Senator Ralph M. Hughes
District 40

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 32

• SB 576

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, McFadden, Currie, and Blount

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 577

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Conway, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Complaints Against Police Officers - Citizen Review Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 578

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 188

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Kelley, Hoffman, Sfikas, Blount, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Village Learning Place

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 597

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Boozer, Blount, Hollinger, Conway, Sfikas, Della, Neall, Stone, Kelley, Jimeno, McFadden, and Fry

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Community Resource Center, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 598

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - St. Ambrose Family Outreach Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 599

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, McFadden, and Blount

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sandtown-Winchester Senior Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 726

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Civil Proceedings - Judgments - Exemptions from Execution

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 119

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Blount, Hughes, Sfikas, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Forehand, and Currie

  Entitled

  Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 174

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 566

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, Lawlah, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, Sfikas, Boozer, Currie, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Madden, Conway, Della, Derr, Dorman, Forehand, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Trotter, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

• SB 175

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

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Maryland Higher Education Investment Program Earnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 194

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 349

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Forehand, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Jimeno, Middleton, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Middlebrooks, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, Lawlah, Van Hollen, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Domestic Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 201

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Stone, Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Lawyers - Clients' Security Trust Fund - Annual Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 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 282

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 308

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Trotter, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Currie, Sfikas, Conway, Lawlah, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Livable Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 311

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Kelley, Blount, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Police Athletic League Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 332

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 765

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Stone, Kelley, Hughes, Forehand, Boozer, Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Sfikas, Jimeno, Hollinger, Blount, Lawlah, Currie, McFadden, Conway, Frosh, Pinsky, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Civil Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 337

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Blount, Della, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Sfikas, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Clerk Vacancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 362

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Islamic Society of Baltimore, Inc. - Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 387

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, Hughes, Hollinger, Sfikas, Trotter, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Public Information - Access to Electronic Public Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 455

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 179

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Miller, Blount, Hughes, Conway, Kelley, McCabe, and Jefferies

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - St. Frances Academy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 457

  Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter, Lawlah, McFadden, Hughes, Madden, Currie, Blount, Kelley, and Jefferies

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative License Plates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 474

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, Kelley, McFadden, Hughes, and Conway

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 523

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Hughes, Trotter, Hollinger, McFadden, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Poverty Level Taxpayers - Refundable Income Tax Credit for Employment-Related Household and Dependent Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 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 652

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 122

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Derr, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Manufacturers of Tobacco Products - State Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 681

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 34

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman and Hughes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Clipper Park Arts Center Loan of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 793

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Hughes, Jefferies, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics - Rights of Accused Legislator

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

• SJ 5

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Middleton, Middlebrooks, Green, Collins, Astle, Della, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Blount, Munson, Lawlah, Hughes, Kelley, Stone, Ruben, Craig, Hoffman, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Reinstatement of the Full Honor Guard for Military Funerals

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SJ 10

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Frosh, Dyson, Craig, Sfikas, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Permanency of Voting Rights Act of 1965

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SJ 12

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 6

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter, Blount, Kelley, Currie, Lawlah, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Buffalo Soldier Day - February 20

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SJ 13

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Boozer, Miller, Blount, McFadden, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Senator John A. Cade Memorial Highway

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Commerce and Government Matters