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

Biography	Senator Ulysses Currie District 25	Up to the Minute	Short Format

SB 167	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 467
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Tax Credits for Qualifying Employees with Disabilities - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 516	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Riverdale Sportsplex
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 520	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Walker Mill Community Development Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 898	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Largo High School PTSA Track Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 914	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Largo High School PTSA Track Renovation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 915	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Forestville Military Academy Track
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 965	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Forestville Military Academy Track
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1072	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Walker Mill Daycare and Training Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 139	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Stone, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, and Reilly
Entitled	Crimes - Death or Disappearance of Minor - Required Reporting and Prohibited Acts ("Caylee's Law")
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 140	Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Currie, Glassman, McFadden, Reilly, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 276	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 50
Sponsored By	Senators Mathias, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Jennings, Middleton, Peters, Robey, Forehand, Getty, Jacobs, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards - Notation of Veteran Status
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 309	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Currie, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Robey, Shank, Stone, and Pugh
Entitled	Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 339	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Currie, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Early Voting Polling Places
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 341	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, King, Montgomery, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Subsequent Election Absentee Ballot List
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 358	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public-Private Partnerships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

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 404	Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Glassman, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Montgomery, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Home Wheelchair Lifts and Stairlifts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 423	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pipkin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 467	Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Edwards, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, King, Manno, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland School for the Deaf
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 477	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kittleman, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Brinkley, Currie, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Peters
Entitled	Job Creation Tax Credit - Termination Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 497	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Currie, DeGrange, Madaleno, McFadden, and Robey
Entitled	Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Parole and Probation Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 534	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Gladden, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages License - Repeal of Voter Registration Requirement for Licensees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic 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 536	Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Kelley, and Montgomery
Entitled	Environment - Radiology Safety - Regulations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 567	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By	Senators King, Colburn, Currie, Garagiola, Glassman, Jennings, Manno, McFadden, and Robey
Entitled	Communications Taxes - Reform Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 570	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators King, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 580	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Garagiola, King, Manno, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, and Madaleno
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 630	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Currie, Gladden, Kelley, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Juneteenth National Freedom Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 681	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Currie, King, Manno, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Food and Friends, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 744	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Kittleman, Kelley, and Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage, Workgroup, and Technical Advisory Group
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 779	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 577
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, Jones-Rodwell, and McFadden
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Study of Asset Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 807	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 587
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, and McFadden
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Land Acquisition for Department of Transportation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 808	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Simonaire
Entitled	Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 809	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, and Simonaire
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 845	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Currie, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, and Robey
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfer of Property Between Related Entities - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 943	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Currie, McFadden, and Raskin
Entitled	Income Tax - Refundable Earned Income Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 976	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Pipkin, Zirkin, Kasemeyer, Currie, DeGrange, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 995	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

SB 1066	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Income Tax - Film Production Credit - Extension and Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 1086	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Currie, King, Madaleno, and Manno
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credits - Electronic Filing Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 6	Status as of March 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Currie, Mathias, Middleton, Raskin, Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Health - Prostate Cancer Screening
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations