Senator Larry E. Haines
District 5

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 53

• SB 8

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 9

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair and Deceptive Practices - Limit on Offer, Promise, or Gift of Valuable Consideration Not Specified in a Contract or Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 48

  Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Exempt Property of Charitable Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 52

  Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Exemptions - Application Deadline - Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 53

  Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 362

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 536

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Residential Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 363

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines and Glassman

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 781

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Alcohol and Drug Treatment - Commitment of Defendant - Crime of Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 782

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit for Housing Units in Independent Living Retirement Communities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 783

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs or Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 899

  Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driver Improvement Programs - Deduction of Accumulated Points

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 27

  Status as of January 14, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Haines, Harris, Munson, Pipkin, Kittleman, Colburn, Glassman, and Edwards

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licensing of Illegal Aliens - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 44

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 506

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 59

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 151

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 201

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Homeless Persons and Groups and Gender

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 181

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 41

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 192

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 218

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Haines, and Robey

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Fraudulent Conversion of Rental Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 216

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 249

  Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  Data Warehouse - Agency Data Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 259

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 494

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 301

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Haines, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Notice of Assessment - Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 303

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 503

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Astle, Madaleno, Robey, Rosapepe, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Silver Alert Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 304

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 236

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Middleton, Muse, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 369

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Pipkin, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Simonaire, Haines, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Proof of Lawful Presence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 420

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 422

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Child Protection from Predators Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 424

  Status as of February 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Crimes - Commission of Vehicular Manslaughter While Driver's License or Privilege Is Suspended or Revoked - Mandatory Minimum Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 447

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 542

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Frosh, Haines, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 457

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Malice or Gross Negligence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 458

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Local Government Units - Local Debt Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 485

  Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Federal Flight Deck Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 517

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 273

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  State Debt - Annuity Bond Fund - Payment of Fiscal Agents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 550

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 557

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Online Child Safety Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 552

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 277

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tax Amnesty Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 555

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 556

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 558

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Funding Accountability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 579

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 81

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  State Checks - Electronic Publication of Payee Names

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

• SB 610

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  State Treasury - Permissible Investments of State Money

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 620

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 573

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Hearing on Motion for Revision, Modification, or Reduction of Sentence or Disposition - Appearance of Victim or Victim's Representative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 623

  Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 634

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 88

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Glassman, Haines, Klausmeier, and Stone

  Entitled

  Professional Corporations - Professional Services - Multiple Professions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

• SB 640

  Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 647

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 675

  Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 684

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 301

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Zirkin, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Senior Investment Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

• SB 697

  Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Astle, Della, Haines, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Robey

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Distribution of Tobacco Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

• SB 747

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 766

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Dyson, Edwards, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 784

  Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Astle, Dyson, Gladden, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle at a Red Signal - Affirmative Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 811

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 611

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 844

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 883

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Pipkin, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Firemen and Rescue Workers Memorial Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 1060

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 649

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines

  Entitled

  General Obligation Bonds - Method of Sale by Board of Public Works

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations