Senator Verna L. Jones
District 44

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 100

• SB 115

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Newborn Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 159

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - PBC Outreach Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 432

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Garrett-Jacobs Mansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 437

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 400

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Forehand, Kramer, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 438

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

• SB 439

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 440

  Status as of January 31, 2008: 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 512

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Astle, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 582

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Exum, McFadden, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Education - Multiple Suspensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 618

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Exum, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 619

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Brochin, Frosh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit to Offset Increased Sales Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 701

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 440

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Astle, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 702

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Audit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 768

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 769

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Southwest Senior and Community Multipurpose Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 770

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Sellers Mansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 776

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Employer-Established Paid Work-Based Learning Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 854

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 333

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, McFadden, Pugh, and Della

  Entitled

  Tax Sales - Minimum Tax Due - Redemption Payments - Reimbursement of Expenses on Redemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 867

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 868

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Everyman Theatre

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 876

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - The Saratoga Center Loan of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 890

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Baltimore City - Gay Street One/Madison Square

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 935

  Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 990

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Lenett, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 1004

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  State Individual Income Tax - Surcharge on Higher Incomes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 46

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 10

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Jones

  Entitled

  Budget Financing Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 49

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 60

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 354

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 76

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 359

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 97

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 98

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 116

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Conway, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Greenip, Jacobs, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 158

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 208

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 124

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Madaleno, King, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 211

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 337

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Robey, Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Crimes of Violence and Burglary - Sample Collections on Charge - Postconviction DNA Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 214

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Miller, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Kasemeyer, Edwards, Jones, Munson, Zirkin, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Divestiture from Iran and Sudan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 216

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 1

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Real Property - Recordation of Instruments Securing Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 217

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

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

• 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 220

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones(Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Colburn, Dyson, Gladden, Klausmeier, Middleton, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud - Prohibition of Unauthorized Skimming and Re-Encoding Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 239

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Harris, Kelley, Pipkin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 240

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Currie, Della, and Jones

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 241

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 242

  Status as of January 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services) and Senators Astle, Conway, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Peters

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 243

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Middleton, and Stone

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty

  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 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 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 289

  Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Miller, Kasemeyer, Rosapepe, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Seniors Tax Relief Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 300

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee(By Request - Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 309

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 327

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Astle, Currie, Della, Exum, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Mooney, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud - Cardholder Affidavits - Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 328

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 392

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 395

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 393

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 397

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 394

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Violation of Condition of "No Contact" - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 436

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, McFadden, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 444

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 177

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 445

  Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Conway and Jones

  Entitled

  Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 447

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 464

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

• SB 480

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 408

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Jones, King, Madaleno, McFadden, and Munson

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Membership and System Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 481

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 585

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• 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 513

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Prevention - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 516

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 522

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 533

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 186

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Conway, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 553

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Exum, Kelley, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, and Jones

  Entitled

  Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 559

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Jones, and King

  Entitled

  Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 562

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Jones, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Adult and Adolescent Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 583

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 585

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Jones, and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Reporting Lost or Stolen

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 586

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Restrictions on Possession of Firearms - Conviction of Disqualifying Crime and Protective Order Respondent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 593

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 597

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 599

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 606

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 600

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, Peters, and Harrington

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 607

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 623

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 624

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 632

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Social Services Administration - Children Subject to Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect - Identification and Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 644

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Gladden, Glassman, Jones, and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore Regional Transportation Authority Study Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 645

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 662

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 610

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, DeGrange, Jones, Madaleno, Kramer, Brinkley, Munson, Peters, Robey, King, Edwards, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Surcharge and Distribution of Revenue

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

• SB 671

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Conway, Jones, Muse, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Employees Serving as Members of County Governing Bodies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 692

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Jones, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 735

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 445

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 785

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, and Muse

  Entitled

  Health - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Minor Passenger

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 818

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Harrington, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Public Health Dental Hygiene Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 844

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 885

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 466

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, King, and Lenett

  Entitled

  The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 911

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 468

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden and Jones

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Land Bank Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

• SB 924

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 633

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, DeGrange, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Kramer, Brinkley, Robey, Munson, King, Jones, Madaleno, Edwards, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Leased Vehicles - Application of Trade-In Value

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 965

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Kids First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

• SB 984

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 478

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange and Jones

  Entitled

  Board of Public Works - Notification - Capital Leases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 995

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Jones, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Competitive Sealed Proposals - Disclosure of Information - Minority Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs