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

Sponsor Information	Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. District 18	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 15	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

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 312	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, King, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 316	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Property Tax - Charter Counties - Education Funding
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SB 552	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, and Raskin
Entitled	Environment - Local Stormwater Charges - State Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 553	Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Gross Receipts - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 554	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Montgomery County - Warner Manor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 622	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Frosh, Kelley, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Nonresidential Electricity and Gas - Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure - State Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 623	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Glassman
Entitled	Maryland Department of Transportation - Transit Review and Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 624	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 740	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	State Government - Access to Public Records - Electronic Documents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 892	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2002 and 2009 - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 893	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009 - Montgomery County - LEDC Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 894	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Garagiola, King, Manno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Noyes Children's Library Renovations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 895	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Medical Professional Liability Insurance for Nonprofit Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 957	Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Frosh, Garagiola, Manno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Warner Manor
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 104	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Senators King, Benson, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Madaleno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Education Enhancement Program - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 109	Status as of January 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Madaleno
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Course Credit - Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examinations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 116	Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Madaleno, Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 118	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Madaleno
Entitled	Local Correctional Facilities - Sentenced Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 150	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Korean American Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 151	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Zirkin, Garagiola, Glassman, Mathias, and Muse
Entitled	Public Health - Containers of Infant Formula Manufactured with Bisphenol-A - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 160	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Nitrogen Removal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 161	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Regulated Firearms - Applications for Dealer's License - Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 162	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Firearms - Detachable Magazines - Maximum Capacity for Ammunition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 168	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, King, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 175	Status as of February 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 176	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Klausmeier, Astle, King, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 177	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Robey, King, Madaleno, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 178	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Benson, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Child Neglect
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 183	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 195	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - JCCGW Theatre Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 203	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 433
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Benson, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - "Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment" Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 216	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Jewish Social Service Agency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 219	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Imagination Stage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 231	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Glenbrooke Stormwater Management Pond Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 232	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lewisberry Corridor Lighting Improvement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 233	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Battleridge Place Stream Valley Restoration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 261	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Gladden, Madaleno, Manno, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Real Property - Commercial Buildings - Disclosures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 262	Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Benson, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Examination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 266	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 273	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Homecrest House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 320	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Frosh, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Environment - Phosphorus - Commercial Dishwashing Detergent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 327	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 218
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Benson, Colburn, Ferguson, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Human Trafficking Victim Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 347	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 380	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Ferguson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Muse
Entitled	Electricity - Net Energy Metering
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 388	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 401	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, Gladden, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Use of State Employees Instead of Service Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 409	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 415	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 417	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 444	Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Benson, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Employment Standards and Conditions - Definition of Employer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 445	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Frosh, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Ivymount School Annex Building
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 448	Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Frosh, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Ramirez, and Raskin
Entitled	State Personnel - Applicants for Employment - Criminal History Records Checks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 483	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Madaleno, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 485	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators King, DeGrange, Madaleno, Manno, and Young
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Tax Credit - Qualified Maryland Biotechnology Company
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 489	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 486
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Nonpublic Schools Participating in State-Funded Education Programs - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 516	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, Ramirez, and Raskin
Entitled	Foreclosed Residential Property - Tenants - Collection of Rent Payments - Prior Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 550	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Benson, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Licensees - Duties and Immunities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 551	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Benson, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Prohibited Acts of Employers - Adverse Action
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 560	Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Ferguson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 582	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Manno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Agriculture - Pesticides - Regulation of Atrazine Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 594	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 598	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, and Manno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 600	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments - Employee Remedies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 602	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Clean the Streams and Beautify the Bay Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 637	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Frosh, Gladden, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Healthy Kids, Healthy Maryland - Toxic Chemical Identification and Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 639	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 266
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Astle, Colburn, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 644	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 508
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson and Madaleno
Entitled	State Government - Transparency and Open Government
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 646	Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Economic Development - Green Business Incentive Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 650	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Peace Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 651	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Benson, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Crimes - Domestic Violence Assault
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 654	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Manno, Madaleno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rates and Distribution of Revenues
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 657	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 692	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 167
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 708	Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Ferguson, Forehand, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Stone, and McFadden
Entitled	Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Registration, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 714	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Ferguson, Forehand, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, and Robey
Entitled	Transportation Trust Fund - Financing - Use of Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 716	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Benson, Conway, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 741	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Madaleno
Entitled	Commercial Law - Debt Settlement Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 752	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Ramirez
Entitled	Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 754	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 539
Sponsored By	Senators King, Benson, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	State Department of Education - Permanent Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program - Establishment and Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 765	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 288
Sponsored By	Senators Young, King, Madaleno, Rosapepe, Montgomery, Forehand, Colburn, Manno, and Ferguson
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - Exchange of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 784	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, Frosh, Garagiola, King, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Cardinal McCarrick Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 785	Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Raskin, Benson, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Agriculture - Pesticides - Use, Release, Sale, and Purchase Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 787	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 290
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Manno
Entitled	Juvenile Services - Services and Programs for Females
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

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 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 846	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Benson, Ferguson, Frosh, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 861	Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Astle, Mathias, Middleton, Benson, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 871	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Orthodox Congregation of Silver Spring Preschool Building Repair
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 934	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Kelley, and Madaleno
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Staffing Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 3	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Commission to Rename Mountains in the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs