1997 Regular Session

PRIVACY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 50

HB 53
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By
Delegate Turner
Entitled
Juvenile Court Records - Access and Use for Pretrial Release
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 181
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Records - Availability to Child Support Enforcement Administration
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 235
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch
Entitled
Health - Information Privacy - Disclosure of Medical Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 254
Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 303
Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Turner, Perry, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Mandel, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Snodgrass, Hecht, Vallario, Proctor, Frush, Kagan, Patterson, Muse, Petzold, E. Burns, Bonsack, Bobo, Faulkner, Conroy, Montague, Cryor, Shriver, Love, M. Burns, D. Murphy, Parker, Hutchins, Genn, Menes, Pitkin, Cadden, Hubbard, Crumlin, Preis, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Bissett, Jacobs, Krysiak, Dembrow, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Malone, Branch, Fulton, Mossburg, Ciliberti, T. Murphy, Frank, Finifter, Klausmeier, Hurson, Workman, Edwards, McKee, and B. Hughes
Entitled
Adoption Contact Services and Access to Adoption Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 340
Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelly, W. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bonsack, E. Burns, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Frush, Fulton, Heller, Holt, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jacobs, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, Montague, T. Murphy, Opara, Palumbo, Parker, Proctor, Stocksdale, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Watson
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Credit Card Issuers - Sale of Information About Applicants and Cardholders
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 348
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By
Delegate Walkup
Entitled
Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages (Background Checks)
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 361
Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Preis, Harkins, Fry, Bonsack, and Dembrow
Entitled
Juvenile Records - Use by Local Pretrial and Correctional Agencies
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 374
Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Grosfeld and Marriott
Entitled
Vital Statistics - Certificate of Birth - Reissue After Change of Sex
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 492
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Mossburg, Shriver, Heller, Conway, Fry, Workman, Baldwin, Dembrow, Kopp, Rawlings, Marriott, Cadden, McIntosh, Rudolph, Slade, Holt, Willis, Proctor, and Palumbo
Entitled
Higher Education - Maryland Higher Education Investment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 542
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg and McIntosh
Entitled
State Employees - Employee Privacy Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 578
Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegate Hutchins
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Confidentiality of Records - Private Motor Vehicles of Police Employees of the Department of State Police
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 590
Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Poole and Opara
Entitled
Credit Unions - Confidentiality of Information and Prohibition on Derogatory Statements
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 591
Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Doory
Entitled
Juvenile Court Records - Confidentiality
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 593
Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates M. Burns, Jacobs, Stocksdale, Harkins, Beck, Faulkner, Kach, Holt, Rzepkowski, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Snodgrass, Stull, and Schade
Entitled
Division of Parole and Probation - Release of Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 710
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By
Delegates Kopp, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Billings, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Exum, Faulkner, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Mohorovic, Mossburg, Muse, Opara, Parker, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Nathan-Pulliam, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Shriver, Slade, Stup, Turner, Walkup, Watson, Willis, and Workman
Entitled
Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Public Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 768
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By
Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wood, and Workman
Entitled
Victims' Rights Act of 1997
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 775
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 696
Sponsored By
Delegate Schisler
Entitled
Health Occupations - Medical Review Committees
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 776
Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Delegate Pitkin
Entitled
Confidentiality and Disclosure of Genetic Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 834
Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelly, Baldwin, Bissett, Bonsack, Boston, Brinkley, M. Burns, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Ciliberti, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Heller, Holt, Jacobs, Kach, Klima, Leopold, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Parker, Pitkin, Rosapepe, Rzepkowski, Schade, Stocksdale, Turner, Walkup, and Workman
Entitled
The Patients' Consent Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 920
Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Delegates Finifter, Frank, and Klausmeier
Entitled
Genetic Information Privacy Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 921
Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Finifter
Entitled
Maryland Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 1997
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1113
Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Juvenile Justice) and Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Preis, Perry, and Bissett
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Open Hearings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1147
Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Kagan
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1225
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates B. Hughes, Proctor, C. Davis, Hecht, Muse, Crumlin, Exum, Howard, Benson, R. Baker, Patterson, and D. Davis
Entitled
Criminal Law - Procedures - Address of Witness
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1343
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By
St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled
St. Mary's County - Human Relations Commission
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1382
Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Montague and Preis
Entitled
Maryland Uniform Adoption Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1406
Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Boston (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled
Crime Victims and Witnesses - Confidentiality of 911 Calls
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1450
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 636
Sponsored By
The Speaker
Entitled
General Assembly - Legislative Staff and Services - Reorganization and Duties
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 125
Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senator Forehand
Entitled
Juvenile Records - Use by Local Pretrial and Correctional Agencies
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 232
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By
The President (Administration) and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Currie, Hoffman, Hollinger, Forehand, Blount, Amoss, Boozer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Van Hollen, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled
Higher Education - Maryland Higher Education Investment Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 242
Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Senators McCabe, Kelley, Collins, Munson, Stoltzfus, Craig, Stone, Middlebrooks, Blount, Trotter, Boozer, Haines, Roesser, and Amoss
Entitled
Access to Public Records - Denial of Inspection - Information Relating to Correctional Officers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 251
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By
Senator Boozer
Entitled
Credit Unions - Confidentiality of Information and Prohibition on Derogatory Statements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 259
Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh and Kelley
Entitled
Maryland Probate Reform Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 260
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Kelley, Forehand, Green, Stone, and Ferguson
Entitled
Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Public Records
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 325
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Roesser
Entitled
Medical Records - Maintenance, Disclosure, and Confidentiality
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 328
Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Stone
Entitled
Child Sexual Offenders - Public Access to Registration Statements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 396
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
AIDS - Pregnant Women - Counseling and Testing
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 400
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled
Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers - License and Background Check
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 483
Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Disclosure of Medical Records - Mental Health Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 537
Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senator Ruben
Entitled
Juveniles - Confidentiality of Records
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 545
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 185
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Notice to Person in Interest
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 560
Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 314
Sponsored By
Senators Jimeno and Middlebrooks
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Open Hearings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
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 724
Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 198
Sponsored By
Senator Ruben
Entitled
Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
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 815
Status as of February 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senator Madden
Entitled
Juvenile Law - Reports and Records - Confidentiality
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 903
Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 635
Sponsored By
The President
Entitled
General Assembly - Legislative Staff and Services - Reorganization and Duties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules
House: House Rules