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

Sponsor Information	Senator Douglas J. J. Peters District 23	Another Session	Short Format
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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 190	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Muse, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 250	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Whitemarsh Turf Field
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 251	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009 - Prince George's County - Whitemarsh Turf Field
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 318	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Community Safety and Surveillance Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 423	Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Klausmeier, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Pugh, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Lottery - Licenses - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 490	Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	State Racing Commission - Meetings - Notice of Agenda Items
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 491	Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Horse Racing - Bowie Race Course Training Center - Ownership Transfer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 492	Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Education - County School Board Budgets - Transparency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 493	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Prince George's County Public Schools - Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 509	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Prince George's County - Ethics Reforms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 530	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, King, Manno, and Robey
Entitled	Residential Real Property Sales - Property Tax Disclaimer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

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 681	Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Marleigh Community Safety and Surveillance System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 682	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 81
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Montgomery, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Behavioral Health - Veterans - Coordination and Provision of Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 684	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters and Muse
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Maturity of Bonds - Limitation on Time Period for Assessment and Collection of Benefit Charges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 687	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 517
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Individuals in Business Occupations and Professions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 2	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Forehand, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, Zirkin, Peters, and Montgomery
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Registration and Driver's License Renewal Fees - No Charge for Recipients of Medal of Honor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 113	Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators King, Benson, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 267	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Colburn, Getty, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Broad Creek Maryland Boy Scouts of America Ecology Conservation Learning Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 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 398	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Senators King, Garagiola, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, and Robey
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Sale of Electricity Generated by Solar Energy and Residential Wind Energy Equipment - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 399	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Colburn, Garagiola, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, and Robey
Entitled	Maryland Green Fuel Initiative - Motor Fuel Taxes - Biodiesel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 400	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 463
Sponsored By	Senators King, Ferguson, Forehand, Montgomery, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Certificates of Foreign Birth - IH-3 Visa
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 484	Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Montgomery, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - Direct Deposit of Wages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 549	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Education - Bullying Safety Risks and Health Problems - Parental Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 558	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, Peters, Ramirez, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Amendments to MBE Participation Schedule and Extension of Task Force
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 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 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 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 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 731	Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, King, Montgomery, Peters, Reilly, Rosapepe, Stone, Mathias, Middleton, and Muse
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund - Annual Report and Related Events
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 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 816	Status as of February 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Reilly, Jennings, and Peters
Entitled	General Assembly - Member Called to Active Duty - Temporary Replacement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 818	Status as of February 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Reilly, Jennings, and Peters
Entitled	General Assembly - Member Called to Active Duty - Temporary Replacement - Implementing Legislation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

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