Senator John C. Astle
District 30

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 45

• SB 49

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 127

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Captain Salem Avery's House

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 118

  Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - School Vehicles - Standing by Pupils

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 187

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Vulnerable Elderly Adults - Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 193

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Neall

  Entitled

  Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Nursing Facilities Implementation Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 320

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Annapolis - Alcoholic Beverages (Penalties)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 502

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Real Property - Disbursement of Loans Secured by Deeds of Trust or Mortgages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 503

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 594

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Job-Related Drug Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 504

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 183

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Hafer, Derr, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Insurance - Fraternal Benefit Societies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 585

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Termination of Agency Agreements - Renewals of Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 586

  Status as of January 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Stoltzfus, Hogan, McCabe, Ferguson, Colburn, Haines, Roesser, Derr, and Craig

  Entitled

  Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 611

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Mediation Services - Confidentiality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 618

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Mediation Services - Required Training

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 619

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Mediation Services - Liability Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 739

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, Derr, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Trotter, Hollinger, Hughes, Dorman, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions or Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 741

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 199

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payment of Nonparticipating Health Care Providers - Medicare Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 742

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Motor Fuel Refiners and Suppliers - Promotional Games

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 743

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Life and Health Insurance and Annuities - Rebates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 834

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 205

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Charles Carroll House of Annapolis, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 857

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Wiley H. Bates High School

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 858

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Owensville Primary Care Community Medical Center, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 868

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 120

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Hearing Examiners for Proceedings Involving Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 885

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Historic Annapolis Foundation - Maynard-Burgess House

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 137

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 550

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Green, Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dyson, Collins, Craig, Jimeno, Kelley, Astle, Sfikas, McCabe, Blount, Stone, Ruben, Lawlah, Pinsky, Munson, Della, Forehand, Bromwell, Stoltzfus, Boozer, Derr, Kasemeyer, Ferguson, Currie, Van Hollen, Hafer, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Annual Registration Fee - Special Registration Plates for Disabled Veterans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 156

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 330

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community College Funding Formula - Senator John A. Cade

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 237

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Amoss, Lawlah, Jimeno, Astle, Bromwell, Collins, Stone, Hollinger, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Neall, and Munson

  Entitled

  1997 Tax Reduction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 278

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Della, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Bromwell, Ferguson, Haines, and Astle

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Voluntary Dynamometer Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 299

  Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Stone, Hoffman, Amoss, Middleton, McFadden, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Bromwell, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Dyson, Forehand, Conway, Astle, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Tax Cut Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 332

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 161

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hafer, Roesser, Trotter, Derr, Astle, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 368

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 167

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Hafer, Dorman, Roesser, Astle, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Della, Derr, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 371

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Astle, Stoltzfus, Bromwell, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Maryland Tourism Development - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 441

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 588

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Derr, Della, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lenders - Regulatory Reform and Anti-Fraud Protections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 478

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 180

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, Astle, Derr, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Foundation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 499

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

• SB 587

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 372

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Amoss, Astle, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Young, Green, and Stone

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 630

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 376

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Kosher Products Law - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 645

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Astle, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontract of Providers' Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 668

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Derr, Middleton, Hogan, Hafer, Astle, Forehand, Madden, Bromwell, Lawlah, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 688

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Van Hollen, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Young, and Craig

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Community-Based Services - Reimbursement Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 750

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della and Astle

  Entitled

  Premium Financing - Administration, Cancellation, and Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 751

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della and Astle

  Entitled

  Premium Finance Companies and Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 772

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Colburn, Derr, Munson, Collins, Middleton, Roesser, Boozer, McCabe, Dyson, Hogan, Hafer, Astle, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Lead Paint - Rent Escrow Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 791

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Amoss, Hoffman, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Trotter, Astle, Bromwell, Middleton, Munson, Hafer, Blount, Della, Colburn, Green, Derr, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - World War II Memorial Commission and World War II Memorial Commission Loan of 1995

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 796

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr, Madden, and Astle

  Entitled

  Prevailing Wage - Overtime

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 904

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SJ 4

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Boozer, Craig, Amoss, Hollinger, Hoffman, McFadden, McCabe, Teitelbaum, Collins, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Trotter, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Maryland Wine Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters