Senator George C. Edwards
District 1

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 53

• SB 67

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 18

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards and Mathias

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 101

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 25

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Motor Fuel Advertising Signs - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 191

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 33

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Real Property - Obliterating, Damaging, or Removing Property Markers - Penalty Increase

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 252

  Status as of February 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Wind Turbines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 253

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 440

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Vacancy in Office of County Commissioner - Appointment Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 270

  Status as of May 18, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Allegany County Board of License Commissioners - Vacancies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 271

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 47

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Net Energy Metering - Hydroelectric

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 272

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Tax Sales - Auctioneer's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 313

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 314

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 366

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Allegany County - Alcoholic Beverages - Eligibility for Class B-BT (Buffet Theater) License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 420

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Hunting and Recreational Fishing Licenses - Issuance by Agent - Service Charge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 421

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 470

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards and Middleton

  Entitled

  Program Open Space - Attainment of Acquisition Goals - Increased Allocation for Local Government

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 422

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Natural Gas Exploration and Production - Marcellus Shale Formation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 494

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 490

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Teachers at State and Local Correctional Facilities for Adults and Juveniles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 495

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Education - State Aid - Grant to Limit Decreases in Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 512

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 240

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards and Miller

  Entitled

  Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 580

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Allegany County - Alcoholic Beverages - 1-Day Special License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 581

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Manufactured Homes - Sprinkler System Requirement - Opt-Out Provisions for Local Jurisdictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 738

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County - HART Animal Adoption Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 739

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Milk Hauling Permit - Repeal of Sunset Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 823

  Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Allegany County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 874

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Cumberland City Market

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 891

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 303

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Qualified Distressed Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

• SB 975

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 310

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Tri-County Council for Western Maryland - Membership and Leadership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SJ 2

  Status as of March 4, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Access of Garrett County Residents to the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Television Broadcast Market Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 19

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 415

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Edwards

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits - Farm Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 154

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 425

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Glassman, Edwards, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 188

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 430

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Young

  Entitled

  Recreational Fishing Licenses - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 190

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Muse, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 212

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 435

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Edwards, Kittleman, Middleton, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Mathias, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Dependency

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 224

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Benson, Brochin, Edwards, Ferguson, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 296

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Micro-Breweries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 297

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Criminal History Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 389

  Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Raskin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Web Site - State Loans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 390

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  State Government - E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 391

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 62

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Wine Festival License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 392

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 458

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Water and Sewer Debt Reduction Fund - Conococheague Industrial Pretreatment Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

• SB 416

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 235

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Edwards, Mathias, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Officers - Authority to Enter into Contracts or Agreements for Delivery of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 419

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, and Robey

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles - Credit for Idle Reduction Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 441

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Getty, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pipkin, Pugh, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Additional Forms or Expansion of Commercial Gaming by Supermajority of General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 442

  Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Rosapepe, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 443

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Shank

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 482

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, and Robey

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Felony Theft - Threshold Value

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 507

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Elimination of Concurrent Sentencing for Child Sexual Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 508

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Plea Agreements - Prohibition of Concurrent Sentences for Child Sexual Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 531

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Raskin, Reilly, Forehand, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 534

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 247

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Board of Elections - Membership and Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

• SB 578

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 496

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Benson, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Forehand, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, Dyson, Klausmeier, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists and Dental Hygienists - Licenses, Temporary Volunteer Licenses, and Temporary Dental Clinic Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 672

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 516

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, and Robey

  Entitled

  Maryland Film Production Employment Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

• SB 727

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Manno, Peters, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Young

  Entitled

  Small Business Growth Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 731

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, King, Montgomery, Peters, Reilly, Rosapepe, Stone, Mathias, Middleton, and Muse

  Entitled

  Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund - Annual Report and Related Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 977

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 570

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Dyson, Simonaire, Middleton, Edwards, Mathias, Stone, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Forehand, Brinkley, Reilly, Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Kittleman, Rosapepe, Shank, Jennings, Glassman, Frosh, Brochin, Ramirez, Raskin, Zirkin, and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Freedom of Speech - Picketing at a Funeral - Distance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary