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

Sponsor Information	Senator Ulysses Currie District 25	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 148	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Largo High School PTSA Track Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 149	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Forestville Military Academy Track
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 532	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By	Senators Currie and Benson
Entitled	Real Property - Homeowners Association Elections - Enforcement by the Division of Consumer Protection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 819	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Berkshire Neighborhood Park Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 825	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Raskin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Education - Development and Review of Content Standards for Chess Instruction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 830	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Tax Credits for Qualifying Employees with Disabilities - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 831	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Arthur & Mary E. Ridgley, Sr. Museum Phase I
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 53	Status as of January 19, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kittleman, Madaleno, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Education - Waiver from Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 132	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 28
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, and Muse
Entitled	Job Applicant Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 167	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 191
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Madaleno, Manno, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 180	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Peters, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Manno, McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Invest Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 182	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Kelley, Muse, Pugh, Currie, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 189	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Colburn, Currie, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Manno, McFadden, Muse, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Schools - State Aid for School Construction - Planning and Design Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 196	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Sexual Offense in the Fourth Degree - Statute of Limitations - Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 202	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Kasemeyer, Astle, Currie, Ferguson, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, Zirkin, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Muse
Entitled	Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 230	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 438
Sponsored By	Senators King, Benson, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Middleton, Montgomery, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Public Information Act - Required Denials - Senior Citizen Activities Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 241	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Commission to Study Streamlining and Increasing the Efficiency of the Procurement Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 242	Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, and Madaleno
Entitled	Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit - Inmate Aftercare Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 281	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 394
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Currie, Muse, Peters, and Ramirez
Entitled	Prince George's County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 305	Status as of February 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Benson, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 311	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 321	Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Currie, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled	Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Resale of Admission Tickets
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 341	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Ramirez
Entitled	Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Service Quality and Reliability Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 351	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Montgomery, and Ramirez
Entitled	Request to Place a Statue of Harriet Tubman in the National Statuary Hall Collection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 394	Status as of February 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 473	Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Currie, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Earned Income Credit Information Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 474	Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Manno, Middleton, Pugh, Raskin, and Young
Entitled	Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 573	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Muse and Currie
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009 - Prince George's County - National Children's Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 575	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Benson, Currie, Madaleno, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Alexander L. Booker Child Protection Construction Site Safety Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 578	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 496
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Benson, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Forehand, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, Dyson, Klausmeier, and Pinsky
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licenses, Temporary Volunteer Licenses, and Temporary Dental Clinic Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 592	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 608	Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Currie, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Public School Personnel - Grounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 609	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 502
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Benson, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Public Charter Schools - School Sites and Buildings - Availability for Occupation and Use
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 610	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Benson, Currie, King, McFadden, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 638	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Currie, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, McFadden, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminal Applicants and Licensees - Minority Business Participation - Modifications and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 683	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters and Currie
Entitled	Equity in Education Funding Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 725	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Currie, Ferguson, Madaleno, Manno, Pinsky, Ramirez, and Raskin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 771	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 548
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Young, Zirkin, Benson, and Dyson
Entitled	Education - Public Schools and Youth Sports Programs - Concussions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

SB 792	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, and Ramirez
Entitled	Crimes - Prohibition on Sale of Drug Paraphernalia to a Minor - Local Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 793	Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Currie, Forehand, King, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 794	Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Currie, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, and Ramirez
Entitled	Commercial Law - Sales of Unpackaged Cigarettes - Prohibitions and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 796	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Benson, Currie, Kelley, McFadden, Montgomery, Pugh, and Ramirez
Entitled	Transportation - Highway Construction Training and Supportive Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 806	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 292
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Peters, Currie, Madaleno, Rosapepe, King, Manno, and Ferguson
Entitled	Election Law - Online Voter Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 813	Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Currie, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminal Applicants and Licensees - Minority Business Participation - Modifications and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 837	Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Raskin, Benson, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, and Reilly
Entitled	Death Penalty Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 890	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Benson, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program - Expansion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 994	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Currie, King, Manno, McFadden, and Forehand
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Alcoholic Beverages - Supplementary Appropriation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SJ 5	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled	Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Broadband Internet Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance