Senator Gwendolyn Britt
District 47

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 47

• SB 519

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Conway, Harris, Hollinger, and Jones

  Entitled

  Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 520

  Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Resident Tuition Charges - Immigrant Students

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 703

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt, Colburn, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, and Jones

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 705

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Anacostia Watershed Society

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 12

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 31

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 32

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 207

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 38

  Status as of January 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Currie, Exum, Lawlah, and Britt

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Sales Tax for School Construction and Operating Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 51

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Guaranty Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 52

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Family Law - Custody and Unsupervised Visitation - Child Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 53

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Sentencing - Standard of Proof

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 58

  Status as of January 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Small Businesses - Commercial Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 68

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 360

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 132

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Finance - Attribution of Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 145

  Status as of January 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Friends of Pullen Performing Arts Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 206

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld and Britt

  Entitled

  Qualified Hybrid Vehicles - Exemption from Motor Vehicle Emissions Test and Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 208

  Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Ruben, Britt, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Firearms - Shell Casings and Other Identification Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 223

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 369

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Hooper, Britt, Conway, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Right to Breast-Feed

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 240

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Pinsky, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Department of Education - Division of Library Development and Services - Distribution of Accessible Information to Disabled Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 249

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 250

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 259

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and Harris

  Entitled

  Election Law - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 271

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 272

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kramer, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 273

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Green, Greenip, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Standards and Content

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 279

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 354

  Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 392

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax - Apportionment of Income of Multistate Corporations - Throwback Rule

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 393

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, and Wetlands Programs - Violations - Criminal and Civil Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 394

  Status as of January 20, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 395

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Commercialism in Schools Act of 2003 - Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 396

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Grosfeld, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Children's Nutrition and Health in Schools Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 397

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Grosfeld, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Multistate Corporations - Allocation of Nonapportionable Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 398

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 502

  Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

• SB 511

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  State Agencies - Managing for Results

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 526

  Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Currie, Exum, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Economic Development Financial Assistance - Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Goals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 527

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Minority Business Participation Advisory Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 533

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Debt - Enabling Acts - Goal for Minority Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 534

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Joint Committee on Fair Practices - Oversight - Minority Business Enterprise Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 540

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Exum, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Restricted Use Pesticide - Use and Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 543

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Lawlah, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Short-Term Disability for Working Families Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 544

  Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kelley, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 553

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 102

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 586

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Study Commission on Housing Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 772

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• SJ 13

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Support of the U.S. Armed Forces in their Liberation of the Iraqi People

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations