2012 Regular Session sponsor information current as of May 25, 2012 - Noon

Biography	Senator Joanne C. Benson District 24	Up to the Minute	Short Format

SB 15	Status as of January 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	The Show Place Arena in Prince George's County - Study Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 53	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Labor of Love Learning Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 54	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of Seat Pleasant Public Works Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 55	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Glenarden Veterans Memorial
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 56	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Glenarden Police Station
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 483	Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Miller, Frosh, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prohibition - Junk and Scrap Metal Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 607	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Business Occupations - Plumbers and Gas Fitters - Apprentice License Renewal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 608	Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Employees and Children - Tuition Waiver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 610	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Colburn, Klausmeier, and Ramirez
Entitled	Crimes - Sale of Drug Paraphernalia to a Minor - Local Law Authorizing Business License Revocation for a Second or Subsequent Violation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

SB 611	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Klausmeier, and Montgomery
Entitled	Health - Pregnant Women - Hepatitis B Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 762	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Multiple Licenses - Chain Stores and Out-of-State Licensees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 763	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 88
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Election Law - Payroll Deductions and Member Contributions - Address of Contributor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 981	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Street Lighting Enhancements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 982	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Election Law - Petition Fund Reports - Available Online
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 996	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Benson
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - John E. Feggans Center Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 173	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 38
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Benson, Montgomery, and Young
Entitled	Public School Buildings - Carbon Monoxide Detection and Warning Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 180	Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, 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 202	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Benson, Forehand, Klausmeier, Montgomery, Ramirez, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 206	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 234	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Kelley, King, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 235	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 446
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, Rosapepe, and Benson
Entitled	Procurement - Investment Activities in Iran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 269	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Maryland Business Tax Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 277	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Ramirez, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, and Young
Entitled	Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 278	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Benson, Conway, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 292	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 475
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 293	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 476
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Kittleman, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Core Content Areas - Accountability Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 294	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Young, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Kittleman, and Simonaire
Entitled	Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 295	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Klausmeier, Miller, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Getty, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Commercial Law - Security Freezes - Minors and Protected Persons
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 296	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 478
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, Miller, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Mathias, McFadden, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Reilly, Robey, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Security Clearances - Employer Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 311	Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - State Facilities - Surveillance Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 314	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 481
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Muse, Peters, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Personnel - Traumatic Events - Mental Health Support Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 315	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 212
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Ferguson, King, Klausmeier, Muse, and Peters
Entitled	Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 316	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Abuser Registry Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 343	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 362	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, McFadden, Stone, Ferguson, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 365	Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Glassman, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Higher Education - The Charles W. Riley Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scholarship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 415	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 500
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Benson, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Handling Human Remains with Dignity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 440	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Benson, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Forehand, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Highway User Revenue Distribution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 441	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Transportation Trust Fund - Financing - Use of Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 465	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Natural Resources - Shark or Elasmobranch Fins - Restriction on Possession or Distribution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 535	Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, McFadden, Muse, Ramirez, Robey, and Middleton
Entitled	Ex-Offender Business Development Program Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

SB 537	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, and Ramirez
Entitled	State Finance and Procurement - Special Funds - Diversity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 544	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Raskin, Benson, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Elected Officials - Removal from Office - Crimes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 549	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 538
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Benson, Colburn, Mathias, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Small Business Reserve Program - Definition of Small Business - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 550	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 255
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Benson, Glassman, Jacobs, Middleton, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	Health - Cottage Food Businesses - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 564	Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Student Health and Fitness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 566	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 79
Sponsored By	Senators King, Benson, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Pugh, Ramirez, and Young
Entitled	Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 613	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jacobs, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Reilly, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - Training of School Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

SB 656	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 82
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, Ramirez, Benson, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Tuition Waiver for Disabled Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 671	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Senators Astle, Benson, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Muse, Ramirez, and Raskin
Entitled	State Personnel - Applicants for Employment - Criminal History Records Checks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 777	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Harriet Tubman Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 872	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, and Raskin
Entitled	Death Penalty Repeal and Appropriation from Savings to Aid Survivors of Homicide Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 918	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 320
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Benson, Kittleman, and Raskin
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Contributors - Occupation and Employer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 941	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Benson, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Montgomery, Stone, Middleton, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Mathias, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Fiduciary Institutions - Protection of Elder Adults from Financial Abuse - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 993	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Forehand, Jennings, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Crimes - Human Trafficking of Minor - Defenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1096	Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty - Bait Dogs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SJ 4	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	National Harriet Tubman Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 5	Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Gift of a Statue of Harriet Tubman to the United States Government
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 609	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 273
Sponsored By	Senator Benson (Chair, Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund)
Entitled	Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters