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

Biography	Senator Paul G. Pinsky District 22	Up to the Minute	Short Format

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

SB 268	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Community Forklift Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 473	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Prince George's County - New Carrollton Recreation Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 474	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 517
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Certified Professional Counselor-Alcohol and Drug - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 490	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Hamilton Street Parking Garage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 592	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	State Government - Public Information Act - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Permissible Denials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 593	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 595	Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Rosapepe
Entitled	Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 659	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Klausmeier, Manno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	State Procurement - Disclosure - Location of the Performance of Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 841	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 593
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Licenses - Examination Requirements for Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 842	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Riverdale Park Youth and Community Center
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 579	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Jacobs, Kelley, Middleton, Montgomery, Robey, Rosapepe, Dyson, Jennings, Pinsky, and Young
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Farm Brewery Manufacturer's License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

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 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 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 783	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 581
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Applicability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 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 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