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

Biography	Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell District 44	Up to the Minute	Short Format

SB 242	Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Conway, Ferguson, Gladden, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Education - Public School Facilities and Construction Bond Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 248	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell and Montgomery
Entitled	Taxation of Corporations - Alternative Minimum Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 249	Status as of February 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell and Pinsky
Entitled	State Individual Income Tax - Millionaires' Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 250	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 469
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 251	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Maryland School for the Deaf Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 252	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City Community Enhancement Transit-Oriented Development Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 273	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative and Operational Expenses - Certifications and Notifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 354	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 493
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 355	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - PMO Community Youth Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 356	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Academy of Success Community Empowerment Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 357	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Medical Board Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 371	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Arch Social Club Historic Site Restoration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 498	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Contribution Rates and Reinvestment of Savings - Technical Clarifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 533	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Conway, Ferguson, Gladden, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - School Construction - Block Grant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 542	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Local Government Investment Pool - Authorized Participants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 543	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Conway, Gladden, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licensed Premises - Extended Hours
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 631	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell and Madaleno
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Maryland Tobacco-Free Kids Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 672	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 561
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Division - Salary Setting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 879	Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension Systems - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 880	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 608
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Members Between Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 881	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Receipt of State Funds - Local Employee Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 882	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Investment in Our Youth (IO-YOUth) Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means

SB 884	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, Ramirez, Rosapepe, McFadden, Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Transportation - Highway or Capital Transit Construction Training and Supportive Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 893	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 894	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 612
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Representation of Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 955	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Walters Art Gallery - The Domino Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 978	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Career Pathways Program - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 979	Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Audio and Video Recording Devices on Vehicles Used for Transit Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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

SJ 7	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	International Education and Foreign Exchange Programs - Support
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 130	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Gladden, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 155	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, and McFadden
Entitled	Video Lottery Facility Location Commission - Financial Impact of Additional Games - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 156	Status as of January 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprises - Not for Profit Entities and Termination Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 157	Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 158	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	Video Lottery Gaming - Table Games
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 182	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Gladden, McFadden, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Tax Sales - Complaint to Foreclose Right of Redemption - Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 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 270	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 307	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 312	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Middleton, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - School Vehicle - On-Board Attendant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 313	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones-Rodwell, and Robey
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners - License Renewal Applications - Mandatory Rejection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 329	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Parent-Teacher Meetings - Unpaid Leave
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 363	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Gladden, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Park Heights Redevelopment Area - Alcoholic Beverages - Store Closing Hours
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 424	Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Midtown Community Benefits District Management Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 494	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Ferguson, Getty, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Retention of Right to Expungement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 524	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By	Senators King, Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland After-School and Summer Opportunity Fund Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 526	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 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 632	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, and McFadden
Entitled	Criminal Law - Flavored Cigars - Prohibition on Sale
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 649	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 278
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Raskin, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Environment - Asbestos Worker Protection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 651	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Economic Development - Green Business Incentive Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

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 720	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Senator Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 790	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, and Manno
Entitled	Harriet Tubman Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 974	Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Muse
Entitled	Electric Companies and Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 1016	Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Ferguson, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Parking Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 1030	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Mathias, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, Raskin, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Kittleman, and Pugh
Entitled	Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 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 243	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 197
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Conway, Ferguson, Gladden, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Hotel Room Tax - Convention Center Promotion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 244	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Education - Retiree Health Savings - Maintenance of Effort
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 409	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 70
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Gladden, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City - Police Department - Appointments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 418	Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Crimes - Theft from a Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 419	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 231
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Litter Control Law - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 883	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 94
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Video Lottery Facility and Video Lottery Concessionaire Licenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 906	Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City - School Facilities - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation