Senator Paul G. Pinsky
District 22

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 48

• SB 206

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 207

  Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 208

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 191

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Forehand, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Environment - Recycling - Apartment Buildings and Condominiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 268

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - Community Forklift Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 269

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Maryland Business Tax Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 270

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 473

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Prince George's County - New Carrollton Recreation Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 474

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 517

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Certified Professional Counselor-Alcohol and Drug - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 490

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Hamilton Street Parking Garage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 592

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Government - Public Information Act - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Permissible Denials

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 593

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 594

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Frosh

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Application of Nutrients

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 595

  Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 659

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 559

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Klausmeier, Manno, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Disclosure - Location of the Performance of Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 841

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 593

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Licenses - Examination Requirements for Dentists and Dental Hygienists

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 842

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Riverdale Park Youth and Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 843

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 595

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Ferguson, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

Co-sponsored Bills

• SB 63

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, Young, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

• SB 212

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Gladden, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 213

  Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Robey, Forehand, Gladden, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 222

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Young

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 236

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 238

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

• SB 240

  Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 241

  Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 249

  Status as of February 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones-Rodwell and Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Individual Income Tax - Millionaires' Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 277

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Ramirez, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, and Young

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 278

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Benson, Conway, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 294

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 448

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Young, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Kittleman, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

• SB 295

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 208

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Klausmeier, Miller, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Getty, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Security Freezes - Minors and Protected Persons

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

• SB 341

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, King, Montgomery, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Subsequent Election Absentee Ballot List

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 362

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 494

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, McFadden, Stone, Ferguson, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 440

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Benson, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, Forehand, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Highway User Revenue Distribution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• SB 465

  Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Shark or Elasmobranch Fins - Restriction on Possession or Distribution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 483

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Benson, Miller, Frosh, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prohibition - Junk and Scrap Metal Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 511

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Raskin, Ferguson, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

• SB 524

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 530

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland After-School and Summer Opportunity Fund Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 544

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Raskin, Benson, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Elected Officials - Removal from Office - Crimes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 579

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 542

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Jacobs, Kelley, Middleton, Montgomery, Robey, Rosapepe, Dyson, Jennings, Pinsky, and Young

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Farm Brewery Manufacturer's License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 614

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• SB 635

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permit Fees - Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

• SB 755

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 86

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Brinkley, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Consuming Wine Not Bought on Premises - Restaurants, Clubs, and Hotels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

• SB 783

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 581

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Rosapepe, and Young

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Applicability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

• SB 859

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Tenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Student Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance

• SB 872

  Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Death Penalty Repeal and Appropriation from Savings to Aid Survivors of Homicide Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 993

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Forehand, Jennings, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, and Young

  Entitled

  Crimes - Human Trafficking of Minor - Defenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• SB 995

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

• SB 1096

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty - Bait Dogs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings