Senator Christopher B. Shank
District 2

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 47

• SB 218

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 39

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Internal Investigation Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 237

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Getty, Klausmeier, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Selling a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor - Causing Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 238

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Brinkley, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Reilly, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Ronald Reagan Day

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 295

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Justice's Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 296

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Micro-Breweries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 297

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Criminal History Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 389

  Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Raskin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Web Site - State Loans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 390

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  State Government - E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 391

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 62

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Wine Festival License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 392

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 458

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Water and Sewer Debt Reduction Fund - Conococheague Industrial Pretreatment Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

• SB 510

  Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Recovery Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 534

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 247

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Board of Elections - Membership and Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 583

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 801

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 554

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank and Gladden

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Swift and Certain Sanctions Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 814

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 855

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - Inmates - Payment for Treatment of Preexisting Condition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SJ 1

  Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Brinkley, Jacobs, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Maryland Sovereignty Under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 50

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Frosh, Stone, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Victim's Compensation - Temporary Lodging for Domestic Violence Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 115

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 26

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Manno, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, Brochin, Gladden, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Young

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Abuse, Neglect, or Cruelty - Conditions of Probation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 119

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Benson, Colburn, Conway, Getty, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, Middleton, Pugh, Reilly, and Shank

  Entitled

  Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses and Other Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 188

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 430

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Young

  Entitled

  Recreational Fishing Licenses - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 204

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 195

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Montgomery, Muse, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 222

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Pipkin, and Shank

  Entitled

  Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 224

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Benson, Brochin, Edwards, Ferguson, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Reilly, Shank, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 228

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 437

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Astle, Garagiola, Jennings, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Montgomery, Pipkin, Pugh, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License - Public Festival and Event Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 247

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jennings, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Shank, Stone, Young, Zirkin, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 248

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 204

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 262

  Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Benson, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Examination

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 299

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 54

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jennings, Shank, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, King, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation of Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 442

  Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Rosapepe, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 443

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Shank

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 506

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting - Exclusion of Noncitizens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 507

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Elimination of Concurrent Sentencing for Child Sexual Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 508

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Plea Agreements - Prohibition of Concurrent Sentences for Child Sexual Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 528

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Reilly, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 529

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 74

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Getty, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 585

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, DeGrange, Jacobs, and Shank

  Entitled

  Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 592

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 621

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Jacobs, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Division of Correction and Division of Parole and Probation - Reports and Records - Inmate's Place of Birth

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 639

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 266

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Benson, Astle, Colburn, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 675

  Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brochin, Getty, Jennings, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 727

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Manno, Peters, Pipkin, Reilly, Shank, and Young

  Entitled

  Small Business Growth Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 732

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 733

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Health Care Freedom Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 803

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 556

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Jacobs, King, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Robey, Shank, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Drunk Driving Reduction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

• SB 864

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Shank

  Entitled

  Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs - Practice of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 977

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 570

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Dyson, Simonaire, Middleton, Edwards, Mathias, Stone, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Forehand, Brinkley, Reilly, Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Kittleman, Rosapepe, Shank, Jennings, Glassman, Frosh, Brochin, Ramirez, Raskin, Zirkin, and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Freedom of Speech - Picketing at a Funeral - Distance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary