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

Sponsor Information	Senator James N. Robey District 13	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 34	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Blandair Regional Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 35	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Mount Pleasant Farm Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 36	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - The Arc of Howard County - Graeloch Home Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 37	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Troy Regional Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 38	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Former Ellicott City Post Office
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 522	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Astle, King, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Linwood Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 726	Status as of February 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Robey
Entitled	Hospitalized Adult Disabled Persons - Appointment of Temporary Limited Guardian
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 41	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, McFadden, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 43	Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Colburn, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 159	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Young, Simonaire, and Ferguson
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Hearing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 408	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Robey
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Refusal to Take a Blood or Breath Test - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 482	Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, and Robey
Entitled	Criminal Law - Felony Theft - Threshold Value
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 499	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Robey
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Required Seat Belt Use by Each Occupant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 533	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, DeGrange, Jacobs, Robey, and Simonaire
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sexually Violent Offender in Need of Commitment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 547	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators King, Garagiola, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Robey
Entitled	State Procurement - Banking Services Preference - Lend Local Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 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 604	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Robey
Entitled	Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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