Senator Catherine E. Pugh
District 40

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 121

• SB 71

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 72

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Trinity Family Life Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 96

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Stone

  Entitled

  Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 97

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 98

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 171

  Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 263

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center for Urban Families

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 264

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 378

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harrington

  Entitled

  High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 364

  Status as of February 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2005 and 2006 - Baltimore City - Waxter Center for Senior Citizens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 365

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sandi's Learning Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 366

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Learning, Inc. Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 367

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 433

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Peters

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Permit Holders - Signs for Reporting Incorrectly Filled Prescriptions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 436

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, McFadden, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 446

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Robey

  Entitled

  Correctional Facilities - Released Inmates - Identification Cards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 447

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 603

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 604

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Maryland Gasohol and Gasoline Products Marketing Act - Marketing Premises

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 605

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Kelley, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

• SB 606

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 600

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, Peters, and Harrington

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 644

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Gladden, Glassman, Jones, and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore Regional Transportation Authority Study Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 743

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 744

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 447

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 772

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Structuring and Bundling of Procurements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 773

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 451

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Department of Education - Adult Education and Family Literacy Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 774

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organization - Hospital Ancillary Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 775

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 452

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Medbank Program - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 850

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Brochin, Della, Dyson, Exum, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules

• SB 869

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 870

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003 - Baltimore Zoo

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 907

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Demolition Work - Safety Provisions and Permitting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 958

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Harrington

  Entitled

  Procurement - Prevailing Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

• SB 998

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - No recommendation Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Harrington

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 1010

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Forehand

  Entitled

  International Marriage Brokers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 3

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 560

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Harris, Edwards, Greenip, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Glassman, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Fallen Soldier Privacy Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 49

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 60

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 354

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 61

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 356

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 76

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 359

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 77

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 361

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 78

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 79

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Credit Unions - Deposits of State and Local Government Money

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 92

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Youth Voter Registration and Participation in Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 116

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Conway, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Greenip, Jacobs, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 125

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Increase in Sheriff's Fees - Distribution to Rental Allowance Program Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

• SB 204

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 122

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pugh and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Transit-Oriented Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

• SB 217

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 3

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

• SB 218

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 5

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

• SB 259

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 163

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Edwards (Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Program Open Space - Attainment of Acquisition Goals - Increased Allocation for Local Government

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 270

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Haines, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 287

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 164

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 289

  Status as of January 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Miller, Kasemeyer, Rosapepe, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Seniors Tax Relief Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 290

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 297

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 298

  Status as of February 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 309

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

• SB 316

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, King, Kittleman, Lenett, Munson, Peters, Pugh, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 325

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Pugh, McFadden, and Currie

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 327

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Jones (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Senators Astle, Currie, Della, Exum, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Mooney, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud - Cardholder Affidavits - Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 328

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 336

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Required Deposits on Returnable Beverage Containers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 343

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Colburn, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Biodiesel Requirements for the State Vehicle Fleet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 344

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  The Flexible Leave Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 360

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Kelley, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Inquiries About Consumer Reports - Credit Score Calculation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 393

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 397

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 394

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Violation of Condition of "No Contact" - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 437

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 400

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Forehand, Kramer, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 438

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

• SB 464

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

• SB 465

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 584

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Property Tax Assessment Appeals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 466

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, King, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 467

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 473

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 475

  Status as of February 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Miller, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 498

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 499

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Dyson, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 500

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 501

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 516

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 529

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Conway, Currie, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Venue - Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 533

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 186

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Conway, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 553

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Exum, Kelley, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, and Jones

  Entitled

  Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 570

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 593

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 574

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Public Health - Construction Sites - Rest Rooms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 582

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Exum, McFadden, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Education - Multiple Suspensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 587

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Real Property - Homeowners Associations and Condominiums - Transition of Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 588

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Bond Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 589

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 591

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 599

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 616

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 618

  Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Exum, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 623

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 632

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Social Services Administration - Children Subject to Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect - Identification and Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 645

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 646

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 605

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Debt Management Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 647

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, King, Middleton, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 677

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 679

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 612

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Regulation by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 720

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 722

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 201

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 723

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 203

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 725

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 726

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 735

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 445

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 817

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 623

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Lenett, Pugh, and Haines

  Entitled

  Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 818

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Harrington, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Public Health Dental Hygiene Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 821

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Astle, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Muse, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Youth Entrepreneur Connection Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 854

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 333

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, McFadden, Pugh, and Della

  Entitled

  Tax Sales - Minimum Tax Due - Redemption Payments - Reimbursement of Expenses on Redemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 867

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 872

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 888

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Harrington, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Biotechnology Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 906

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 920

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 239

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Statewide Gypsy Moth Infestation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 959

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Slot Machines - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 990

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Lenett, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 991

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 995

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Jones, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Competitive Sealed Proposals - Disclosure of Information - Minority Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Administration Bills

• SB 216

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 1

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Real Property - Recordation of Instruments Securing Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

Committee Bills

• SB 445

  Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Conway and Jones

  Entitled

  Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 607

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary