Stone, and Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Hearing on Motion for Revision, Modification, or Reduction of Sentence or Disposition - Appearance of Victim or Victim's Representative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 922	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Astle, DeGrange, and Greenip
Entitled	Bay Restoration Fund - Septic Systems - Nitrogen Removal Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 59	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 150	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act - Loretta's Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 151	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 201
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Homeless Persons and Groups and Gender
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 159	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Commercial Real Property - Action to Abate Drug Nuisance - Prior Notice Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 181	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 41
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 193	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Harrington, Klausmeier, Pugh, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Commission on the Monitoring of Guardians of Disabled Adults
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 218	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Stone, Muse, and Simonaire
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Offender Registry - Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 257	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 501
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Peters, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 259	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 266	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 492
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Muse, Raskin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 284	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harrington, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Zirkin, and Munson
Entitled	Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 301	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Haines, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Property Tax - Notice of Assessment - Appeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 369	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Pipkin, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Simonaire, Haines, and Mooney
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Proof of Lawful Presence Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 424	Status as of February 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Crimes - Commission of Vehicular Manslaughter While Driver's License or Privilege Is Suspended or Revoked - Mandatory Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 442	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 447	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Haines, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, and Simonaire
Entitled	Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 522	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Arrest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 601	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 643	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, and Simonaire
Entitled	Estates - Disqualification of Persons Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining Property from Vulnerable Adults
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 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 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 735	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Jacobs, Madaleno, Mooney, Robey, and Simonaire
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Mandatory Use of Ignition Interlock System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 811	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 844	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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