Senator Verna L. Jones
District 44

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 85

• SB 322

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, McFadden, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 323

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 449

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Economic Development Financial Assistance - Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Goals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 324

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 114

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (By Request - Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Task Force on Lending Equity within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 325

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Identity Theft

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 380

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Hughes, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Customer Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 381

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 452

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kramer, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Agencies - Managing for Results

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 450

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lyric Opera House

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 478

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Millionaires' Tax Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 497

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Grosfeld, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Task Force on Inclusive Child and After-School Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 637

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and Gladden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Academy of Success Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 689

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Currie, Gladden, Grosfeld, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Debt - Enabling Acts - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 775

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Druid Heights Treatment and Counseling Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 776

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Family Life Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 806

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 85

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 90

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Morgan State University - Board of Regents Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 98

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 99

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 438

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, and Stone

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Certification of Program Administrator

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 105

  Status as of January 21, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration - Felons

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 112

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Miller, Currie, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Access to Quality in Higher Education Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 115

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Maryland Teachers' Pension System and the Teachers' Retirement System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 133

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Residential Leases - Termination - Limitation of Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 140

  Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 156

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Pinsky, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 167

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Astle, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 173

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Dyson, Kramer, Stone, Jones, Lawlah, Green, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Service Fees - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 177

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 443

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 190

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Historical Trust - Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 194

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 237

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Schrader, Stone, Lawlah, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Forehand, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Crimes - Substance Abuse - Parole - Civil Commitment - Diversion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 200

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, Hughes, and Jones

  Entitled

  Election Law - Baltimore City - Voting Stations or Voting Booths Required

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 218

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Giannetti, Astle, Britt, Forehand, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Homicide by Aggressive Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 219

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Jones, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Business Tax Loophole Closure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 237

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 245

  Status as of February 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act - Trigger Provision - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 247

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 248

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 250

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 3 of 2004 Special Session 1

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Middleton, Astle, Della, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Equal Pay Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 257

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 109

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, and Jones

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 261

  Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Board of Public Works - Reductions in Appropriations - Public Notice and Hearing Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 268

  Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Hollinger, Jones, Lawlah, and Stone

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting - Performance-Based Outcomes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 277

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 279

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 282

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 447

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Jones, McFadden, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Kramer, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Mass Transit Services - Cost Recovery - Performance Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

• SB 288

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 289

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Hogan, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Britt, Jones, Middleton, Brochin, Klausmeier, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 316

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 448

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 326

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Baltimore Museum of Art

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 344

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Pensions - Deferred Retirement Option Programs - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 345

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Frosh, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Jones, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Child in Need of Assistance - Habitual Truancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 346

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Della, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Board of School Commissioners - Budget

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 363

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jones, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Products Other Than Cigarettes - Tax Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 370

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, and Munson

  Entitled

  State Budget - Budget Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 378

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Grosfeld, Jones, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 409

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 415

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Hurricane Isabel Disaster Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 416

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld , Jones, and Conway

  Entitled

  Procurement - Board of Contract Appeals - Jurisdiction over State Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 417

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows and Gilts - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 424

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 430

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 273

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Della, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Morgan State University - Coordination and Governance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 435

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson, Green, Greenip, Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 436

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Miller, and Stone

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice Insurance - Rates and Rate Filings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 459

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 485

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 128

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 499

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 283

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Council on Cancer Control - Cervical Cancer Committee of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 501

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Nonviolent Drug Offenders - Drug Treatment Alternative to Incarceration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 502

  Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Economic Development and Fiscal Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 542

  Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Jones

  Entitled

  Identity Theft - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 558

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Jones

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reform - Revenues for Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 564

  Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Competency

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 605

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 614

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 296

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Employee Retirees - Retention of Prescription Benefits Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 619

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - Powers and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 620

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 426

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 621

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Kramer

  Entitled

  State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 727

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Astle, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 737

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 747

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Britt, Della, Exum, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 752

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Astle, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 772

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 792

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Stone, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Election Law - State Administrator of Elections - Appointment and Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 833

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 869

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 487

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 890

  Status as of February 27, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Moveable Feast

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 894

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 148

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Hogan, Brinkley, Stoltzfus, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Education Fiscal Accountability and Oversight Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

• SB 920

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones

  Entitled

  State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SJ 4

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Reparations for the Enslavement of African Americans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings