Senator John J. Hafer
District 1

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 63

• SB 55

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  State Construction Contracts - High Unemployment Regions - Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 56

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  State Construction Contracts - High Unemployment Regions - Use of Local Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 62

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Hunter Safety Instructors - Complimentary Consolidated Hunting License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 63

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 323

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 64

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Evidence - Medical Malpractice - Trauma Surgery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 75

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 71

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Dealer Licensing Provisions - Exception for Funeral Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 357

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Lonaconing Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 358

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 359

  Status as of March 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County - Tourist Information Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 360

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Frostburg Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 433

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Point-of-Service Option - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 434

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 24

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Purchase of Real Property - Financing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 438

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 25

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages (Class A and A2 Winery Licenses )

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 439

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 587

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Personal Property Tax - Modification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 442

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 26

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Counsel to the County Commissioners - Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 443

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership and Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 444

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 589

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Procurement - Reciprocal Local Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 445

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 27

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages (Bed and Breakfast Licenses)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 448

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Off-Road Vehicles - Registration Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 620

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Young, Stone, Craig, and Collins

  Entitled

  Multichannel Video Programming Subscribers - Continued Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 671

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Public Hunting Lands and Funds - Conversion Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 809

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Child Support - Determination by Administrative Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 817

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Baker, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Community Colleges - State Aid - Hold Harmless Component - Eligibility - Calculation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 819

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Madden, and Trotter (Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry) and Senator Della

  Entitled

  Death Care Industry Regulation (Rachel's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 830

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Glendale Bridge Loans of 1986, 1988, and 1995

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 833

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 384

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Bonds for Garrett County Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 898

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Flood Damaged Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 32

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, Collins, Dorman, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Stone, and Hogan

  Entitled

  First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 50

  Status as of February 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig , Hafer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Future of Maryland Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 117

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter , Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 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 163

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 332

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Hafer, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Experimental Medical Care Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 206

  Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Derr, Colburn, Craig, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Executive Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 226

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Craig, Derr, Hafer, Colburn, Dyson, Stoltzfus, Amoss, Middleton, Munson, Haines, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Maryland Right to Farm Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 233

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

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Derr, Dorman, Hollinger, Forehand, Middleton, Ruben, Young, Trotter, Neall, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Hoffman, Madden, Pinsky, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Expansion of Eligibility for Low and Moderate Income Pregnant Women and Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 323

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Derr, Hafer, Colburn, Dyson, Stoltzfus, Amoss, Middleton, and Munson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Operations - "Right to Farm"

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 331

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Blount, Hoffman, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Payments to Nursing Facilities with High Medical Assistance Utilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 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 435

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig and Hafer

  Entitled

  Milk Products - Health Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 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 458

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig , Hafer, and Young

  Entitled

  Task Force on Maryland's Dairy Industry - Recommendations - Milk Pricing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental 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 482

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 363

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 493

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Dyson, Roesser, McCabe, Colburn, Hafer, Hogan, Stoltzfus, Ferguson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 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 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 568

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 604

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Derr, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Insurance - Fraternal Benefit Societies - Exempted Societies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 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 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 702

  Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Haines, Derr, Hafer, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Property Rights Protection Act of 1997

  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 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 813

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Roesser, Derr, Trotter, and Hafer

  Entitled

  The Patients' Consent Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 820

  Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Derr, Colburn, Craig, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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

• SB 912

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Bromwell, Ruben, Ferguson, Hafer, Trotter, Derr, Teitelbaum, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Retail Service Stations - Operation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic 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

• SJ 8

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Derr, Colburn, Craig, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Balanced Budget Amendment - Ratification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation