2009 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.
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Senator Thomas M. Middleton
District 28
Total Number of Bills: 95
SB 161
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 204
Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Board - Term Limits
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 310
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Hospice House
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 14, 2009, 11:00 a.m.)
SB 358
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
SB 375
Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Reports to "Crime Stoppers" Organization - Inadmissibility and Confidentiality
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: February 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 376
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 539
Charles County - Workers' Compensation - Auxiliary Volunteer of Sheriff's Office
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 377
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 58
Business Regulation - Home Builder Guaranty Fund - Fee
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 439
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 66
Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 515
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Healthy Maryland Program
Senate:
Finance and Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 516
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 553
Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 555
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Senate:
Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 575
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Native American Status - Standards for Recognition
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 576
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 287
Unemployment Insurance - Maximum Benefit - Increase
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 627
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575
Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 636
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 89
Health Insurance - Required Report and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 691
Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 692
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Disposition of Traffic Citations
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 760
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
State Personnel - At-Will Employment - Reforms and Reports
Senate:
Finance
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: April 10, 2009, 1:30 p.m.)
SB 761
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 308
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Supports and Services - Report
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 762
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 309
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Administration
Senate:
Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters and Ways and Means
SB 952
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 331
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 959
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 336
Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Regulation and Status
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 1026
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Telecommunications - Basic and Competitive Services - Agreement
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 20, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 1028
Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Jaycees Field of Dreams
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 14, 2009, 11:00 a.m)
SB 1036
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 114
Credit Regulation - Mortgage Loans - Proof of Ability to Repay - Exception
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 1068
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Workgroup to Study the Future Conservation of the State's Open Space and Farmland
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 1070
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 348
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SJ 2
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Joint Resolution 1
The Jim McKay Maryland Million
Senate:
Finance
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
Co-sponsored Bills
SB 14
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 183
Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects
Senate:
Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
SB 44
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 121
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Child Protection - Mandatory Reporting of Children Regularly in Contact with Persons Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 143
Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 173
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 516
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 201
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 522
Real Property - Condominiums - Repair or Replacement of Damage or Destruction by Council of Unit Owners
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 209
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 221
State Highway Administration - Snow Removal - Use of Farm Trucks
Senate:
Finance
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 216
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 243
Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Green Globe Rating
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 11, 2009, 1:30 p.m.)
SB 269
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 4
Financial Institutions - Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Loan Originators
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 270
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 5
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 271
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 173
Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 278
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 172
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
SB 304
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 236
Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
SB 341
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 243
Prosthetic Parity Act
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 367
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 537
Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Women in Military Service Monument
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 379
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Task Force to Study the County and Municipal Revenue Structure
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 380
Status as of May 19, 2009:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 393
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Managing for Results - Evidence-Based Practices
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 413
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 63
Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Repeal of Sunset
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Ways and Means
SB 417
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Prescription Confidentiality Act
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 419
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: February 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 420
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 470
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 548
Unemployment Insurance - Recreational Sports Officials - Coverage
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 481
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 549
Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 485
Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Federal Flight Deck Officers
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 492
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 72
Community Mental Health Services Programs - Financial Statements and Salary Information
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 493
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 74
Mental Health Programs and Facilities - Reports of Death
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 496
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Retired Pilots with the Maryland State Police
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 512
Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elections - Campaign Finance Entities - Certificates of Deposit
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 514
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting on Election Day
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: February 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 550
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 557
Online Child Safety Act of 2009
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 551
Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
SB 552
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 277
Tax Amnesty Program
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 553
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 278
Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 556
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 558
State Funding Accountability Act
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Appropriations
SB 557
Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Implementation of Early Voting and Polling Places
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 562
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 560
Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 582
Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
State Personnel - Attorney General - Special Appointments
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 596
Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Film Production Activity Credit
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 602
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 565
Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 616
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 571
Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 623
Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 628
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 86
Health Occupations - Licensure of Social Workers
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 661
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585
Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 662
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 693
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2009
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 697
Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Business Regulation - Distribution of Tobacco Products
Senate:
Finance and Judicial Proceedings
SB 698
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 593
Income Tax Refund - Direct Deposit - Multiple Accounts
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
SB 703
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 305
Electric Universal Service Program - Modifications
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 717
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 31, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 751
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 97
Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 814
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Voting Machines - Voting System Warranty Requirement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 816
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 822
Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2009
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 844
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 856
Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Green Jobs Workforce Training Program
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 883
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
State Government - Commemorative Days - Firemen and Rescue Workers Memorial Service
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 896
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 109
Commercial Law - Equipment Dealer Contract Act - Scope
Senate:
Finance
House:
Economic Matters
SB 911
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Allocation of Funds
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: April 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 912
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Labor and Employment - Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Senate:
Finance
SB 941
Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Procurement - Preference - Energy Star Products
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 944
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House:
Environmental Matters
SB 949
Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Eligibility for Insurance Coverage - Take-Out Program
Senate:
Finance
SB 963
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 337
Health - Maryland Commission on Autism
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 988
Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Division of Correction and Division of Parole and Probation - Reports and Records - Immigration Status
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 1063
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Joint Oversight Committee on Emergency Medical Services
Senate:
Finance
House:
Health and Government Operations
SB 1072
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 3
Pimlico and Laurel Park Racetracks, Bowie Race Course Training Center, and Preakness Stakes - State Purchase or Condemnation
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
House:
Environmental Matters
