Senator Ralph M. Hughes
District 40

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 51

• SB 675

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - New Song Urban Ministries - Fulton Avenue Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 676

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 618

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages ( Board of License Commissioners - Employees )

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 677

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages (Small Containers - Prohibited Sale)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 678

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 196

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes and Blount

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Grace Outreach Center Loan of 1995

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 679

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  State Police - Robbery Prevention Program and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 680

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - The Baltimore Conservatory in Druid Hill Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 681

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Old Douglass High School Cultural Arts Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 682

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 197

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Madison Avenue Development Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 683

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Franciscan Center Loan of 1994

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 684

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Reservoir Hill H.O.P.E., Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 862

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Inner City Community Development Corporation - Community Business and Resource Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 154

  Status as of January 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hughes, Lawlah, and Munson

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Community College - Creation of Positions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 157

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young

  Entitled

  Domestic Abuse - Duties of Law Enforcement Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 158

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 307

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 159

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young

  Entitled

  Parole and Probation - Supervision Fees - Family Violence Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 160

  Status as of January 22, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Frosh, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, and Young

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 161

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 308

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young

  Entitled

  Evidence - Assault Trials - Spousal Privilege - Record of Assertion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 171

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Stone, Green, Forehand, Middlebrooks, Van Hollen, Colburn, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Lawyers - Clients' Security Trust Fund - Reimbursement of Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 172

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Stone, Green, Forehand, Middlebrooks, Colburn, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Clients' Security Trust Fund - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 173

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 311

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Miller, Baker, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 188

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 146

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount, Lawlah, Hoffman, Hughes, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Epsilon Omega Foundation, Inc. - Family Support Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 243

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Hoffman, Colburn, Jimeno, McCabe, Forehand, Young, Pinsky, Hughes, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Terminating Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 255

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 153

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Young Audiences of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 267

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della

  Entitled

  District Court - Appeals - Enforcement of Certain Local Codes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 268

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, and Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - District Court - Housing Division

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 269

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Civil Violations - Citation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 270

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 551

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 297

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Baker, Madden, Stone, Forehand, Colburn, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Hollinger, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Support Enforcement - Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 322

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Currie, Hughes, Della, Van Hollen, Conway, Blount, Boozer, Young, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, McFadden, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - National Aquarium in Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 367

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Collins, Della, Forehand, Stone, Hughes, Colburn, Craig, Hollinger, Amoss, Sfikas, Jimeno, and the President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Penalties - Multiple Violations - Serious Physical Injury or Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 500

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter, Young, Lawlah, Hughes, Currie, and Conway

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Eviction - Protection and Removal of Chattel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 505

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Della, Hughes, Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Kelley, Blount, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Eubie Blake National Museum and Cultural Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 506

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 184

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 507

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Kelley, Hughes, and Conway

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 508

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Frosh, Kelley, Green, Stone, Jimeno, Hughes, Haines, Forehand, Colburn, Ferguson, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Estates - Taxation, Fees, and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
  House: Judiciary

• SB 510

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 596

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Frosh, Kelley, Green, Stone, Jimeno, Hughes, Haines, Forehand, Colburn, Ferguson, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Estates - Personal Representatives - Election for Modified Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 515

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 369

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Blount, Hughes, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sinai Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 571

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Trotter, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Conway, Hughes, Boozer, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Jimeno, Forehand, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Courts - Family Division - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 599

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, Green, Middleton, Amoss, Stone, Kelley , Forehand, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Maryland Tort Claims Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 605

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 754

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone , Bromwell, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Crimes and Punishments - Crimes Against Children and Sex Offenders - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 636

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 609

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Green, Ruben, Bromwell, Kelley, Madden, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young

  Entitled

  Child Support - Enforcement Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 658

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hughes, Roesser, Jimeno, Ferguson, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Evidence - Out of Court Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 672

  Status as of February 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter, Young, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Family Investment Program - Earned Income Disregard

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 738

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 628

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Highway User Revenues - Payment of Student Transportation Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 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 740

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Conway, Blount, Della, Hoffman, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Bail Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 855

  Status as of March 13, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Young, McFadden, Hughes, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Automobile Insurance - Rate Making Principles - Geographic Terms and Credit History

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 896

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Bromwell, Conway, Trotter, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Commission on Zero Tolerance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 914

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Kelley, Young, Hughes, Blount, Della, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Task Force to Examine the Disposition of Firearms and Illegal Drugs Confiscated in Baltimore City

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SJ 7

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Jimeno, McFadden, Trotter, Currie, Hughes, Blount, Conway, Young, Della, Sfikas, Hoffman, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Coppin State College - Maryland Center for Thinking Studies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations