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

Biography	Senator Brian E. Frosh District 16	Up to the Minute	Short Format

SB 220	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Center for Children and Families Youth Activities Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 281	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Civil Actions - Contract Actions Against Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Limitation on Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 422	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Colburn
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 509	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Montgomery County Bikesharing Phase II
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 510	Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Denials of Eligibility for Coverage - Hearings and Appeal Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 511	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Raskin, Ferguson, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 512	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Regulated Firearms - Database - Applications for Dealer's License - Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 633	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Augmented Estate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 634	Status as of March 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Food Service Facilities - Open Windows and Doors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 635	Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled	Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permit Fees - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 636	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas - Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 797	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Gladden, Forehand, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Witnesses - Privileged Communications or Information Involving Labor Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 798	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Study Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1041	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Courts - Victims of Crime - Interpreters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 135	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Frosh
Entitled	Ground Leases - Registration - Failure to Register
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 207	Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 236	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 237	Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 240	Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 241	Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 279	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Easter Seals Inter-Generational Center Expansion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 455	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 511
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	State Personnel - Special Appointments - Status
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 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 560	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Frosh, Manno, Ramirez, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Title and Registration - Transfer to Surviving Spouse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 565	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Gladden, Miller, and Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registration Requirements - Kidnapping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 594	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Frosh
Entitled	Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Application of Nutrients
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 667	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Senator Frosh
Entitled	Criminal Records - Shielding - Nonviolent Convictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 675	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 691	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Frosh, Getty, and Gladden
Entitled	Earned Compliance Credit and Reinvestment Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 739	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Frosh, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit Evaluation Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 831	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Frosh, Forehand, and Gladden
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Counseling and Legal Assistance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 859	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Tenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Student Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 911	Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Frosh
Entitled	Public Safety - Firearms Regulation by Local Jurisdictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 927	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Frosh
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Retaliation Against Dealers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1095	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Frosh
Entitled	Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

SB 1100	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Garagiola, Frosh, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Montgomery County - Real Property - Enforceability of Recorded Covenants and Restrictions - Agricultural Activities and Structures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings