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

Sponsor Information	Senator James Brochin District 42	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 30	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Jacobs, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 50	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Frosh, Stone, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Zirkin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Victim's Compensation - Temporary Lodging for Domestic Violence Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 51	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claimant Confidentiality and Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 111	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Conway, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Environment - Recycling - Apartment Buildings and Condominiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 193	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Divorce - Required Mediation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 229	Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Frosh, and Raskin
Entitled	Education - General Assembly Scholarships - Modification of Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 424	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Forehand
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibited Acts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 447	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Evidence - Separate Act of Sexual Misconduct Involving a Minor - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 71	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Commission on Surrogate Parenting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

SB 115	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Manno, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, Brochin, Gladden, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Young
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Abuse, Neglect, or Cruelty - Conditions of Probation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 141	Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Brochin, and Getty
Entitled	Baltimore County - Hybrid School Board - Election and Appointment of Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 173	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Forehand, King, Manno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force on Diminution Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 174	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 164
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Manno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Restrictions Against Use and Possession of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 224	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Benson, Brochin, Edwards, Ferguson, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Stone, and Young
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 247	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jennings, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Shank, Stone, Young, Zirkin, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Montgomery
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 387	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 446	Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 531	Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Raskin, Reilly, Forehand, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 675	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Brochin, Getty, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 706	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, and Kelley
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 707	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, and Kelley
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Expansion to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 747	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 756	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 541
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Brochin, Forehand, Raskin, Ramirez, and Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 803	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 556
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Jacobs, King, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Robey, Shank, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Drunk Driving Reduction Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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