1997 Regular Session

Elections (G1)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 48

HB 1
Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor
Sponsored By
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Baldwin, Bobo, Brinkley, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dypski, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Kittleman, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Minnick, D. Murphy, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stup, Turner, Wood, Workman, and Cadden
Entitled
Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising, Disclosure, and Enforcement
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 2
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, Dypski, Pitkin, Clagett, Brinkley, Wood, DeCarlo, Minnick, Rudolph, Malone, Snodgrass, and Cryor
Entitled
Election Law - Fund-Raising During Legislative Session - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 4
Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Mandel, Snodgrass, Getty, Wood, Clagett, Bobo, Rudolph, Brinkley, Malone, Kagan, Genn, and Cryor
Entitled
Election Laws - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 5
Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Kagan, Brinkley, Bobo, Snodgrass, Getty, Mandel, DeCarlo, Wood, Minnick, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, and Cryor
Entitled
Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Supplemental Contribution Statements
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 6
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By
Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Bobo, Snodgrass, Getty, DeCarlo, Brinkley, Wood, Benson, Rudolph, and Pitkin
Entitled
Election Laws - Reporting of Contributions by Persons Doing Business with State or Local Government
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 69
Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Workman
Entitled
Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 77
Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 36
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Department of Legislative Reference)
Entitled
Precinct Boundary Changes
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 89
Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Turner
Entitled
Election Laws - "Quasi-Contributions" - Reporting Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 126
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Courts - Immunity from Civil Liability - Local Boards of Supervisors of Elections
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 148
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Kagan
Entitled
Election Laws - Campaign Reports
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 153
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Leopold and Clagett
Entitled
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Confidential Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 163
Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled
Election Law - Voter Registration Application Deadline
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 214
Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate M. Burns
Entitled
Employers - Prohibiting Campaign Contributions by Employees - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 281
Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch
Entitled
Commission to Study the State's Campaign Finance Laws
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 293
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate M. Burns
Entitled
Election Laws - Expenditures by a Campaign Treasurer - Wire Transfers
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 359
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Howard and Rosapepe
Entitled
Elections - Mail-in Ballots - Removal of Eligibility Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 430
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Crumlin, Conroy, Pendergrass, Turner, Fulton, Dypski, Pitkin, and Bobo
Entitled
Election Law - Election By Mail
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 432
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Elections - Absentee Ballots - Removal of Eligibility Requirements PG 436-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 522
Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Senators and Delegates - Filling of Vacancy by Special Election PG 435-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 544
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg and McIntosh
Entitled
Election Laws - Campaign Financing - Notice of Limits
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 625
Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Arnick
Entitled
Campaign Contribution - Contribution Limits - Exception
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 728
Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Barve
Entitled
Election Law - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 798
Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Fry, Rudolph, Poole, and Kagan
Entitled
Election Laws - Reports - Members of the General Assembly
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 814
Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Cryor, Kopp, Grosfeld, Pitkin, McIntosh, Turner, Hurson, Genn, Mandel, Hubbard, Pendergrass, Dypski, Petzold, Morgan, Kittleman, Clagett, Brinkley, and Faulkner
Entitled
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Attribution of Contributions
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 818
Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morgan, Kittleman, Getty, and Brinkley
Entitled
The Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 872
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Shriver, B. Hughes, Conroy, Goldwater, Billings, Hubbard, Dembrow, Turner, Pitkin, Genn, Menes, Howard, McIntosh, Holt, Leopold, Heller, Mandel, Hecht, Elliott, Crumlin, M. Burns, Bobo, Love, Mossburg, R. Baker, Conway, Perry, Fry, Franchot, Pendergrass, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Joint Committee on Checkoffs and Designation of Income Tax Payments by Individuals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 940
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 265
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - School Board Vacancies PG 438-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 974
Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, and Hubbard
Entitled
Election Law - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1314
Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Montgomery County - Election Judges - Hours MC 737-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1438
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 745
Sponsored By
Delegate Edwards
Entitled
Garrett County - Election Districts
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HJ 24
Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Ciliberti, Beck, Mossburg, Morgan, Flanagan, Leopold, Rzepkowski, M. Burns, Stull, and Elliott
Entitled
Governor - Campaign Fund-Raising During the Legislative Session
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 46
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Trotter
Entitled
Local Boards of Elections - Polling Places - Reading Glasses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 73
Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Haines
Entitled
Courts - Immunity from Civil Liability - Local Boards of Supervisors of Elections
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 127
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By
Senators Miller, Blount, and Collins
Entitled
Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising and Disclosure
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 128
Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor
Sponsored By
Senators Miller, Blount, and Collins
Entitled
Election Laws - Reporting of Contributions by Persons Doing Business with State or Local Government
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 129
Status as of January 15, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Miller
Entitled
Election Law - Election By Mail
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 148
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Trotter
Entitled
Prospective Jurors - Motor Vehicle Administration Lists
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 183
Status as of February 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Ferguson
Entitled
Elected Officials - Conviction of Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 275
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Commission to Study the State's Campaign Finance Laws
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 293
Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Collins, Craig, Sfikas, Green, Ferguson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Elections - Nomination of Candidates - Petition Signature Requirements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 422
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Craig
Entitled
State Administrative Board of Election Laws - Computerized Campaign Finance Reports
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 432
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled
Election Law - Electronically Tabulated Ballots
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 468
Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Craig
Entitled
Election Laws - Ballot Access
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 694
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Local Central Committees - Vacancies in Office of County Commissioner - Selection
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 708
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Munson, Frosh, and Forehand
Entitled
Election Laws - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 711
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, Dyson, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Frosh, Conway, and McCabe
Entitled
Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 894
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Election Law - Campaign Contributions by Lobbyists
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 905
Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By
Senator Baker
Entitled
Cecil County - Election Board Members - Compensation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters