2011 Regular Session sponsor information current as of September 19, 2011 - 5:15 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator David R. Brinkley District 4	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 131	Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund - Loan Forgiveness
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 163	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Young, and Middleton
Entitled	Allegany County, Baltimore City, Charles County, and Frederick County - Boards of Elections - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 164	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Frederick Alliance for Youth - Youth and Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 165	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Raffles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 166	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Wine Consumption - Restaurants and Clubs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 263	Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 308	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mathias, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Reilly, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Affirmative Defenses - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

SB 329	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Frederick County - Board of Education - Alien Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 330	Status as of May 18, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Nonprofit School Lease - Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 331	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Roadside Solicitation of Money or Donations - Permit Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 496	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 238
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Brewery License - Samples and Sales
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 676	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	County Boards of Education - Alien Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 677	Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 678	Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 679	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 273
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Madaleno, Middleton, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 680	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Exemption from Training Course
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 760	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Frederick County - Property Tax Setoff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 761	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	State Personnel - Land Records Employees - Salaries and Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 762	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Property Tax Assessments - Physical Inspection of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 821	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 294
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 851	Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County - Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 864	Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Shank
Entitled	Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - Practice of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 188	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Young
Entitled	Recreational Fishing Licenses - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 238	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Brinkley, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Reilly, and Simonaire
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Ronald Reagan Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 248	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 315	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Glassman, Jacobs, Mathias, McFadden, Peters, and Reilly
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 317	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brinkley, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Victims of Crimes of Violence - Discrimination Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 365	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Trust Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 385	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young and Brinkley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Weinberg Center for the Arts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 386	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young and Brinkley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Cultural Arts Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 389	Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Raskin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, and Young
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Web Site - State Loans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 419	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, and Robey
Entitled	Income Tax - Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles - Credit for Idle Reduction Devices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 441	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Getty, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pipkin, Pugh, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Additional Forms or Expansion of Commercial Gaming by Supermajority of General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 443	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Shank
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 528	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Reilly, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 629	Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 631	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	Budget - Reductions of Appropriations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 632	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	State Budget
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 633	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Repeal of Constitutional Amendment - Changes to Statutory Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 672	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Maryland Film Production Employment Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

SB 727	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Manno, Peters, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Young
Entitled	Small Business Growth Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 732	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 733	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Health Care Freedom Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 735	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Retirement Program - New Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 959	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and Brinkley
Entitled	Bio-Heating Oil - Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 977	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Dyson, Simonaire, Middleton, Edwards, Mathias, Stone, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Forehand, Brinkley, Reilly, Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Kittleman, Rosapepe, Shank, Jennings, Glassman, Frosh, Brochin, Ramirez, Raskin, Zirkin, and Garagiola
Entitled	Freedom of Speech - Picketing at a Funeral - Distance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 984	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 1	Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Brinkley, Jacobs, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Sovereignty Under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation