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

Biography	Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. District 18	Up to the Minute	Short Format

SB 47	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 166
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2002 and 2009 - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 687	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Simonaire
Entitled	Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 688	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariffs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 740	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Property Tax - Charter Counties - Education Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 743	Status as of March 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Montgomery
Entitled	State Personnel - State Personnel Disability Accommodation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 810	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Commuter Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 19	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Klausmeier, Garagiola, DeGrange, Rosapepe, King, Kelley, Colburn, Kittleman, Madaleno, Montgomery, Edwards, Manno, Stone, and Dyson
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 35	Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Jacobs, Raskin, Garagiola, Mathias, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Young, Ramirez, Dyson, Stone, Kittleman, and Reilly
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 184	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 185	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 46
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Child Safety Seats - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 193	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Madaleno, Middleton, and Montgomery
Entitled	Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 196	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Robey
Entitled	Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Inspections ("Jonathan's Law")
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 212	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Gladden, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 213	Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Robey, Forehand, Gladden, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 217	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Young
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Device - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 238	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 239	Status as of March 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Middleton, Klausmeier, and Muse
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Innovation Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters and Appropriations

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 301	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Animal Abuse Registry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 317	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 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 351	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 398	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Madaleno
Entitled	Local Correctional Facilities - Sentenced Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 405	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 498
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Garagiola, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Life Sciences Advisory Board - Purpose and Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 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 417	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, King, Madaleno, and Manno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - VisArts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 432	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Forehand, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Stone
Entitled	Procurement - Maryland Buy American Steel and Manufactured Goods Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 459	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Montgomery Village South Valley Park
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 476	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Forehand, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, Young, Kelley, and Muse
Entitled	State Government - Financial Education and Capability Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance 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 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 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 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 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 559	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, and Young
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 614	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled	Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 755	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 86
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Brinkley, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Consuming Wine Not Bought on Premises - Restaurants, Clubs, and Hotels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 792	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Young, Middleton, and Astle
Entitled	Linked Deposit Program for Small Businesses - Lend Local Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 843	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Ferguson, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

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 851	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Education - Maintenance of Effort - Waiver of Penalty
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 892	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Colburn, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Robey, Klausmeier, and Ferguson
Entitled	Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 902	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Brinkley, Forehand, Getty, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Peters
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 1039	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, King, and Madaleno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Homecrest House - Edwards Building
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

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