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Legislation

Session:

Rules Committee

Chair

Senator Katherine Klausmeier

Vice Chair

Senator Brian E. Frosh

Address

Senate Meeting Room H-124
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3700

301-858-3700

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3700

Staff

Patricia Swanson

Victoria L. Gruber, Office of the President

Senate of Maryland

Issue Areas
: Considers proposals concerning the rules, organization, and procedures of the Senate or the legislature
: Reviews legislation introduced after the bill introduction deadline and decides whether to re-refer those bills to the appropriate principal standing committees

Further Information

Witness Guidelines and Committee FAQs

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0283 /CH0042 Title Annual Curative Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0284 /CH0043 Title Annual Corrective Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0495 (HB0381) Title General Assembly Members - Business Communications as Private Citizens - Notice Sponsor Senator Pugh	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0695 Title Public Ethics - General Assembly - Employment with Political Subdivisions and Public Institutions of Higher Education Sponsor Senator Ferguson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0713 Title Task Force on Democracy and Representative Government in Maryland for the 21st Century Sponsor Senator Madaleno	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0727 Title Members of the General Assembly - Whistleblower Protection Sponsor Senator Muse	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0834 (HB1310) Title Health Care Malpractice Claims - Definition of "Health Care Provider" Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0835 (HB1265) Title Patient Safety Early Intervention Programs Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0836 (HB1114) Title Health Care Malpractice - Awards and Judgments - Periodic Payments Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0839 Title General Assembly and Department of Legislative Services - Reduction in Paper Use Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0851 Title Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Len Bias Statue at Northwestern High School Sponsor Senator Ramirez	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0869 Title Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - Meals, Receptions, and Beverages Sponsor Senator Kittleman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0906 Title Transportation - Life Cycle Cost Analysis Sponsor Senator DeGrange	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0910 (HB1021) Title Religious Corporations - Laws Governing Assets of United Methodist Church - Repeal Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0918 (HB0646/CH0629) Title Gaming - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' Organizations Sponsor Senator Garagiola	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0927 (HB1362) Title Allegany County - Board of Education - Ex Officio Member - Repeal Sponsor Senator Edwards	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0936 (HB0949) Title SmartStat Technical Assistance and Support Center Sponsor Senator Young	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0958 (HB1474) Title Education - State Funding - Operating and Capital Funds Sponsor Senator Madaleno	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0962 (HB1438) Title Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company - Rate Regulation Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0964 (HB1272) Title Maryland College Sports Fans and Athletes Bill of Rights Sponsor Senator Rosapepe	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0975 Title Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need Review - Interested Party Sponsor Senator Pipkin	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1009 Title Special Thoroughbred Racing - State Fair Society - Racing Days Sponsor Senator Middleton	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1054 (HB1515/CH0429) Title Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 Sponsor President	3	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SJ0004 Title Support of the Efforts of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Develop as a Free and Independent Nation Sponsor Senator Garagiola	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0037 (SB0175/CH0199) Title State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Centenarians Day Sponsor Delegate Nathan-Pulliam	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0061 (SB0632/CH0511) Title State Brain Injury Trust Fund Sponsor Delegate McConkey	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0524 (SB0643) Title Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds Sponsor Senator Feldman	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0525 (SB0516/CH0283) Title Economic Development - Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits Sponsor Delegate Anderson	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0874 Title Task Force to Study Access of Individuals with Mental Illness to Regulated Firearms - Extension Sponsor Delegate Rosenberg	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1011 (SB0682/CH0525) Title Portable Electronics Insurance - Compensation of Employees of Vendor, Disclosures to Customers, and Study Sponsor Delegate Jameson	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1139 (SB0886) Title Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Relationship with Dealers Sponsor Delegate Frush	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1169 (SB0639/CH0513) Title Civil Rights Tax Relief Act Sponsor Delegate Hucker	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1173 Title Small Business Energy Assistance Act Sponsor Delegate Kramer	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1187 (SB0887/CH0572) Title Public Utilities - Solar Photovoltaic Systems Sponsor Delegate Hucker	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1231 Title State Aid - Business Transparency and Financial Disclosure Act Sponsor Delegate McMillan	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1325 Title Transportation - Capital Projects - Life Cycle Cost Analysis Sponsor Delegate Wood	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1386 (SB0916/CH0579) Title Task Force to Study Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements for Electricians Sponsor Delegate Haddaway-Riccio	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0283 /CH0042	Annual Curative Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 42	Rules 1/30/2013 - 10:45 AM	Rules and Executive Nominations 3/04/2013 - 2:00 PM
SB0284 /CH0043	Annual Corrective Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 43	Rules 1/30/2013 - 10:45 AM	Rules and Executive Nominations 3/04/2013 - 2:00 PM
SB0495 (HB0381)	General Assembly Members - Business Communications as Private Citizens - Notice	Senator Pugh	2	1	In the Senate - Hearing cancelled	Rules
SB0695	Public Ethics - General Assembly - Employment with Political Subdivisions and Public Institutions of Higher Education	Senator Ferguson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0713	Task Force on Democracy and Representative Government in Maryland for the 21st Century	Senator Madaleno	2	1	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 9:00 a.m.	Rules 3/13/2013 - 9:00 AM
SB0727	Members of the General Assembly - Whistleblower Protection	Senator Muse	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0834 (HB1310)	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Definition of "Health Care Provider"	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0835 (HB1265)	Patient Safety Early Intervention Programs	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0836 (HB1114)	Health Care Malpractice - Awards and Judgments - Periodic Payments	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0839	General Assembly and Department of Legislative Services - Reduction in Paper Use	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 9:00 a.m.	Rules 3/13/2013 - 9:00 AM
SB0851	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Len Bias Statue at Northwestern High School	Senator Ramirez	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0869	Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - Meals, Receptions, and Beverages	Senator Kittleman	2	1	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 9:00 a.m.	Rules 3/13/2013 - 9:00 AM
SB0906	Transportation - Life Cycle Cost Analysis	Senator DeGrange	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0910 (HB1021)	Religious Corporations - Laws Governing Assets of United Methodist Church - Repeal	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0918 (HB0646/CH0629)	Gaming - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' Organizations	Senator Garagiola	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0927 (HB1362)	Allegany County - Board of Education - Ex Officio Member - Repeal	Senator Edwards	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0936 (HB0949)	SmartStat Technical Assistance and Support Center	Senator Young	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0958 (HB1474)	Education - State Funding - Operating and Capital Funds	Senator Madaleno	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0962 (HB1438)	Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company - Rate Regulation	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0964 (HB1272)	Maryland College Sports Fans and Athletes Bill of Rights	Senator Rosapepe	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0975	Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need Review - Interested Party	Senator Pipkin	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1009	Special Thoroughbred Racing - State Fair Society - Racing Days	Senator Middleton	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1054 (HB1515/CH0429)	Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013	President	3	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SJ0004	Support of the Efforts of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Develop as a Free and Independent Nation	Senator Garagiola	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
HB0037 (SB0175/CH0199)	State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Centenarians Day	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 1/24/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0061 (SB0632/CH0511)	State Brain Injury Trust Fund	Delegate McConkey	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 1/22/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0524 (SB0643)	Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds	Senator Feldman	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Appropriations 2/26/2013 - 1:00 PM Ways and Means	Rules
HB0525 (SB0516/CH0283)	Economic Development - Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits	Delegate Anderson	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Appropriations 2/26/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0874	Task Force to Study Access of Individuals with Mental Illness to Regulated Firearms - Extension	Delegate Rosenberg	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/01/2013 - 1:00 PM Judiciary 3/01/2013 - 12:00 PM	Rules
HB1011 (SB0682/CH0525)	Portable Electronics Insurance - Compensation of Employees of Vendor, Disclosures to Customers, and Study	Delegate Jameson	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 2/28/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1139 (SB0886)	Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Relationship with Dealers	Delegate Frush	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environmental Matters 3/12/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1169 (SB0639/CH0513)	Civil Rights Tax Relief Act	Delegate Hucker	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/08/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1173	Small Business Energy Assistance Act	Delegate Kramer	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 3/14/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1187 (SB0887/CH0572)	Public Utilities - Solar Photovoltaic Systems	Delegate Hucker	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 3/14/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1231	State Aid - Business Transparency and Financial Disclosure Act	Delegate McMillan	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/06/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1325	Transportation - Capital Projects - Life Cycle Cost Analysis	Delegate Wood	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/14/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1386 (SB0916/CH0579)	Task Force to Study Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements for Electricians	Delegate Haddaway-Riccio	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters	Rules