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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) SB0183 /CH0044 Title Annual Curative Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0184 /CH0045 Title Annual Corrective Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0951 (HB0986) Title Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - YWCA Domestic Violence Safe House Sponsor Senator Astle	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0959 (HB0499) Title Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Interfaith Works Resource Village Sponsor Senator Forehand	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0963 (HB0284) Title Department of Agriculture - Phosphorus Assessment and Management - Study and Economic Impact Analysis Sponsor Senator Colburn	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0970 (HB1223) Title Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Local Preference Procurement Program Sponsor Senator Jones-Rodwell	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0972 (HB1318) Title Evaluation of the Application of Minority Business Enterprise Program by the Public Service Commission - Data Collection and Termination Extension Sponsor Senator Jones-Rodwell	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0979 (HB0729) Title County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act Sponsor Senator Raskin	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0986 (HB1273) Title Criminal Law - Energy Drinks - Sale to and Possession by Minors Prohibited Sponsor Senator Feldman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0989 (HB1224) Title State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Sworn Police Officers - Binding Arbitration Sponsor Senator Pugh	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0991 (HB0422) Title Dogs - Discrimination Based on Breed, Type, or Heritage - Prohibited Sponsor Senator King	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0994 (HB1058) Title Baltimore City - School Closures - Consultations Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1000 Title Historically Black Colleges and Universities - International Education Sponsor Senator Jones-Rodwell	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1018 (HB0577) Title Task Force to Study Housing and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Continuation, Membership, Stipend, and Duties Sponsor Senator Reilly	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1021 Title Net Energy Metering - Industrial Combined Heat and Power Sponsor Senator Pugh	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1023 (HB1445) Title Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Allegany County Correctional Officers Sponsor Senator Edwards	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1037 (HB1444) Title Allegany County - Marriage License Fees - Distribution to Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization Sponsor Senator Edwards	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1039 (HB1194) Title Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Parity and Investment Sponsor Senator Conway	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1058 (HB1452) Title Anne Arundel County - Electronic Instant Bingo Machines - Regulation Sponsor Senator Astle	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1065 (HB0856/CH0259) Title Task Force on Community Health Workers Sponsor Senator Conway	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1080 (HB1426) Title Harness Racing - Purses - Deductions Paid to an Organization Sponsor Senator Pugh	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1084 Title Baltimore County - Stormwater Remediation Fee - Application and Limitation Sponsor Baltimore County Senators	4	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1088 (HB0355/CH0223) Title Criminal Procedure - Programs for Survivors of Homicide Victims Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1092 Title Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk Sponsor Senator Jennings	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1093 Title State Finance and Procurement - Legal Services Delivery Organization to Provide State-Mandated Legal Services Sponsor Senator Conway	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1107 (HB1522/CH0461) Title Residential Child Care Programs - Statement of Need - Exception for Temporary Relocation Sponsor Senator Benson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1115 Title Members of the General Assembly - Responsibilities and Eligibility to Vote Sponsor Senator Simonaire	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1116 Title Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds Sponsor Senator Simonaire	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SJ0008 (HJ0008) Title Reinstatement of the Separation of Commercial and Investment Banking Functions Sponsor Senator Muse	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SJ0009 (HJ0009) Title General Assembly Compensation Commission - Recommendations Sponsor Senator Brinkley	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0262 (SB0231/CH0476) Title Bow Hunting - Possession of Handguns for Protection Sponsor Delegate Beitzel	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0412 (SB0229) Title Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Disclosures to Purchasers on Resale of Unit or Lot - Limitation on Fees Sponsor Delegate McMillan	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1021 Title Prince George's County - Foreclosure - Report by Department of Housing and Community Development and Commissioner of Financial Regulation PG 411-14 Sponsor Prince George's County Delegation	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1135 (SB0899/CH0573) Title Kent County - Gaming - Permits Sponsor Delegate Jacobs	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1136 Title Video Lottery Terminals - Local Impact Grants - Schedule and Reporting Requirements for Baltimore City Sponsor Delegate Rosenberg	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1197 (SB0409) Title Health - Food Allergy Awareness Sponsor Delegate Hixson	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1198 (SB0779) Title Education - Children With Disabilities - Due Process Hearings Sponsor Delegate Braveboy	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1389 Title Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Sponsor Delegate McComas	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0183 /CH0044	Annual Curative Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 44	Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations 2/17/2014 - 4:00 PM
SB0184 /CH0045	Annual Corrective Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45	Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations 2/17/2014 - 4:00 PM
SB0951 (HB0986)	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - YWCA Domestic Violence Safe House	Senator Astle	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB0959 (HB0499)	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Interfaith Works Resource Village	Senator Forehand	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB0963 (HB0284)	Department of Agriculture - Phosphorus Assessment and Management - Study and Economic Impact Analysis	Senator Colburn	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0970 (HB1223)	Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Local Preference Procurement Program	Senator Jones-Rodwell	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0972 (HB1318)	Evaluation of the Application of Minority Business Enterprise Program by the Public Service Commission - Data Collection and Termination Extension	Senator Jones-Rodwell	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0979 (HB0729)	County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act	Senator Raskin	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0986 (HB1273)	Criminal Law - Energy Drinks - Sale to and Possession by Minors Prohibited	Senator Feldman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0989 (HB1224)	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Sworn Police Officers - Binding Arbitration	Senator Pugh	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0991 (HB0422)	Dogs - Discrimination Based on Breed, Type, or Heritage - Prohibited	Senator King	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0994 (HB1058)	Baltimore City - School Closures - Consultations	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1000	Historically Black Colleges and Universities - International Education	Senator Jones-Rodwell	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1018 (HB0577)	Task Force to Study Housing and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Continuation, Membership, Stipend, and Duties	Senator Reilly	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1021	Net Energy Metering - Industrial Combined Heat and Power	Senator Pugh	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1023 (HB1445)	Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Allegany County Correctional Officers	Senator Edwards	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1037 (HB1444)	Allegany County - Marriage License Fees - Distribution to Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization	Senator Edwards	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB1039 (HB1194)	Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Parity and Investment	Senator Conway	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1058 (HB1452)	Anne Arundel County - Electronic Instant Bingo Machines - Regulation	Senator Astle	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1065 (HB0856/CH0259)	Task Force on Community Health Workers	Senator Conway	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1080 (HB1426)	Harness Racing - Purses - Deductions Paid to an Organization	Senator Pugh	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1084	Baltimore County - Stormwater Remediation Fee - Application and Limitation	Baltimore County Senators	4	1	In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 11:00 a.m.	Rules
SB1088 (HB0355/CH0223)	Criminal Procedure - Programs for Survivors of Homicide Victims	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1092	Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk	Senator Jennings	2	1	In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 11:00 a.m.	Rules
SB1093	State Finance and Procurement - Legal Services Delivery Organization to Provide State-Mandated Legal Services	Senator Conway	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1107 (HB1522/CH0461)	Residential Child Care Programs - Statement of Need - Exception for Temporary Relocation	Senator Benson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1115	Members of the General Assembly - Responsibilities and Eligibility to Vote	Senator Simonaire	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1116	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds	Senator Simonaire	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SJ0008 (HJ0008)	Reinstatement of the Separation of Commercial and Investment Banking Functions	Senator Muse	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SJ0009 (HJ0009)	General Assembly Compensation Commission - Recommendations	Senator Brinkley	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
HB0262 (SB0231/CH0476)	Bow Hunting - Possession of Handguns for Protection	Delegate Beitzel	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 3/04/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0412 (SB0229)	Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Disclosures to Purchasers on Resale of Unit or Lot - Limitation on Fees	Delegate McMillan	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environmental Matters 2/19/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1021	Prince George's County - Foreclosure - Report by Department of Housing and Community Development and Commissioner of Financial Regulation PG 411-14	Prince George's County Delegation	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environmental Matters 4/01/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1135 (SB0899/CH0573)	Kent County - Gaming - Permits	Delegate Jacobs	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/04/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1136	Video Lottery Terminals - Local Impact Grants - Schedule and Reporting Requirements for Baltimore City	Delegate Rosenberg	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/04/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1197 (SB0409)	Health - Food Allergy Awareness	Delegate Hixson	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/11/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1198 (SB0779)	Education - Children With Disabilities - Due Process Hearings	Delegate Braveboy	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/26/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1389	Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect	Delegate McComas	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 3/12/2014 - 1:00 PM	Rules