COMPTROLLER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46

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  HB 7

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 584

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hixson, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, Finifter, and McKee

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 142

  Status as of March 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  State Comptroller's Office - Investigative Services Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 176

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson and Franchot

  Entitled

  Public Safety Technology Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 184

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 517

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegate Rawlings

  Entitled

  The Joseph Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 190

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, Frush, Marriott, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Zirkin, and D'Amato

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 212

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon and Owings

  Entitled

  Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disposition of Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 223

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 292

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon and Conroy

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Tax - Developmental Disabilities - Waiting List Equity Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  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

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  HB 313

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation, Eastern Shore Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Harford County Delegation, and Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Fair Board - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 366

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson (Chairman, Ways and Means Committee)

  Entitled

  Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 428

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mitchell and Hutchins

  Entitled

  Unpaid Taxes - Interest Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  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

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  HB 435

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Fulton and Marriott

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Substance Abuse Programs - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 539

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson and Barve

  Entitled

  Qualified Capital Gains - Maximum Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 575

  Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Goldwater, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Sales by Manufacturers and Wholesalers - Discounting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 693

  Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mitchell, Pendergrass, Wood, Owings, K. Kelly, Hutchins, O'Donnell, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Comptroller - Cigarette Licensees - Credit Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 774

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 452

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Business Trusts - Formation and Powers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 787

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  Maryland Crime Laboratory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 809

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, McIntosh, Dypski, Petzold, Fulton, Rosenberg, Dembrow, Montague, Heller, Turner, Barve, Pitkin, Mandel, Love, Hixson, Goldwater, Rosso, Marriott, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Clean Campaign Public Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 826

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 462

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Pub-Brewery and Micro-Brewery Licenses PG 320-99

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 868

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 385

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Slade, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Hubers, Cane, Cryor, A. Jones, Grosfeld, and Carlson

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement Pilot In-Classroom Breakfast Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 877

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 467

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hill, Brown, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Branch, Conroy, D. Davis, Dobson, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Griffith, Healey, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Palumbo, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, Valderrama, Vallario, Bozman, Cryor, and Phillips

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Enterprise Zones - Focus Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 941

  Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Tax - Maryland Automatic External Defibrillator Fund - Grants for State Police

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1052

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 485

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Motor Fuel Tax Returns - Electronic Filing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1085

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Payment of Wages - Direct Deposit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1131

  Status as of April 6, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis and Finifter

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Digital Telecommunications Machinery and Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1190

  Status as of March 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rawlings

  Entitled

  State Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules
  

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  HJ 1

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 10

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Louis L. Goldstein Day

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 21

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Rates - Reductions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 86

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 319

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Neighborhood Preservation and Stabilization Tax Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 122

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 321

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson , Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Fair Board - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 142

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Lawlah, McFadden, and Middleton

  Entitled

  The Joseph Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 143

  Status as of February 3, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, McFadden, Blount, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Mitchell, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 148

  Status as of March 2, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Public Safety Technology Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 168

  Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Environmental Trust Fund - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 214

  Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Neall

  Entitled

  State Comptroller's Office - Investigative Services Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 294

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Pinsky, Forehand, Conway, Van Hollen, Sfikas, and Blount

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 344

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)

  Entitled

  Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 385

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Haines, Hooper, Roesser, Mooney, Ferguson, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, Madden, McCabe, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Elimination of Revenue Surplus

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 398

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson, Van Hollen, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Ferguson, Hogan, Hooper, McCabe, Jacobs, Harris, Mooney, Roesser, Madden, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Kelley, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 570

  Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Frosh, Sfikas, Dorman, Exum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Clean Campaign Public Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 631

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 583

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Lawlah, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Frosh, and Currie

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 643

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Forehand, Kelley, Frosh, Van Hollen, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Cigarette Sales in Packages of Less Than 20 Cigarettes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 716

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, Haines, and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Payment of Wages - Direct Deposit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 744

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 384

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, McFadden, Blount, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement Pilot In-Classroom Breakfast Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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