Senator Verna L. Jones
District 44

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 54

• SB 481

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wholestic Counseling Residential Drug Treatment Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 482

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 483

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dr. Bob's Place

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 512

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 528

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Regulated Firearms - Reporting of Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearms - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 529

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Forehand, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 602

  Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 671

  Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and Della

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Grace and St. Peter's School

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 756

  Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center

  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 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 64

  Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, Gladden, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Higher Education Supplies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 66

  Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Gladden, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Annual Back-to-School Tax-Free Week

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 69

  Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Hafer, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 149

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Courts - Right of Party to Be Present at Trial

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 152

  Status as of January 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Della, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center for Poverty Solutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 173

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Giannetti, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Indoor Air Quality Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 203

  Status as of April 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 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 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 297

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden and Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 321

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 80

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Della, Hughes, Jones, McFadden, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Real Property - Ground Rents - Reimbursement for Costs and Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 329

  Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Astle, Conway, Currie, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 330

  Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Approved Work-Based Learning Programs - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 340

  Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Jones, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Technology Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 424

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, DeGrange, Gladden, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 425

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della and Jones

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Downtown Commercial District - Boundaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 494

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Firearms - Assault Weapons - Ban

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 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 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 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 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 590

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 395

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Collective Bargaining

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

• SB 591

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Stone, and Jones

  Entitled

  Procurement - Security for Construction Contracts - Retainage

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 592

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, and Jones

  Entitled

  Environment - Indoor Air Quality - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 623

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Forehand, Hogan, Jones, Kittleman, Munson, Ruben, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - State Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 687

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 261

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Astle, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 690

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, and Jones

  Entitled

  Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 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 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 11

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, McFadden, Della, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Bethlehem Steel Corporation Retirees Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

• SJ 12

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, and Jones

  Entitled

  State of Emergency in the Baltimore City School System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs