Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus
District 38

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 46

• SB 104

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 17

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Working Waterfront Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 468

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Property Tax Credit for Assessment Increases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 676

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Haines, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 816

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Worcester County - Property Tax Credit - Historically Operated Amusement Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 892

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - Bending Water Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 893

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - Epilepsy Association Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 894

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Worcester County - Rackliffe House

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 895

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Worcester County - Delmarva Discovery Center on the Pocomoke River

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 941

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 240

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Somers Cove Marina Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 999

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Worcester County - Property Tax Credits - Amusement Parks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 56

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 352

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Currie, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Forehand, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Sex Offender Registry - Additional Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• 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 113

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Harris, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit - Applications - Use of Social Security Numbers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 137

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Haines, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Preexisting Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 138

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Haines, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 151

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Stoltzfus, Pipkin, Jacobs, and Harris

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Rate - Eastern Shore Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 168

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, Muse, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Covenant Marriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 169

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 214

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Miller, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Kasemeyer, Edwards, Jones, Munson, Zirkin, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Divestiture from Iran and Sudan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 231

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Certified Teachers - Flagging Investigative Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 239

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Harris, Kelley, Pipkin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• 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 300

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee(By Request - Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• 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 317

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, King, Kittleman, Lenett, Munson, Peters, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Malfunctioning Traffic Control Signals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 340

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Robey, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Task Force on Reducing State Budget Expenditures for Record Management and Retention

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 373

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 385

  Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 386

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 444

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 177

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• 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 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 495

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit - Farm or Agricultural Use Land

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 503

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 504

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Currie, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, King, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Theft of Rental Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 505

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Resale Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 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 580

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Lenett, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Radiation Oncology/ Therapy Technologists, Medical Radiation Technologists, Radiologist Assistants, and Nuclear Medicine Technologists - Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 581

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, DeGrange, Glassman, King, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 621

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Lawful Presence in United States

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 673

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Clammers - Clamming Appliances and Income - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 712

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 443

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 713

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 38

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Haines, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Equipment on Motorcycles - Auxiliary Lighting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings 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