Senator Bryan W. Simonaire
District 31

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 51

• SB 189

  Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - School Buses and Former School Buses - Seat Belts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• SB 195

  Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire and Greenip

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Ultrasound Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• 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 217

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 226

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Tree Services - Advertising

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 298

  Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Payment Deferral

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 299

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 531

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 308

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Historical Freetown Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 385

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 408

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 258

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brochin, Colburn, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Lenett, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Pollution Control - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 409

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Office Discipline Referrals - Accountability Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 495

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  State Government - Legislative Furlough Enabling Act

  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 922

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Astle, DeGrange, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Septic Systems - Nitrogen Removal Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Co-sponsored Bills

• 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 99

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 510

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Simonaire, Jacobs, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 150

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act - Loretta's Law

  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 159

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Commercial Real Property - Action to Abate Drug Nuisance - Prior Notice Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• 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 193

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Harrington, Klausmeier, Pugh, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Commission on the Monitoring of Guardians of Disabled Adults

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 218

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 524

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Offender Registry - Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 257

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 501

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Peters, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 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 266

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 492

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Muse, Raskin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 284

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harrington, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Zirkin, and Munson

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 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 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 370

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 249

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force - Reconstitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

• 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 442

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• 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 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 522

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Arrest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• 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 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 601

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 563

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 613

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 567

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 643

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Estates - Disqualification of Persons Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining Property from Vulnerable Adults

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• 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 717

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 735

  Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Jacobs, Madaleno, Mooney, Robey, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Mandatory Use of Ignition Interlock System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

• 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 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