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

Sponsor Information	Senator Christopher B. Shank District 2	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 218	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 39
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Internal Investigation Unit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 237	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Getty, Klausmeier, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Selling a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor - Causing Death
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 238	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Brinkley, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Reilly, and Simonaire
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Ronald Reagan Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 295	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Justice's Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 296	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young
Entitled	Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Micro-Breweries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 297	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young
Entitled	Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Criminal History Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 389	Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Raskin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, and Young
Entitled	Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Web Site - State Loans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 390	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stone, and Young
Entitled	State Government - E-Verify Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 391	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 62
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young
Entitled	Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Wine Festival License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 392	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 458
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young
Entitled	Washington County - Water and Sewer Debt Reduction Fund - Conococheague Industrial Pretreatment Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 510	Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Recovery Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 534	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young
Entitled	Washington County - Board of Elections - Membership and Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 583	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Criminal Law - Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 801	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 554
Sponsored By	Senators Shank and Gladden
Entitled	Criminal Law - Swift and Certain Sanctions Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 814	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 855	Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Local Correctional Facilities - Inmates - Payment for Treatment of Preexisting Condition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SJ 1	Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Brinkley, Jacobs, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Sovereignty Under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

SB 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 119	Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Benson, Colburn, Conway, Getty, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, Middleton, Pugh, Reilly, and Shank
Entitled	Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses and Other Activities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 204	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 195
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Montgomery, Muse, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 222	Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Pipkin, and Shank
Entitled	Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 228	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Astle, Garagiola, Jennings, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Montgomery, Pipkin, Pugh, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License - Public Festival and Event Authorization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 299	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 54
Sponsored By	Senators Jennings, Shank, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, King, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation of Human Trafficking
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 442	Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Rosapepe, and Shank
Entitled	Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 443	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Shank
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 506	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting - Exclusion of Noncitizens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 507	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Criminal Law - Elimination of Concurrent Sentencing for Child Sexual Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 508	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Criminal Law - Plea Agreements - Prohibition of Concurrent Sentences for Child Sexual Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 528	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Reilly, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 529	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Getty, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 585	Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, DeGrange, Jacobs, and Shank
Entitled	Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence
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 621	Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Jacobs, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Division of Correction and Division of Parole and Probation - Reports and Records - Inmate's Place of Birth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

SB 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 732	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 733	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Health Care Freedom Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 864	Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Shank
Entitled	Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - Practice of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 977	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Dyson, Simonaire, Middleton, Edwards, Mathias, Stone, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Forehand, Brinkley, Reilly, Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Kittleman, Rosapepe, Shank, Jennings, Glassman, Frosh, Brochin, Ramirez, Raskin, Zirkin, and Garagiola
Entitled	Freedom of Speech - Picketing at a Funeral - Distance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary