Senator Roy P. Dyson
District 29

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 51

• SB 86

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Marine Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 87

  Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Veterans Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 88

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 580

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Colburn, Collins, Hollinger, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Animal Friendly License Plates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 151

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition Against Minors as Passengers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 233

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driver's License - High School Dropouts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 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 512

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Public Information Access - Board of Review - Creation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 514

  Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Della

  Entitled

  Funeral Homes - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 522

  Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Dorman

  Entitled

  Distribution of Lottery Proceeds - Compulsive Gambling Treatment Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 739

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Middleton

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Southern Maryland Higher Education Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 751

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 204

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - United Way of Calvert County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 756

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Tudor Hall

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 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

• SB 17

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Middleton, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Charitable Solicitations - Professional Solicitors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 113

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Neall, and Munson (Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues)

  Entitled

  Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 145

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Stone, McCabe, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Roesser, Hogan, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 158

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Boozer, Blount, Dyson, Neall, Hollinger, Middlebrooks, Forehand, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 159

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 160

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Dyson, Forehand, Munson, Boozer, Blount, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Madden, McCabe, Roesser, Frosh, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Currie, Middleton, Astle, Middlebrooks, Craig, Stoltzfus, Hogan, Hoffman, Conway, McFadden, and Fry

  Entitled

  Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 163

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Munson, Baker, Colburn, Dorman, Dyson, Fry, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Middleton, Neall, and Stone

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Checks and Other Instruments - Rights of Holders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 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 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 220

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Jimeno, Haines, Dyson, McCabe, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Assisted Suicide - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 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 240

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 591

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Trotter, Pinsky, Sfikas, McCabe, Madden, Dyson, Dorman, Hollinger, Collins, Blount, Frosh, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 278

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 163

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Middleton, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County Historical Society - "Linden" Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 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 306

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 131

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Middleton, Craig, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Professional Counselors - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  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 339

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 600

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah (Chairman, Health, Education and Human Resources Subcommittee) and Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Neall, Van Hollen, Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 340

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

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Open Meetings Act - Public Bodies

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 366

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Jimeno, Haines, Colburn, Middlebrooks, Dyson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Handgun Permits - Course Requirements - Qualified Instructors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 376

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Derr, Lawlah, Dyson, Currie, Sfikas, Blount, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended, Revoked, or Canceled - Suspension of Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 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 470

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 482

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Blount, Pinsky, McFadden, Dyson, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 483

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Derr, Dyson, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Major League Athletic Franchises - Right of First Refusal When Sold

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 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 513

  Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della and Dyson

  Entitled

  Funeral Homes and Cemeteries - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 515

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hogan, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Neall, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 544

  Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Collins, Lawlah, Sfikas, Della, Dyson, Currie, McFadden, Frosh, Kelley, and Conway

  Entitled

  Labor Relations Between Public Employers and Designated Employee Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 613

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Sfikas, Roesser, Pinsky, Dyson, Conway, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Campaign Finance Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 641

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 628

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Collins, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Conway, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Real Estate Licensing Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  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 693

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 420

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount , Astle, Middleton, Hoffman, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Ruben, Craig, Currie, Della, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Kelley, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Munson, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government 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

• SJ 3

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Frosh, Green, Pinsky, Trotter, Hollinger, Blount, Derr, Sfikas, Ruben, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Dyson, Conway, Miller, and Middleton

  Entitled

  International Ban on Antipersonnel Land Mines

  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 11

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hogan, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Neall, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 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