Senator Bryan W. Simonaire
District 31

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 28

• SB 28

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire and Greenip

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - School Board - Elected Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• 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

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 31

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Lenett, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 128

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 12

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Zirkin, and Harris

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic Responsibility for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 160

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• 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 184

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licensing of Illegal Aliens - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 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 230

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Garagiola, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 294

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Property Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 304

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Brinkley, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Garagiola, and Peters, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Edwards, Simonaire, Greenip, Mooney, Stoltzfus, Haines, Colburn, Kittleman, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service that Interrupts State Service - Calculation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 361

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• 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 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 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 518

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 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 552

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Hogan, Lenett, McFadden, Raskin, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Jones, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Education - Relocatable Classrooms - Indoor Air Quality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 564

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 597

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• 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 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 731

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 848

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Brinkley, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Miller, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 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 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 3

  Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Celebrate Freedom Week in Public Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs