Senator Barbara A. Hoffman
District 42

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 58

• SB 210

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Conway, Sfikas, McFadden, Blount, Ruben, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Minors' Access to Firearms - Felony

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 284

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Qualified Capital Gains - Maximum Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 289

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 539

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Neall, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, Lawlah, DeGrange, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Residential Educational Facilities - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 290

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Conway, Blount, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Police Athletic League Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 291

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 541

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Neall, DeGrange, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools - Rate Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 332

  Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 342

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Neall, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  County Income Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 343

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 552

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Colburn, Van Hollen, Lawlah, Hooper, Hogan, Sfikas, Kasemeyer, Blount, Mitchell, and Harris

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Clayworks, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 422

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Blount, Bromwell, Mitchell, Lawlah, Sfikas, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center Stage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 424

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Della, McFadden, Madden, Hooper, Munson, Hollinger, Ruben, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The American Visionary Art Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 513

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 571

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Conway, Hogan, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, Bromwell, Lawlah, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Blount, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Walters Art Gallery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 515

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Middleton, Lawlah, McFadden, Currie, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Personal Property Tax - Lien for Unpaid Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 516

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 362

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Neall, DeGrange, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children , Youth, and Families

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 637

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 588

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman and Middleton

  Entitled

  State Transfer Tax Revenues - Budget Amendment for Excess Revenues

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 781

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Tax Sales - High-Bid Premiums for Group and Sealed Bid Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 8

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Investment Program - Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 15

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 518

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Teachers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 96

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 320

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, McCabe, Currie, Sfikas, Hughes, Hoffman, Colburn, Van Hollen, Stone, Jimeno, Hollinger, Mitchell, McFadden, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 117

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 150

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Della, McFadden, Hoffman, Mitchell, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - U.S.S. Constellation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 127

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Jacobs, Madden, Currie, Hughes, Hollinger, Frosh, McCabe, Conway, Hoffman, Dorman, Stoltzfus, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 138

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Human Relations Commission - Jurisdiction - Sexual Orientation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 139

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Crimes - Gender and Sexual Orientation Crimes - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 141

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 122

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Blount, Bromwell, Munson, Middleton, McFadden, Ruben, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, Stone, Green, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 146

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Baker, Hughes, Mitchell, Forehand, Jimeno, Colburn, Green, Roesser, Lawlah, Stone, Hoffman, Ferguson, and Haines

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Dating Relationship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 157

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Lawlah, Ferguson, Hoffman, Sfikas, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Munson, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 159

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hoffman, Astle, Hooper, Hollinger, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Ruben, Madden, Conway, Exum, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Concurrent Direct Admissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 165

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Miller, Hoffman, Neall, DeGrange, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Private Donation Incentive Program - Reestablishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 185

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 35

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B (SB) Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 193

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Hoffman, Hollinger, Bromwell, Collins, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Sfikas, and Stone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - GBMC HealthCare, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 202

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Hoffman, Hughes, Colburn, Ruben, Sfikas, Conway, Stone, Jacobs, Harris, Green, Lawlah, Jimeno, Mitchell, Forehand, Mooney, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 229

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Hoffman, Hollinger, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Holocaust Victims - Inheritance Tax and Income Tax - Insurance Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 232

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 533

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Green, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Colburn, Collins, Hoffman, DeGrange, Dorman, Ferguson, Jacobs, Lawlah, Ruben, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Mooney, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Immunity - State and Local Governments - Year 2000 Litigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 240

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 9

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Currie, Hoffman, and Della

  Entitled

  Political Subdivisions - Residency Requirements for Chief Executive Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 255

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Dyson, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Haines, Mitchell, Blount, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Roesser, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 283

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 537

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Hogan, Roesser, Green, Forehand, Pinsky, Kelley, Hollinger, Currie, Kasemeyer, Dorman, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Hoffman, Frosh, McCabe, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Community Colleges - English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 322

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Roesser, Kelley, Hoffman, Dorman, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Sale by Vending Machines - Distribution of Tokens or Any Other Single Use Nonmonetary Mechanism to Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 330

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, McFadden, Blount, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Election Law - Baltimore City Elections Cycle

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 331

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, McFadden, Blount, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Quadrennial Elections - Baltimore City Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 354

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hoffman, Astle, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, Roesser, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Office of Legislative Audits - Private Foundations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 398

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson, Van Hollen, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Ferguson, Hogan, Hooper, McCabe, Jacobs, Harris, Mooney, Roesser, Madden, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Kelley, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 521

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Blount, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Conway, Della, Munson, Astle, Hughes, Lawlah, Hoffman, Ruben, Kasemeyer, and Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 587

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses of Residents of Inpatient Medical Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 590

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 186

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, and Della

  Entitled

  Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 593

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 126

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 594

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Dyson, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 595

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 600

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Middleton, Lawlah, Neall, Blount, Munson, Hollinger, Ferguson, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Hood College (Frederick County)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 606

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Hoffman, McFadden, DeGrange, Neall, Kasemeyer, Mitchell, Hollinger, Kelley, Conway, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, and Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Community Resource Center, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 632

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 585

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Frosh, and Currie

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland After-School Opportunity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 640

  Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Lawlah, Roesser, Kelley, Jacobs, Ruben, Hollinger, Forehand, Hoffman, Conway, Neall, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Victims - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 648

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 189

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mitchell, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Hoffman, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Science Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 655

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 375

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Income Tax - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 682

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 515

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Lawlah, Middleton, Neall, Ruben, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Coordination, Governance, and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 795

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Hoffman, Blount, Sfikas, Conway, Kelley, Bromwell, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Education - New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Bonding Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SJ 1

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 1

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Green, Hollinger, Hoffman, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Van Hollen, Miller, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Settlement Funds - Medicaid Recoupment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 333

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 548

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)

  Entitled

  Revenue Stabilization Fund - Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 344

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 5

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)

  Entitled

  Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 514

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Natural Gas and Electricity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation