Senator Larry E. Haines
District 5

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 58

• SB 113

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Harris, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit - Applications - Use of Social Security Numbers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 165

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm or Family-Owned Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 166

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 565

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Colburn, Gladden, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Furnishing an Alcoholic Beverage to Underage Individual - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 244

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 495

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit - Farm or Agricultural Use Land

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 542

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Covered Employment - Nonstock Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 594

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending - Prepayment Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 712

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 443

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 786

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines and Middleton

  Entitled

  Environment - Privately Licensed Sanitarians - Soil Percolation Tests

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 970

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 987

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 246

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Special Beer Festival - License Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 3

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 560

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Harris, Edwards, Greenip, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Glassman, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Fallen Soldier Privacy Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 16

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 345

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Jacobs, Haines, Brochin, Stone, and Muse

  Entitled

  Crimes - Sexual Offenders - Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 51

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, Della, Haines, Jacobs, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Sample Collection on Arrest - First and Second Degree Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 56

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 352

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Currie, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Forehand, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Sex Offender Registry - Additional Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 70

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Scenic and Wild Rivers Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 111

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, McFadden, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Homeless Persons and Groups

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 117

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 146

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - State's Attorney - Salary

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 132

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 150

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Real Estate Salespersons - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 137

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Haines, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Preexisting Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 138

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Haines, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 168

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, Muse, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Covenant Marriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 169

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 218

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 5

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

• SB 231

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Certified Teachers - Flagging Investigative Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 238

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 375

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Muse

  Entitled

  Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 259

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 163

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Edwards (Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  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 267

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public School Volunteer Aides

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 270

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Haines, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 275

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Haines

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - The Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 276

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 384

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Haines, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 287

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 164

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 313

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 390

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Haines, Colburn, Conway, Miller, and Muse

  Entitled

  Real Property - Construction Contracts - Retention Proceeds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

• SB 386

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 387

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 393

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Glassman, Haines, King, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Possessing Stolen Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 413

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 578

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Haines

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Nonresident Driver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 416

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Haines, Harris, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 454

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, and Munson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 498

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 499

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Dyson, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 500

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 501

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 503

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 504

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Currie, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Theft of Rental Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 524

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Miller, and Muse

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Delegation of Contested Claims to Office of Administrative Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 525

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Miller, and Muse

  Entitled

  Criminal Injuries Compensation - Claims by Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 526

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Miller, Mooney, and Muse

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Priority to Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 577

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 594

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Individuals with Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 621

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Lawful Presence in United States

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 622

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 432

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Kittleman, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Stationary Engineers - Boilers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 637

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Haines, Mooney, Munson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Criminal Gang Participation - Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 676

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Haines, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 713

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 38

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Haines, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Equipment on Motorcycles - Auxiliary Lighting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 817

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 623

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Lenett, Pugh, and Haines

  Entitled

  Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 840

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 461

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Haines

  Entitled

  Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety - Inspections - Antique Boilers or Pressure Vessels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 920

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 239

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Statewide Gypsy Moth Infestation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 944

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Astle, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Middleton, and Stone

  Entitled

  Governor's Emergency Powers - Seizure of Firearms and Ammunition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 959

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Slot Machines - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means