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

Biography	Senator James Brochin District 42	Up to the Minute	Short Format

SB 57	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 69	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Jennings, and Stone
Entitled	Elections - Early Voting - Dates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 107	Status as of January 18, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Peters
Entitled	Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 160	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Colburn, Kittleman, and Raskin
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Districting - Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 161	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Colburn, and Kittleman
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Districting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 162	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Colburn, and Kittleman
Entitled	Congressional Districting Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 168	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Victim's Compensation - Temporary Lodging for Domestic Violence Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 271	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Real Property - Security Deposits - Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 413	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Courts - Service of Process - Increase in Sheriff's Fees - Distribution to Rental Allowance Program Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 414	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 229
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Taking Child into Custody - Arrest Warrant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 891	Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Health - Lyme Disease - Patient Information and Admissibility of Test Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 18	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Klausmeier, Garagiola, DeGrange, Rosapepe, King, Ramirez, Montgomery, Kelley, Madaleno, Stone, Manno, Kittleman, Colburn, Edwards, and Brochin
Entitled	Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 62	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, McFadden, Reilly, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Transportation Authority - Fixing or Revising Tolls - Legislative Approval Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 63	Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, Young, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 175	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 42
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Getty, Jacobs, Shank, Stone, Brochin, Ramirez, Zirkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Crimes - Electronic Communication - Harassment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 179	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pipkin, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Garagiola, Glassman, and Muse
Entitled	Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 203	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Astle, Jacobs, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, Brochin, Forehand, Ramirez, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 208	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 191
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Forehand, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Environment - Recycling - Apartment Buildings and Condominiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 221	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, and Raskin
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 222	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading 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 284	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brinkley, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Madaleno, Middleton, Miller, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Legislative Immunity - Prosecutions for Bribery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 285	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brinkley, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Madaleno, Middleton, Miller, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Immunity of Local Government Officials - Prosecutions for Bribery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 298	Status as of January 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Discharge from Commitment of Person Previously Found Not Criminally Responsible - Judicial Hearing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 402	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Klausmeier, Mathias, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 506	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Gladden, Ramirez, Stone, and Brochin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Provisional Driver's Licenses - Driver Education Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 521	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Brochin, Colburn, Jacobs, and Stone
Entitled	Justice's Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 562	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Colburn, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Ramirez, Stone, Brochin, and Raskin
Entitled	Juvenile Sex Crime Victims' Rights Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 581	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, Klausmeier, Zirkin, and Jennings
Entitled	Maryland Historical Trust - National Register of Historic Places - Essex Skypark
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 795	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exemption for Family Farm or Small Business
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 805	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Kittleman, Muse, Reilly, and Shank
Entitled	Maryland Constitution - Congressional Districts - Requirements as to Territory, Form, and Boundaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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