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

Sponsor Information	Senator Larry E. Haines District 5	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 8	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 9
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Insurance - Unfair and Deceptive Practices - Limit on Offer, Promise, or Gift of Valuable Consideration Not Specified in a Contract or Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 48	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Property Tax - Exempt Property of Charitable Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 52	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Property Tax - Exemptions - Application Deadline - Real Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 53	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 362	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Residential Uses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 363	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Glassman
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Applications - Use of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 781	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Alcohol and Drug Treatment - Commitment of Defendant - Crime of Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 782	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit for Housing Units in Independent Living Retirement Communities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 783	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 899	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver Improvement Programs - Deduction of Accumulated Points
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 192	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 218
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Haines, and Robey
Entitled	Criminal Law - Fraudulent Conversion of Rental Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 249	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	Data Warehouse - Agency Data Sharing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 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 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 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 457	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Malice or Gross Negligence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 458	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	State Treasurer - Local Government Units - Local Debt Policies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 517	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 273
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	State Debt - Annuity Bond Fund - Payment of Fiscal Agents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 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 579	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 81
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	State Checks - Electronic Publication of Payee Names
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 610	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	State Treasury - Permissible Investments of State Money
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 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 634	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 88
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Glassman, Haines, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Professional Corporations - Professional Services - Multiple Professions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 640	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 697	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Della, Haines, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Robey
Entitled	Business Regulation - Distribution of Tobacco Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and 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 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 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

SB 1060	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 649
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds - Method of Sale by Board of Public Works
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations