Senator Jim Brochin
District 42

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 60

• SB 61

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Forehand, and Stone

  Entitled

  Evidence - Separate Act of Sexual Misconduct Involving a Minor - Admissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 65

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Della, Haines, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Community or Homeowners' Associations - Standing to Participate in Certain Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 116

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 159

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Della, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 195

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Exum, Raskin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Political Committees - Campaign Finance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 300

  Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Proposed Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 301

  Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Frosh, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - New School Construction - Price Preference for High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 401

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Forbush School

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 523

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Telephone Solicitation - Prohibitions on Automated Calls

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 524

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver Improvement Program/Point System Conferences (DIP/PSC) Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 575

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 878

  Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Lawful Interception of Communications - Additional Crimes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 34

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 51

  Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 77

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 79

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Board of Education - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 103

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 111

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 154

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 15

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Brochin, Jacobs, Muse, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Child Support Payment Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 168

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, Colburn, Haines, Jacobs, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Registered Offenders - Residential Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 169

  Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Sample Collection on Arrest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 170

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 524

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, Colburn, Haines, Jacobs, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Child Sexual Abuse and Crimes of Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 179

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman and Brochin

  Entitled

  Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 182

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Peters, Pipkin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 186

  Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 187

  Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 196

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Dredging, Construction, and Permitting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 213

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Brochin, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Mooney, Munson, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Corrections - First Degree Murder - Minimum Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 238

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Community College of Baltimore County Dental Education Facility and Clinic

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 264

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Storyville Children's Learning Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 268

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 317

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 295

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Munson, Peters, Pipkin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 298

  Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 310

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Brochin and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Athletic Lighting Renovations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 312

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Brochin and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Athletic Turf Fields

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 325

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Hogan, Dyson, Brochin, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - State Forests and Parks - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 332

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 115

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Brochin

  Entitled

  Maryland Green Building Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

• SB 339

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 145

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Drug Treatment - Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council - Study of the State's Approach to Drug Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 344

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Brochin, Frosh, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Divestment from the Republic of Sudan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 392

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, Dyson, Britt, Harris, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 409

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 413

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 494

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Jessica's Law - Sexual Offenses - Parole Eligibility and Mandatory Minimum Sentences

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 461

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 332

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Maryland Workforce Investment Act - Transit Service for Low-Income Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 495

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Education - Nonpublic Schools - Notification of School Administration of Enrollee with Criminal Record

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 519

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 562

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Brochin, Jacobs, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 520

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Britt, Brochin, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Every Vote Counts Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 533

  Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Jacobs, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 543

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 39

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Brochin, Frosh, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 553

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 161

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Miller, Britt, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Environment - Landfills - Termination Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 563

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brochin, Harris, Hooper, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 606

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 340

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Simonaire, Stone, Jones, and Peters

  Entitled

  Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 632

  Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs and the President (By Request - Administration and Attorney General) and Senators Brochin, Haines, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 634

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Brochin, Middleton, Hogan, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 679

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Simonaire, Brochin, Haines, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 739

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Kramer, Lenett, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 809

  Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 913

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Brochin

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Prepayment Charge or Penalty - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 996

  Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Klausmeier, McFadden, Simonaire, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Critical Area - Construction of a Facility - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 998

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 214

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Brochin, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multiple License Holdings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 1034

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 302

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Silver Spring District Courthouse - Renaming

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SJ 8

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations