Delegate James F. Ports, Jr.
District 8

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 37

• HB 369

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Redmer, Jacobs, Beck, Klausmeier, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Public School Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 517

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Baldwin, Beck, Bissett, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Harkins, Holt, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 632

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Klausmeier, Jacobs, Edwards, Schade, and Morgan

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Maximum Truck Weight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 871

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports and Redmer

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Minors - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 872

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports and Redmer

  Entitled

  Controlled Dangerous Substances - Minors - Mandatory Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1346

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Redmer, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Crimes - Enticement of Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 56

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosapepe, Heller, C. Davis, Bonsack, Howard, Greenip, Healey, C. Mitchell, Shriver, and Ports

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Gross Receipts from Vending Machine Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 131

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 432

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Bozman, and Ports

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Truck Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 246

  Status as of January 24, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, DeCarlo, Holt, Ports, T. Murphy, Weir, Montague, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  State Transfer Tax - Exemption - Owner-Occupied Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 265

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Rosapepe, Heller, Beck, Bozman, Campbell, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Kittleman, La Vay, Leopold, Marriott, McKee, Ports, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Workman

  Entitled

  Senatorial and House of Delegates Scholarship Programs - Abolition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 331

  Status as of March 29, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick, Taylor, Owings, Mossburg, Krysiak, Curran, Harrison, Minnick, Snodgrass, Schisler, Mohorovic, Hammen, DeCarlo, Bozman, V. Mitchell, Conway, D. Hughes, Bissett, Slade, Redmer, McClenahan, Linton, Hutchins, Ports, O'Donnell, McHale, T. Murphy, C. Davis, C. Mitchell, Wood, Dewberry, Stup, Klausmeier, and Weir

  Entitled

  Cigarette Vending Machines - Restrictions and Liabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 592

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Edwards, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Stull, Stocksdale, Ports, Klima, Hutchins, Schade, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Harkins, Eckardt, Beck, Mossburg, McKee, Stup, Getty, Holt, Redmer, Kelly, D. Murphy, Faulkner, Kittleman, La Vay, O'Donnell, Baldwin, Jacobs, Walkup, D. Hughes, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Secretary of the Environment - Regulations - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 602

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Jacobs, Edwards, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Stull, Stocksdale, Ports, Klima, Cryor, Schade, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Harkins, Eckardt, Mossburg, Mohorovic, McKee, Stup, Getty, Holt, Redmer, Kelly, D. Murphy, Faulkner, La Vay, O'Donnell, Leopold, M. Burns, Walkup, McClenahan, Ciliberti, Beck, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Enhanced Testing - Indefinite Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 623

  Status as of March 20, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Stup, McKee, Crumlin, Hammen, Klausmeier, Love, Goldwater, Ports, Schade, Walkup, D. Davis, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 641

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 472

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Exum, Kirk, Kach, Harrison, Hubbard, Krysiak, Ports, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Registration of Retail Service Station Dealers - Extension of Conversion Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 642

  Status as of March 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Baldwin, Beck, Bissett, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, McClenahan, McKee, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Ports, Redmer, Schade, Schisler, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 645

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Baldwin, Beck, M. Burns, Brinkley, Ciliberti, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Harkins, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Kittleman, Klima, Holt, La Vay, McClenahan, McKee, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Kelly, O'Donnell, Ports, Redmer, Schade, Kach, Schisler, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Leopold, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  State Administrative Board of Election Laws - Members - Appointment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 755

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Dembrow, Genn, Brinkley, Beck, Kopp, Goldwater, Rzepkowski, Schade, Ciliberti, Mossburg, Greenip, Barve, Gordon, Faulkner, O'Donnell, Eckardt, Kach, Stull, M. Burns, Jacobs, Kittleman, Petzold, Ports, Baldwin, Snodgrass, and McKee

  Entitled

  Football Stadium at Camden Yards - Transfer of Revenue to State School Construction Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 856

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer and Ports

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Purchases for Resale - Cash Sales Under $200

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 857

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 279

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Love, and Ports

  Entitled

  Small Group Market Reform - Small Employer - Coverage for One Eligible Employee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 858

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Frank, Kach, Klima, Brinkley, Franchot, Finifter, Stup, Hammen, Dypski, Ports, Dewberry, Klausmeier, M. Burns, Schade, Owings, Minnick, Fry, Leopold, Faulkner, Morhaim, Stocksdale, Pendergrass, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Handguns - Use in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence - Mandatory Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 884

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Owings, Harkins, Bissett, Edwards, Ports, Redmer, M. Burns, Getty, Stocksdale, Schade, Rzepkowski, Jacobs, Leopold, McKee, Klausmeier, Mossburg, Boston, V. Mitchell, Stull, Holt, Walkup, Kach, Klima, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Greenip, Donoghue, Stup, DeCarlo, Schisler, Guns, Weir, Bozman, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Self-Defense Act of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 891

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 283

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer , Ports, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Kelly, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Cummings, Walkup, Mossburg, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Schade, Exum, Harrison, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Patient Access Act - Point-of-Service Option

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 901

  Status as of March 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Baldwin, Brinkley, Jacobs, Beck, Mossburg, Stull, Cryor, O'Donnell, Walkup, Ports, Eckardt, Kach, W. Baker, Greenip, and Holt

  Entitled

  Prevailing Wage - Overtime

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 924

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Murphy, E. Burns, Petzold, Holt, Menes, Perry, Rzepkowski, La Vay, McKee, Jacobs, R. Baker, M. Burns, Turner, Ports, Malone, Morgan, Dewberry, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended or Revoked - Vehicle Impoundment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 945

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Harkins, Heller, Fry, Linton, Shriver, Howard, Ports, Finifter, Cryor, and Muse

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Machinery or Equipment Used Predominantly in a Production Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 964

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Fry, Linton, Shriver, Howard, Ports, Muse, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Property for Consumption in a Production Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 968

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Crumlin, Mossburg, Kelly, Schade, Morhaim, Dixon, McClenahan, Ports, Leopold, Klima, M. Burns, Frank, Hubbard, Fulton, Conroy, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Malone, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Holt, and Dypski

  Entitled

  Parole Eligibility - First Degree Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 975

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 641

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bonsack, Brinkley, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Morgan, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Stocksdale, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Notification Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 979

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 690

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Frank, Morhaim, Mohorovic, Rzepkowski, McKee, Rosapepe, Ports, Workman, Klausmeier, and Bonsack

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfers from Partnerships to Limited Liability Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 983

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Fry, Howard, Finifter, Linton, Muse, Shriver, and Ports

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Machinery or Equipment Used in Production Activity - Capitalization Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 1095

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Mohorovic, Weir, DeCarlo, Holt, Klausmeier, Redmer, and Ports

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Impervious Surface Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1151

  Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hutchins, Owings, Stup, Snodgrass, Rzepkowski, Kach, Stull, Mossburg, Getty, Jacobs, Stocksdale, Vallario, R. Baker, Healey, Hubbard, Menes, Fulton, Fry, Kagan, Gordon, Mohorovic, Perry, Pitkin, Genn, Petzold, M. Burns, Ports, V. Mitchell, Linton, Malone, Minnick, DeCarlo, T. Murphy, Wood, Exum, Harkins, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Davis, Dypski, Walkup, Boston, Poole, E. Burns, Morgan, Bissett, Doory, Preis, Valderrama, Grosfeld, Montague, Dembrow, Ciliberti, Beck, Parker, and Benson

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - State Employee Positions Eliminated by Act of General Assembly - Early Retirement Option

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1153

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Finifter, Ports, Morhaim, DeCarlo, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Football Stadium at Camden Yards - Transfer of Funds to State School Construction Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1268

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, O'Donnell, D. Murphy, Redmer, Klausmeier, Ports, and DeCarlo

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1272

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, O'Donnell, Vallario, Hutchins, Jacobs, Parker, Redmer, M. Burns, Kagan, Schade, Ports, Greenip, DeCarlo, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Campaign Contributions - Casino Gaming

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 1337

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schade, Ports, Redmer, Mossburg, Jacobs, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Distributions from Qualified Retirement Plans for Reinvestment in Small Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means