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Senator Bryan W. Simonaire

District

County

Anne Arundel

Committee Assignment(s)

Annapolis Info

414 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3658 | 301-858-3658
Toll-free in MD

Interim Info

414 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Contact

bryan.simonaire@senate.state.md.us

Party

Republican

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0107 (HB0971) Title Anne Arundel County - School Board - Membership Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0108 Title Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0118 (HB0707) Title State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0168 /CH0196 (HB0008) Title Estates and Trusts - Guardianship Accounts - Form and Limits Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0210 Title Elected Officials - Civil Cases - Liability for Costs, Judgments, and Settlements (Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0289 (HB0799) Title Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalty Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0360 /CH0044 (HB0542) Title Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty - Baiting Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0426 /CH0264 (HB0891/CH0265) Title Anne Arundel County - Drug Free School Zones - Hotline Number on Signs Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0462 /CH0275 (HB0994/CH0276) Title Environment - Wetlands and Waterways Authorizations - Installation of Personal Watercraft Lifts Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0563 /CH0500 (HB0554/CH0501) Title Environment and Public Utilities - Notice to Neighboring Jurisdictions of Applications Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0575 /CH0502 Title Environment - Maryland Clean Water Fund - Annual Report Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0654 Title Criminal Law - Safe Harbor for Minors Act of 2013 Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0655 (HB1022) Title Anne Arundel County - State's Attorney - Annual Salary Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0725 (HB0279) Title Business Regulation - Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Holding Period for Junk and Scrap Metal Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0726 Title Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0858 Title State Racing Commission - Ejections from Race Tracks - Appeals Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0023 (HB0578) Title Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0047 /CH0437 (HB0191/CH0438) Title Procurement - Purchase of American Manufactured Goods Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0103 Title Income Tax - Military Retirement Income Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0124 /CH0443 (HB0043) Title Income Tax Credit for Qualifying Employees - Sunset Repeal Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0190 /CH0450 (HB0448) Title State Government - Notary Public - Appointment Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0213 Title Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillators - Immunity from Liability Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0214 Title Criminal Law - Part-Time School Employees and Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0215 (HB1188) Title Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Victims Under Age 21 Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0261 (HB0016) Title State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Effective Date of Adopted Regulations Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0302 /CH0222 Title Environment - Water Pollution Control - Reporting Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0341 Title Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees and Report Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0343 (HB0438) Title Procurement - Lower-Cost Goods and Services Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0380 /CH0248 (HB1343/CH0249) Title Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0484 /CH0278 (HB0184/CH0279) Title Income Tax Credit - Oyster Shell Recycling Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0586 /CH0292 (HB1019/CH0293) Title Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Hub and Spoke Program in the Southern Maryland Region Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0587 /CH0503 Title Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0659 (HB0743) Title Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0660 Title Public Safety - Regulated Firearm License - Reciprocity Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0661 (HB1304) Title Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0702 /CH0529 (HB1337/CH0530) Title Maryland Public Art Initiative Program - Selection of Art for Capital Projects Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0722 (HB0985) Title Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0774 /CH0546 (HB1004) Title Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Maryland Civil Air Patrol Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0824 (HB0513) Title Income Tax Credit - Classroom Expenses for Teachers Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0839 Title General Assembly and Department of Legislative Services - Reduction in Paper Use Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0857 /CH0569 (HB1131/CH0570) Title Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Educators Service Memorial Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0899 /CH0331 (HB0778/CH0332) Title Local Government - Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Funds - Distribution Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1067 /CH0603 (HB1535) Title Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SJ0003 Title Crisis in Waiting Periods for Veterans with Disabilities to Receive Services from the Federal Veterans Benefits Administration Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0273 /CH0154 (HB0225/CH0155) Title Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013 Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1065 (HB1397) Title Public Ethics - Public Officials, Local Governments, and Lobbyists - Training, Reporting, and Enforcement Sponsorship Type By Request - Other	6	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0107 (HB0971)	Anne Arundel County - School Board - Membership	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 1/24/2013 - 1:30 PM
SB0108	Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:30 p.m.	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 1/24/2013 - 1:30 PM
SB0118 (HB0707)	State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m.	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 1/31/2013 - 2:00 PM
SB0168 /CH0196 (HB0008)	Estates and Trusts - Guardianship Accounts - Form and Limits	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196	Judicial Proceedings 1/29/2013 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0210	Elected Officials - Civil Cases - Liability for Costs, Judgments, and Settlements (Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings 3/13/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0289 (HB0799)	Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalty	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Recommitted to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (Senator Conway)	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/12/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0360 /CH0044 (HB0542)	Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty - Baiting	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 44	Judicial Proceedings 3/12/2013 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0426 /CH0264 (HB0891/CH0265)	Anne Arundel County - Drug Free School Zones - Hotline Number on Signs	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/13/2013 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0462 /CH0275 (HB0994/CH0276)	Environment - Wetlands and Waterways Authorizations - Installation of Personal Watercraft Lifts	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/19/2013 - 1:00 PM	Environmental Matters 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0563 /CH0500 (HB0554/CH0501)	Environment and Public Utilities - Notice to Neighboring Jurisdictions of Applications	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 500	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/26/2013 - 1:00 PM	Environmental Matters 3/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0575 /CH0502	Environment - Maryland Clean Water Fund - Annual Report	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 502	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/26/2013 - 1:00 PM	Environmental Matters 4/03/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0654	Criminal Law - Safe Harbor for Minors Act of 2013	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Judicial Proceedings 3/12/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0655 (HB1022)	Anne Arundel County - State's Attorney - Annual Salary	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Judicial Proceedings 2/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0725 (HB0279)	Business Regulation - Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Holding Period for Junk and Scrap Metal	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance	Finance 3/14/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0726	Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 3/20/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0858	State Racing Commission - Ejections from Race Tracks - Appeals	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance	Finance 3/14/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0023 (HB0578)	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 3:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 1/30/2013 - 3:00 PM
SB0047 /CH0437 (HB0191/CH0438)	Procurement - Purchase of American Manufactured Goods	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 1/29/2013 - 2:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/03/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0103	Income Tax - Military Retirement Income	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Budget and Taxation 2/06/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0124 /CH0443 (HB0043)	Income Tax Credit for Qualifying Employees - Sunset Repeal	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443	Budget and Taxation 2/06/2013 - 1:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0190 /CH0450 (HB0448)	State Government - Notary Public - Appointment	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 450	Judicial Proceedings 1/31/2013 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0213	Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillators - Immunity from Liability	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 3/13/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0214	Criminal Law - Part-Time School Employees and Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Judicial Proceedings
SB0215 (HB1188)	Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Victims Under Age 21	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 2/12/2013 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0261 (HB0016)	State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Effective Date of Adopted Regulations	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/21/2013 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0302 /CH0222	Environment - Water Pollution Control - Reporting	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 222	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/12/2013 - 1:00 PM	Environmental Matters 3/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0341	Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees and Report	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Rereferred to Appropriations	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/13/2013 - 1:00 PM	Appropriations
SB0343 (HB0438)	Procurement - Lower-Cost Goods and Services	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/19/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0380 /CH0248 (HB1343/CH0249)	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 248	Finance 2/12/2013 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0484 /CH0278 (HB0184/CH0279)	Income Tax Credit - Oyster Shell Recycling	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278	Budget and Taxation 2/27/2013 - 2:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/26/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0586 /CH0292 (HB1019/CH0293)	Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Hub and Spoke Program in the Southern Maryland Region	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 292	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/19/2013 - 1:00 PM	Environmental Matters 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0587 /CH0503	Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 503	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/06/2013 - 1:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0659 (HB0743)	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 3/06/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0660	Public Safety - Regulated Firearm License - Reciprocity	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 3/06/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0661 (HB1304)	Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Judicial Proceedings 2/19/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0702 /CH0529 (HB1337/CH0530)	Maryland Public Art Initiative Program - Selection of Art for Capital Projects	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 529	Finance 3/05/2013 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/05/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0722 (HB0985)	Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Burglary	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 3/12/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0774 /CH0546 (HB1004)	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Maryland Civil Air Patrol	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546	Budget and Taxation 3/13/2013 - 1:15 PM	Ways and Means 4/04/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0824 (HB0513)	Income Tax Credit - Classroom Expenses for Teachers	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:15 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 3/13/2013 - 1:15 PM
SB0839	General Assembly and Department of Legislative Services - Reduction in Paper Use	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 9:00 a.m.	Rules 3/13/2013 - 9:00 AM
SB0857 /CH0569 (HB1131/CH0570)	Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Educators Service Memorial	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/08/2013 - 1:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB0899 /CH0331 (HB0778/CH0332)	Local Government - Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Funds - Distribution	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/12/2013 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/04/2013 - 1:00 PM
SB1067 /CH0603 (HB1535)	Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 603	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/27/2013 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/05/2013 - 1:00 PM
SJ0003	Crisis in Waiting Periods for Veterans with Disabilities to Receive Services from the Federal Veterans Benefits Administration	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/21/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0273 /CH0154 (HB0225/CH0155)	Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013	By Request - Administration	3	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 154	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/07/2013 - 1:45 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/04/2013 - 1:00 PM Economic Matters
SB1065 (HB1397)	Public Ethics - Public Officials, Local Governments, and Lobbyists - Training, Reporting, and Enforcement	By Request - Other	6	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/28/2013 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations

Denotes enacted legislation

Tenure: First elected to the Senate in 2006. Member of the Senate since 2007.

Current Assignments

2011- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

2011- Health Occupations Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee

2011- Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee

2011- Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Bays Critical Area

2012- Senate Special Committee on Ethics Reform

Past Senate Service: Judicial Proceedings Committee , 2007-2010.

Public Service: Governor's Family Violence Council, 2008-.

Memberships: Legislative Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, Maryland Wing, 2009; Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2008-; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2007-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2007-; Pasadena Kiwanis, 2007-; Board of Directors, North County Republican Club, 2005-2006; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; National Rifle Association.

Biographical Information: Born, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6, 1963; Bob Jones University, B.S., Computer Science, 1985; Loyola College, M.S., Engineering Science (Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society), 2005; Computer Systems Engineer, Westinghouse, 1985-94; Senior Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corp., 1995-; Founder, Heroes-at-Home, 2002-; Creator, Simonaire Santas for Abused Children; Married, Seven children.