Delegate Christopher B. Shank
District 2B

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 35

• HB 1

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 130

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Hurson, Kittleman, and Montague (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law) and Delegates Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, McIntosh, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Mandel, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, and Carlson

  Entitled

  Ethics Law - Reform of Legislative Ethics Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 132

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Owings, McIntosh, Rosso, Kittleman, Cadden, McKee, Shank, Hubbard, Glassman, Boschert, Parrott, Palumbo, Benson, Swain, Rawlings, Vallario, Montague, Howard, Giannetti, Slade, Edwards, Healey, Kagan, Turner, Hixson, James, Kopp, Proctor, Klima, Rosenberg, Branch, Heller, Franchot, W. Baker, R. Baker, A. Jones, Conway, Hecht, Hubers, Stocksdale, Pitkin, V. Jones, D'Amato, Brown, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Parking Access for Individuals with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 140

  Status as of April 7, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Kittleman, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Swain

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - School Bus Passenger Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 183

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 125

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Conroy, Owings, Mitchell, Linton, Pitkin, Rosenberg, McKee, Wood, McIntosh, Benson, Dypski, Parrott, Malone, Glassman, DeCarlo, Bronrott, Snodgrass, Clagett, Shank, Mandel, Dobson, Paige, Sophocleus, Riley, Bobo, Brinkley, and Swain

  Entitled

  Department of Veterans Affairs

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 227

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 401

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow , Bronrott, Bobo, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Mandel, McIntosh, Parrott, Riley, Shank, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Failure to Stop at Red Light - Points

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 232

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 346

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Arnick, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cane, Conroy, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Giannetti, Griffith, Hixson, Howard, Hubers, Hurson, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Malone, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unlawful Contact on Prison Employees by Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 233

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 404

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Hecht, Grosfeld, Rudolph, Hurson, Doory, Rawlings, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hixson, Howard, Hubers, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Leopold, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Peace Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 258

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Taylor, Bartlett, Bronrott, Burns, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Heller, Howard, Hurson, A. Jones, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Menes, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Montague, D. Murphy, Palumbo, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ports, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Slade, Swain, Patterson, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Baldwin, and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Tax Rate - Siblings, Nieces, and Nephews of Decedent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 259

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 406

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Taylor, Wood, Owings, Fulton, Minnick, Pitkin, Heller, Barve, DeCarlo, Leopold, Shriver, Marriott, C. Davis, Hammen, Mohorovic, James, Glassman, Brown, Riley, Sher, Dewberry, Donoghue, Shank, Cadden, Ports, Moe, Frush, O'Donnell, Hurson, Hixson, Bozman, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Certain Wholesome Foods

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 276

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 221

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Shank, and McKee

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Washington County Hospital Association

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 298

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conway, Dembrow, Eckardt, Glassman, Goldwater, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Klausmeier, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Pitkin, Ports, Redmer, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stern, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Bartlett, Carlson, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Patterson, Shriver, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weeks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 311

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McClenahan, W. Baker, Walkup, Conway, Rudolph, Eckardt, Cane, Bozman, Schisler, Guns, Edwards, Shank, K. Kelly, McKee, Hutchins, and Wood

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Department of Natural Resources

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 325

  Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McKee and Shank

  Entitled

  Inmates - Diminution Credits - Revocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 432

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 635

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Zirkin, Morhaim, Bartlett, Phillips, Linton, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Hurson, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, Ports, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Mandel, Taylor, Bronrott, Burns, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Heller, A. Jones, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Love, Menes, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Montague, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Shank, Slade, Swain, Baldwin, Brinkley, Benson, Branch, Hill, Kach, Oaks, Snodgrass, Stull, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, Boutin, Glassman, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Elliott, Eckardt, O'Donnell, Parrott, Hubbard, James, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 445

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, W. Baker, Bartlett, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Conway, Dembrow, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McKee, Mitchell, Morhaim, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stull, Turner, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - National Museum of Civil War Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 558

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Baldwin, Benson, Burns, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Eckardt, Heller, Howard, Kagan, La Vay, Marriott, Pitkin, Shank, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Retired Teachers Working as Teachers at an Entry Level Salary

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 563

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Clagett, Giannetti, Heller, Hubbard, Kagan, Mandel, McIntosh, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Zirkin, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 679

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 444

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Benson, Boutin, Bozman, Cane, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Elliott, Gordon, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, McClenahan, Moe, Montague, O'Donnell, Pitkin, Riley, Shank, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  State Aid for Police Protection - Municipal Sworn Officer Allocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 680

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Amedori, Hecht, McKee, Donoghue, Shank, Stull, Boschert, Stocksdale, Finifter, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Correctional Facilities - Sexually Explicit Materials - Sale, Rental, and Distribution - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 700

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates J. Kelly, Boutin, Brinkley, Brown, Burns, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, La Vay, Ports, Shank, and Kirk

  Entitled

  Crime of Violence - Solicitation to Commit Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 721

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates J. Kelly, Boutin, Burns, Elliott, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Kach, Leopold, Menes, Ports, Shank, Sophocleus, Stern, and Cadden

  Entitled

  Crimes - Presence of a Child - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 736

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Brinkley, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Guns, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Linton, McKee, Mitchell, Owings, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Self-Defense Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 839

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 840

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 858

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 668

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Dypski, Glassman, Goldwater, Kittleman, Kopp, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Swain, and Weir

  Entitled

  Division of State Documents - Public On-Line Access

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 945

  Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hecht, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  

• HB 982

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Patterson, Baldwin, Bartlett, Benson, Branch, C. Davis, Donoghue, Finifter, Fulton, Greenip, Hill, Kach, La Vay, Linton, Love, Marriott, McKee, Mitchell, Oaks, Ports, Phillips, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stull, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, and J. Kelly

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 996

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 679

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, Benson, DeCarlo, Dobson, Glassman, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, and Swain

  Entitled

  State Highways - Expressway Designation Process and Regulation of Highway Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 997

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, Benson, DeCarlo, Dobson, Glassman, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, and Swain

  Entitled

  State Highways - Cost of Right of Access - Process and Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 1072

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Greenip, Fulton, Boschert, McKee, Elliott, Shank, Bartlett, Brinkley, Snodgrass, La Vay, Ports, Flanagan, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Employee Organization Representation and Service Fees - Use for Political Purposes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters and Economic Matters
  

• HB 1112

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 687

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Brown, Kagan, Marriott, Pitkin, Swain, Bobo, Brinkley, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Parrott, Riley, Shank, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  State Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1123

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Taylor, Edwards, K. Kelly, McKee, Shank, Donoghue, Elliott, Amedori, Getty, Stocksdale, Rudolph, W. Baker, Guns, Walkup, Cane, Eckardt, Schisler, Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - State Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1219

  Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Education - Public School Holidays - Presidents' Day

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Senate Rules

• HJ 4

  Status as of March 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Flanagan, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Determinations of Spending Affordability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HJ 11

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kopp, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, Edwards, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hurson, A. Jones, Love, Mandel, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Slade, Stern, Swain, and Weir

  Entitled

  Task Force on Microenterprise Development in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters