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Legislation

Session:

Rules Committee

Chair

Senator Katherine Klausmeier

Vice Chair

Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr.

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) SB0506 /CH0008 Title Annual Corrective Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0507 /CH0009 Title Annual Curative Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0576 (HB0168) Title General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Criminal Justice Policy Impact Statements Sponsor Senator Ramirez	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0977 (HB0004) Title Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence - Active Electronic Monitoring (Amber's Law) Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0990 (HB0289) Title Medical Schools - Use of Animals in Medical Training - Prohibited Sponsor Senator Currie	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1014 Title Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2016 Sponsor Senator Pugh	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1061 Title Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Statewide Authorization Sponsor Senator Conway	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1093 Title Public Health - Construction of Laws Governing Medical Cannabis - Liability for Costs Resulting From Use Sponsor Senator Astle	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1101 Title Jurors - Qualification - Prior Conviction Sponsor Senator Gladden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1132 Title Commercial Law - Debt Settlement Services - Exemption and Fee Sponsor Senator Manno	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0028 Title Commission on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property Sponsor Anne Arundel County Delegation	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0468 (SB0097/CH0348) Title Public Health - Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs Sponsor Delegate Lam	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0595 (SB0497) Title Behavioral Health Community Providers - Keep the Door Open Act Sponsor Delegate Hayes	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0699 (SB0700) Title Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories Sponsor Delegate Young, K.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0708 (SB0781/CH0232) Title Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act - Establishment Sponsor Delegate Gutierrez	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0764 (SB0521) Title Anne Arundel County - Charitable Gaming Sponsor Anne Arundel County Delegation	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0778 Title Education - Students With Disabilities - Study of Parental Consent in the Individualized Education Program Process Sponsor Delegate Washington, M.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0908 Title Hospitals - Substance Use Treatment Demonstration Program - Requirements Sponsor Delegate Morhaim	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0976 Title CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party Sponsor Delegate Rosenberg	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1319 (SB0620/CH0415) Title Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week Sponsor Delegate Frush	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1369 Title Harford County Student Loan Refinancing Authority Sponsor Delegate Lisanti	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1410 (SB0493/CH0740) Title Teacher Induction, Retention, and Advancement Act of 2016 Sponsor Delegate Washington, M.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1504 Title Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement Sponsor Delegate Rosenberg	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1506 Title Natural Resources - Wildlife and Hunting Sponsor Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	5	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1556 (SB1128/CH0712) Title Frederick County Sheriff - Collective Bargaining Sponsor Delegate Folden	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1603 (SB0937/CH0703) Title Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016 Sponsor Delegate Frush	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1615 (SB1126/CH0470) Title Frederick County - Linking Youth to New Experiences (LYNX) High School Sponsor Delegate Hixson	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1640 (SB1167) Title Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act Sponsor Carroll County Delegation	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1642 (SB1158/CH0713) Title Higher Education - Morgan State University - Office of Technology Transfer Sponsor Delegate Oaks	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0506 /CH0008	Annual Corrective Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8	Rules 2/18/2016 - 11:00 AM	Rules and Executive Nominations 2/29/2016 - 1:00 PM
SB0507 /CH0009	Annual Curative Bill	President	6	1	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9	Rules 2/18/2016 - 11:00 AM	Rules and Executive Nominations 2/29/2016 - 1:00 PM
SB0576 (HB0168)	General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Criminal Justice Policy Impact Statements	Senator Ramirez	2	1	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Senate Rules	Rules 2/18/2016 - 11:00 AM
SB0977 (HB0004)	Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence - Active Electronic Monitoring (Amber's Law)	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB0990 (HB0289)	Medical Schools - Use of Animals in Medical Training - Prohibited	Senator Currie	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1014	Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2016	Senator Pugh	2	1	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Rules
SB1061	Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Statewide Authorization	Senator Conway	2	1	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Senate Rules	Rules
SB1093	Public Health - Construction of Laws Governing Medical Cannabis - Liability for Costs Resulting From Use	Senator Astle	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1101	Jurors - Qualification - Prior Conviction	Senator Gladden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1132	Commercial Law - Debt Settlement Services - Exemption and Fee	Senator Manno	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
HB0028	Commission on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property	Anne Arundel County Delegation	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 3/11/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0468 (SB0097/CH0348)	Public Health - Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs	Delegate Lam	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/16/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0595 (SB0497)	Behavioral Health Community Providers - Keep the Door Open Act	Delegate Hayes	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/16/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0699 (SB0700)	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories	Delegate Young, K.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/10/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0708 (SB0781/CH0232)	Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act - Establishment	Delegate Gutierrez	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/10/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0764 (SB0521)	Anne Arundel County - Charitable Gaming	Anne Arundel County Delegation	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/01/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0778	Education - Students With Disabilities - Study of Parental Consent in the Individualized Education Program Process	Delegate Washington, M.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/10/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0908	Hospitals - Substance Use Treatment Demonstration Program - Requirements	Delegate Morhaim	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/23/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0976	CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party	Delegate Rosenberg	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 3/03/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1319 (SB0620/CH0415)	Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week	Delegate Frush	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/15/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1369	Harford County Student Loan Refinancing Authority	Delegate Lisanti	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/07/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1410 (SB0493/CH0740)	Teacher Induction, Retention, and Advancement Act of 2016	Delegate Washington, M.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/14/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1504	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement	Delegate Rosenberg	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 3/02/2016 - 1:00 PM Health and Government Operations	Rules
HB1506	Natural Resources - Wildlife and Hunting	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	5	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 4/07/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1556 (SB1128/CH0712)	Frederick County Sheriff - Collective Bargaining	Delegate Folden	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Appropriations 4/09/2016 - 9:30 AM	Rules
HB1603 (SB0937/CH0703)	Sustainable Oyster Population and Fishery Act of 2016	Delegate Frush	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 4/05/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1615 (SB1126/CH0470)	Frederick County - Linking Youth to New Experiences (LYNX) High School	Delegate Hixson	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 4/05/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1640 (SB1167)	Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act	Carroll County Delegation	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 3/24/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB1642 (SB1158/CH0713)	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Office of Technology Transfer	Delegate Oaks	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Appropriations 4/05/2016 - 1:00 PM	Rules