REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 243

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  HB 1

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 565

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor and The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Campbell, Conway, Cryor, Finifter, Hixson, Holt, Kopp, Proctor, Rawlings, Workman, Dewberry, Hurson, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Patterson, DeCarlo, Valderrama, Miller, McHale, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  School Accountability Funding for Excellence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 2

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Boston, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Fulton, Gordon, Kirk, McHale, Miller, Mohorovic, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Regulatory and Systems Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 3

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 112

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Kach, McClenahan, Eckardt, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Pendergrass, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Stup, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 4

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Rosenberg, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Poole, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Boston, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Mohorovic, Stup, Ciliberti, Klausmeier, D. Hughes, Hubbard, B. Hughes, and Exum

  Entitled

  Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 6

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 660

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Healey, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Cryor, and Bonsack

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 7

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 661

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Barve, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Busch, W. Baker, E. Burns, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Crumlin, Pendergrass, Walkup, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Maryland Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 8

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 137

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes (Chairman, Special House Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Taylor, R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Stup, Arnick, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Hurson, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dewberry, Busch, Guns, Kopp, W. Baker, Benson, Bozman, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Employment in Recovery Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 35

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld and Kopp

  Entitled

  Foster Care Review Boards - Permanency Plan Review Hearings - Written Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 45

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, Kach, Barve, Harrison, Busch, Gordon, Boston, Donoghue, Exum, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Kirk, Love, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trial - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 46

  Status as of January 21, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Leopold, and Owings

  Entitled

  Home Detention - Private Monitoring Companies and Agents - Licensing and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 49

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 59

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Campbell

  Entitled

  Child Abuse or Neglect - - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 66

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Hurson, Kopp, Leopold, Linton, Mandel, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Shriver, Workman, Dypski, McIntosh, Poole, Perry, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refunds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 97

  Status as of January 15, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, D. Davis, Hubbard, Turner, Pitkin, Kopp, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Maryland Children's Health Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 99

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Home- and Community-Based Services for Autistic Children and Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Individuals - Medicaid Waivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 148

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, W. Baker, Klima, McKee, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Horse Racing - Financial Investment Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 149

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 778

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 179

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 450

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Division of Parole and Probation - Presentence Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 183

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect - Attorneys

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 199

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 675

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - University System of Maryland)

  Entitled

  University System of Maryland Workforce Flexibility Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 202

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 761

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Opara and Faulkner (Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business)

  Entitled

  Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lending Business Reforms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 203

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Workman, Cadden, and B. Hughes

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Shipping and Handling Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 204

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 49

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards - Examinations and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 213

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 678

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Dembrow, Faulkner, Getty, Hubbard, Mandel, Morgan, Palumbo, Patterson, Pitkin, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Benson, Clagett, DeCarlo, and Kagan

  Entitled

  Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 225

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 50

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Accident Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 226

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 455

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Motor Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 243

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Howard, Kopp, Benson, Shriver, Bobo, C. Mitchell, Marriott, B. Hughes, Workman, Rosenberg, Cryor, Pitkin, Proctor, Muse, Bonsack, R. Baker, D. Davis, Patterson, Getty, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Program for Targeted Incentive Grants for Family Supported Early Childhood Education - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 248

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Crumlin and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Mandated Health Insurance Services Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 269

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 574

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Menes, Frush, Moe, Rudolph, Mandel, Eckardt, McIntosh, Bobo, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dypski, Patterson, Arnick, Benson, Malone, Minnick, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Government - Department of Aging

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 284

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 681

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Resident Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 309

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Juvenile Justice) and Delegates Vallario, Doory, M. Burns, Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, Harkins, Montague, Preis, and Turner

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 324

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  State Government - Expenditure Control Program - Use of Unspent Appropriations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 330

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, McClenahan, V. Mitchell, Bissett, Cadden, Schade, Morgan, Ports, Flanagan, Kittleman, W. Baker, La Vay, and Love

  Entitled

  Insurance - Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation and Cost Savings Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 333

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 468

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Proctor (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Payroll Reporting Data

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 347

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  State Advisory Commission on Gambling Addiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 350

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 644

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, B. Hughes, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Maryland Emergency Food Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 376

  Status as of March 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)

  Entitled

  Confidentiality and Notice Requirements - Lobbyist Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 377

  Status as of March 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)

  Entitled

  Public Ethics - Lobbyists - Disclosure of Gifts to Officials and Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 414

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell and Owings

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Calvert County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 450

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Campaign Reports - Place of Filing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 451

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 73

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Forests and Parks - Program Open Space - Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 482

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Hixson, Shriver, Rosenberg, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Opara, Kopp, Benson, Exum, Pendergrass, Billings, Montague, Branch, Menes, Grosfeld, Pitkin, Goldwater, Genn, Bobo, Mandel, R. Baker, D. Davis, Oaks, Howard, Patterson, E. Burns, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Muse, C. Davis, and Watson

  Entitled

  Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 502

  Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Busch, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 523

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 482

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Petzold (Maryland Digital Signature Task Force) and Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, Heller, Barve, Frank, Goldwater, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Digital Signature Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 524

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Crab Harvesting - Prohibition on Use of Bank Traps and Channel Pounds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 527

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 483

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, DeCarlo, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Bozman, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, Dembrow, Dypski, Faulkner, Flanagan, Genn, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, Kopp, Love, Marriott, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Mossburg, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Shriver, Stocksdale, Workman, Brinkley, Dobson, Kagan, Malone, Moe, Opara, Rudolph, Snodgrass, and Wood

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 531

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 485

  Sponsored By

  Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Anne Arundel County Delegation, Baltimore County Delegation, Harford County Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation and Delegates Boston, Conroy, C. Davis, and Howard

  Entitled

  Boat Excise Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 535

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Phragmites - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 548

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, R. Baker, Cadden, Conroy, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Getty, Grosfeld, Harkins, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Mandel, Miller, Patterson, Pitkin, Stup, Workman, Snodgrass, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 556

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 611

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Goldwater, Elliott, Nathan-Pulliam, McHale, and Stup

  Entitled

  Health - Utilization Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 565

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 599

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, C. Davis, Bozman, Hixson, Howard, Healey, and Cryor

  Entitled

  Work, Not Welfare Tax Incentive Act - Child Care or Transportation Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 591

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Ciliberti

  Entitled

  Mortuary Science Business - Corporations - Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 599

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 325

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Taylor, Arnick, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bonsack, Boston, Bozman, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Heller, Curran, C. Davis, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Gordon, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, La Vay, Linton, Love, Kittleman, Malone, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, V. Mitchell, D. Murphy, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Poole, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Weir, Miller, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Fulton, Klima, Palumbo, Vallario, Mossburg, and Crumlin

  Entitled

  Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 611

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Busch

  Entitled

  Title Insurers - Statements of Financial Condition - Exemption from Filing Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 615

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates DeCarlo, Dypski, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving Tests - Driver Performance Evaluation Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 621

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 601

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kopp, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Rawlings, Heller, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Cadden, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dypski, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Healey, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Klausmeier, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Stup, Turner, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 628

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study an Arts and Entertainment District in Prince George's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 648

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller

  Entitled

  Public Dissemination of Physician Profiles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 677

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Road Signage Pilot Program - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 684

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Marriott, Harrison, Conroy, Branch, Kirk, Watson, and C. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 691

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Proctor

  Entitled

  School Buses - Display of Telephone Number for Reports of Unsafe Driving Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 698

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo. M. Burns, Ciliberti, Snodgrass, Beck, Mossburg, Minnick, Leopold, Cryor, Morgan, B. Hughes, Jacobs, Stocksdale, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 707

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett and Love

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice - Probation Violations - Suspension of Driving Privilege

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 710

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo, M. Burns, Minnick, Ciliberti, Stocksdale, Leopold, Beck, Menes, Snodgrass, Benson, B. Hughes, Morgan, O'Donnell, Mossburg, Cryor, Jacobs, Clagett, Bobo, and Slade

  Entitled

  State's Attorneys - Plea Bargaining - Annual Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 724

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 706

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Short-Term Rental Vehicles - Taxation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 760

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Commission to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Volunteer Auxiliary Police Force in Prince George's County PG 318-98

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 761

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 509

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maryland Electrology Practice Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 765

  Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Bozman

  Entitled

  Task Force on Pharmacy Technicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 766

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 115

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Owings, Patterson, Pendergrass, Preis, Snodgrass, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Walkup, Watson, Oaks, McHale, and Ciliberti

  Entitled

  Breast Cancer Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 770

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 266

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Cryor, Heller, Hurson, Leopold, Owings, Shriver, Workman, Rzepkowski, and Healey

  Entitled

  Education - Transitioning Youth - Reporting on Postsecondary Service Needs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 832

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 713

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County and Montgomery County Delegations

  Entitled

  WSSC - System Development Charge, Compensation, and Hookups - Task Force on Privatization PG/MC 4-98

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 834

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County and Montgomery County Delegations

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Construction Contracts - Minority Business Enterprise Set-Aside Program PG/MC 7-98

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 836

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 518

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis and Hixson

  Entitled

  Racing Commission - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 837

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis and Hixson

  Entitled

  Horse Racing - Allocation of Funds - Purse Enhancement, Studies, and Marketing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 847

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 715

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, and Frank

  Entitled

  Task Force on High-Speed Network Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 866

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Aviation Administration - Baltimore-Washington International Airport - Report of Fuel Releases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 867

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Deicing Chemicals - Annual Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 869

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 716

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Barve, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Premium Financing - Cancellations and Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 877

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kagan

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Campaign Reports - Use of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 902

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Occupation Boards - Study of Codes of Conduct for Board Members and Investigators

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 910

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve , Gordon, and Harkins

  Entitled

  Public Assistance - Finger Imaging Identification Pilot Program - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 919

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Elk Creek - Dredging

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• 

  HB 922

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Benson, Kopp, Watson, Patterson, Howard, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rawlings, Fulton, Hubbard, Hammen, Kirk, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Managed Care Organizations - Comprehensive Outreach Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 923

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 718

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, Branch, Ciliberti, Conroy, Crumlin, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Flanagan, Frank, Fulton, Getty, Harrison, Howard, D. Hughes, Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Kittleman, Klima, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Poole, Ports, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Watson, Weir, Wood, and Malone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 938

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch and Opara

  Entitled

  Cable Programming - Social Clubs and Alcoholic Beverages Licensees - Investigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 950

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Rawlings, Conway, Kopp, McIntosh, Hecht, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Telework and Workforce Development Center Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• 

  HB 964

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup and W. Baker

  Entitled

  Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 966

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Harford County - Reportable Offenses by Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 983

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 529

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Rawlings, McIntosh, Kopp, Conway, Hecht, and Franchot

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Telecommuting Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 987

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 530

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Linton, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Mohorovic, Opara, Taylor, Pitkin, Nathan-Pulliam, Workman, Howard, Frush, Owings, Weir, Stull, Muse, Patterson, Moe, McHale, Mossburg, Edwards, Palumbo, R. Baker, Morgan, Walkup, McClenahan, Wood, Montague, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Modification of Benefits and Contributions - Optional Defined Contribution System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 999

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 720

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, C. Mitchell, Brinkley, Rzepkowski, Mossburg, Morgan, M. Burns, Flanagan, McKee, Schade, Cadden, La Vay, Cryor, Marriott, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Task Force on Public Charter Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 1003

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Ports, M. Burns, Greenip, Finifter, Cryor, Jacobs, Stup, Preis, Elliott, Hubbard, Hammen, Kittleman, Pitkin, Stocksdale, Schade, Hutchins, and Howard

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Long-Term Care Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1009

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 287

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Charles County - Imposition of Impact Fees for School Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 1010

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Mineral Industry of Charles County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1035

  Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cadden, Branch, C. Mitchell, Heller, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1055

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Poole

  Entitled

  Spending Affordability Program - Analysis of State Expenditures to Local Governments and Analysis of Projected Deficits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1057

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kagan, and Gordon

  Entitled

  Group Homes - Reporting Incidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 1069

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Watson, Kirk, Branch, McHale, T. Murphy, Jones, Muse, Patterson, C. Davis, Bobo, Howard, Grosfeld, Benson, Oaks, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Commission on Concentrated Poverty in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1073

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Beck, Benson, Billings, Bobo, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Watson

  Entitled

  Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1084

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 724

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Medicaid Reimbursement - Nursing Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1089

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Maryland Regional Economic Competitiveness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1090

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, B. Hughes, Kagan, Benson, Kopp, Proctor, Pendergrass, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Paid Family and Medical Leave

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1092

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Public Defender - Bail Review Hearings - Representation of Indigent Defendants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 1094

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Physician Delegated Prescriptive Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 1095

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1098

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Morbidity and Mortality Statistics

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 1100

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Healey

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfers of Controlling Interests

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1133

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 544

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Pitkin, Hecht, Marriott, Kopp, B. Hughes, and Heller

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1137

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Port Commission - Private Operating Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1158

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 435

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1160

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Universal Hearing Loss Screenings - Newborns

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1171

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Klausmeier

  Entitled

  The Maryland School for the Blind - Board of Directors , Funding, and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1184

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Exum

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Maryland Community Development Financial Institutions Investment Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1194

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 734

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, Doory, Exum, M. Burns, R. Baker, Franchot, Valderrama, Petzold, Grosfeld, Conroy, Menes, Pitkin, Goldwater, and Kopp

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 

  HB 1198

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Commission on Computer Repair Technicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1208

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Kach, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1210

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shriver

  Entitled

  Individual Development Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1219

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, R. Baker, E. Burns, Bobo, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Genn, Goldwater, Hixson, Kagan, Mandel, McIntosh, Muse, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Turner, Campbell, Morhaim, and Frank

  Entitled

  Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1224

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Getty, Leopold, Weir, Donoghue, Stup, M. Burns, Klima, Ports, Baldwin, Mohorovic, Cryor, Jacobs, and Comeau

  Entitled

  Criminal Analysis Laboratory System - User Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 1244

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Muse, Heller, Patterson, Hubbard, Perry, Owings, Gordon, Palumbo, Valderrama, Frush, Hurson, Cadden, R. Baker, Harrison, Menes, Moe, Branch, Barve, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Davis, Howard, B. Hughes, E. Burns, C. Davis, Jones, Hixson, Bozman, Cryor, Bonsack, Beck, Healey, Finifter, Greenip, Leopold, Linton, Marriott, McKee, C. Mitchell, Poole, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Workman, Clagett, Busch, Love, Bissett, Frank, Arnick, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Getty, Hammen, Hecht, Holt, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, McIntosh, Miller, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Ports, Redmer, Rosenberg, Stocksdale, Weir, and Watson

  Entitled

  Homeowners Property Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1248

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo , Taylor, Wood, Arnick, DeCarlo, Kittleman, Malone, Rudolph, Morgan, Benson, Brinkley, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Faulkner, Getty, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Moe, Mossburg, Opara, Patterson, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Legislative Ethics - Advisory Services and Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 1260

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 419

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, Weir, and McClenahan (Chesapeake Bay Commission)

  Entitled

  Fisheries Management - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Apprenticeship - Noncommercial Crabbing License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 1266

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Getty and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Finance Reports - Identity of Contributors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1274

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McClenahan

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1278

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Poole, and Slade

  Entitled

  State Government - Excess Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1280

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Uncompensated Health Care - Health Care Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1281

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, and Walkup

  Entitled

  School-Based Health Centers - Nurse Practitioners - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1283

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Commercial Driver's License - Disqualification for Alcohol Concentration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 1292

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Campbell

  Entitled

  State and Public Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts from Regulated Lobbyists - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1299

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 429

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Maryland African American Museum Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1301

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 106

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir and Guns

  Entitled

  Local Emergency Preparedness Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 1312

  Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Valderrama

  Entitled

  Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification - Presentence Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 1317

  Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  State Advisory Council on Osteoporosis

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 1320

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 746

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Love

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Rental Companies - Requirements to Offer or Sell Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1322

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1323

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1324

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals at Racetracks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1334

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns and Walkup

  Entitled

  Environment - Waste Information and Assessment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 1343

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 751

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Insurance - Surplus Lines Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1348

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Port Land Use Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1353

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Patuxent Institution Youth Program - Patuxent Institution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• 

  HB 1354

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Comeau, Doory, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Unlicensed Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HB 1366

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Annual External Review of Quality

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1384

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Taylor, Kopp, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Commission on Pension Fund Investments in Venture Capital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• 

  HB 1412

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Malone

  Entitled

  Task Force on Maryland Income Tax Exemptions and Standard Deductions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 

  HB 1417

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Vital Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

• 

  HJ 4

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HJ 6

  Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Single-Member Legislative Districting for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  HJ 12

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Hurson, Kittleman, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education - Maryland Charter for Higher Education Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HJ 15

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 10

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Taylor, Hixson, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Comeau, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, Dewberry, Doory, Eckardt, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Goldwater, Healey, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kach, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Miller, Mohorovic, McClenahan, O'Donnell, Pitkin, Preis, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Valderrama, Workman, C. Davis, Kopp, C. Mitchell, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Education - Class Size Reduction Program - Appointment of Special Study Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HJ 16

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller

  Entitled

  Task Force on Retirement Benefits of State and Local Law Enforcement Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• 

  HJ 18

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 11

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick Harkins, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Comeau, Cryor, Faulkner, Hecht, Krysiak, Mandel, McKee, McIntosh, Ports, Preis, Redmer, Shriver, Stup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Shipment to Consumers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HJ 20

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Wood

  Entitled

  Periodic Reissuance of License Plates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 

  SB 1

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 8

  Sponsored By

  The President (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 8

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting - Credit History of Applicant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 58

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 338

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations - Annual Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 68

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee and Senators Baker, Ruben, Jimeno, and Kelley (Departmental - Juvenile Justice)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 70

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 13

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Audits

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 72

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 339

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Computerization

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 73

  Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Children, Youth and Families) and Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Notification of Out-of-State Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 79

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 18

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Comptroller)

  Entitled

  Comptroller - Income Tax Data - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 85

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

• 

  SB 105

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 760

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Madden (Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business)

  Entitled

  Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lending Business Reforms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 112

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Employment in Recovery Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 116

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 343

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Stone, Colburn, Ruben, Trotter, and Conway

  Entitled

  Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 129

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Estate Planning Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 136

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 588

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Mandated Health Insurance Services Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 137

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 118

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 139

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Blount, Lawlah, Pinsky, Stone, Colburn, Ruben, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Powers of Attorney

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 144

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 129

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Occupation Boards - Study of Codes of Conduct for Board Members and Investigators

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 165

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Trotter

  Entitled

  Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 171

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Hogan, Fry, Neall, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Astle, Green, Pinsky, Jimeno, Derr, Bromwell, Currie, McFadden, Ruben, Dorman, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Blount, Frosh, Munson, Della, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Sfikas, Forehand, Stone, Roesser, Kasemeyer, Boozer, Lawlah, and Hafer

  Entitled

  School Accountability Funding for Excellence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 176

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 573

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hollinger, Kelley, Green, Collins, Sfikas, Jimeno, Forehand, Stone, Ruben, Boozer, Lawlah, Derr, Van Hollen, Middleton, Hafer, Astle, Bromwell, Della, Dorman, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Munson

  Entitled

  State Government - Department of Aging

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 178

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 324

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Frosh, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Green, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 184

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 223

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Currie, Van Hollen, Ruben, McFadden, Middleton, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Blount, Fry, Hollinger, Hughes, Conway, Frosh, Forehand, Dyson, Collins, Sfikas, Della, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Green, Pinsky, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refunds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 254

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 256

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 594

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Middleton

  Entitled

  Mass Transit Administration - Future Extension of Mass Transit Systems to St. Mary's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 263

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller and McFadden

  Entitled

  Horse Racing - Distribution of Special and General Funds - Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 271

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 275

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Kelley, Colburn, and Conway

  Entitled

  Oral Health - Dental Hygienists - Access to Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 292

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 598

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Madden, Middleton, McFadden, Lawlah, Hogan, Neall, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Van Hollen, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Ruben, Munson, Fry, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Work, Not Welfare Tax Incentive Act - Child Care or Transportation Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 305

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 136

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Client Fatalities - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 315

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dorman, Derr, Astle, Hafer, Bromwell, Dyson, Trotter, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Public Assistance - Finger Imaging Identification Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 317

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Green, Trotter, Middleton, Middlebrooks, Neall, Pinsky, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 323

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Ruben

  Entitled

  Diesel Vehicle Smoke Control Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 344

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 378

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Comprehensive Licensing of Automotive-Related Industries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 352

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Boards - Project Reserve Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 386

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Insurance - Carriers - Uniform Credentialing Forms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 401

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 111

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Bromwell, Green, Kelley, Madden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 435

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 610

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health - Utilization Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 446

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 394

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Assistance to Local Governments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 461

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 395

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Senators

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Crab Harvesting - Prohibition on Use of Bank Traps and Channel Pounds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 481

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, McFadden, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Home- and Community-Based Services for Adults with Functional Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 488

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Residential Ineligibility of Insured - Policy Processing Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 495

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 130

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dyson, and Collins

  Entitled

  Health Occupation Boards - Sexual Misconduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 509

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Fry, McFadden, Lawlah, Middleton, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 510

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Fry

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 521

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Care Regulatory Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

• 

  SB 529

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration)

  Entitled

  Child Abuse or Neglect - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 537

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 614

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Tax Credits - Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 555

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone

  Entitled

  Governor - Notice of Commutation, Reprieve, or Pardon

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 559

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Fry

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Elk River - Dredging

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 568

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Property Rights Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 580

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 617

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Hogan, and Hafer

  Entitled

  The Maryland School for the Blind - Board of Directors , Funding, and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 584

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 414

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Collins, Fry, Stone, Jimeno, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Port Land Use Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 590

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 113

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance and Other State Programs - Dental Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 592

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 771

  Sponsored By

  Senators Fry, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Neall, Munson, Hogan, Van Hollen, Middleton, Currie, McFadden, Lawlah, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Courts - Efficiency and Equity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 603

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 605

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 772

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Gasoline Products - Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 606

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Utilization - Energy Inventory

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 608

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Quality of Care Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 611

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 621

  Sponsored By

  Senator Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Foster Care Review Boards - Permanency Plan Review Hearings - Written Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 614

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, McFadden, Ruben, Blount, Currie, Conway, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Madden

  Entitled

  Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 629

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McCabe

  Entitled

  At-Risk Populations - Placement and Policy Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 633

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Trotter, Currie, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Private Home Detention Monitoring Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 634

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 114

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Derr, Dorman, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Della, and Currie

  Entitled

  Breast Cancer Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 638

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Green, Haines, Craig, Derr, Middleton, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Long-Term Care Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 646

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 658

  Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Middleton, Colburn, Bromwell, Craig, Derr, Dyson, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, and Neall

  Entitled

  Nutrient Management Practices Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 679

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 418

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Fisheries Management - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Apprenticeship - Noncommercial Crabbing License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 683

  Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 686

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 637

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 698

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 705

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 774

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Insurance Administration - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 712

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 200

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig and Fry

  Entitled

  Hunting and Trapping - Coyotes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 715

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 643

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter and McFadden

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Maryland Emergency Food Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 716

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount, McFadden, Astle, and Della

  Entitled

  Maryland African American Museum Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 722

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 646

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Small Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 729

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Dorman

  Entitled

  School-Based Health Centers - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 732

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Patuxent Institution Youth Program - Patuxent Institution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 735

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 432

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)

  Entitled

  Local Governments - Investment Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 759

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 434

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 760

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Craig

  Entitled

  Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 767

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 205

  Sponsored By

  Senators Collins, Bromwell, Sfikas, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Port Commission - Private Operating Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 771

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Commission on Pension Fund Investments in Venture Capital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 776

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• 

  SB 782

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 133

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Advisory Committee on Home-Based Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 784

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 654

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della (By Request) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Vital Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 791

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 656

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah and McFadden

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study School Construction Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SJ 4

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  The President

  Entitled

  Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SJ 8

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Blount, Boozer, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education - Maryland Charter for Higher Education Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SJ 16

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Insurance Coverage for Cancer Screening Tests

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters