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Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 57

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  HB 65

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 37

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings, Proctor, Hubbard, Stup, and Guns

  Entitled

  Soil Conservation Districts - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 95

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate W. Baker

  Entitled

  Sewage Sludge - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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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 216

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 680

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Bozman, Muse, and McKee (Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues) and Delegates Bonsack and Howard

  Entitled

  Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 239

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holt, DeCarlo, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Mobile Home and Trailer Park Taxes - Rate Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 311

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 684

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett and Leopold

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Installation of Fire Sprinkler Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 316

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, DeCarlo, Dypski, Kagan, Malone, Mandel, Minnick, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Fire Departments - Privatization - Referendum Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 384

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, Benson, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dypski, Faulkner, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Morgan, Mossburg, Opara, Snodgrass, Wood, and Getty

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations in School Zones - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 386

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Getty

  Entitled

  Public Information - Access to Electronic Public Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 420

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Shriver, Kopp, Genn, Love, V. Mitchell, Kach, Exum, Kelly, Eckardt, McClenahan, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Klausmeier, Hixson, Hurson, Bonsack, Frank, Busch, Pendergrass, Morhaim, Howard, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Personal Property Tax - Small Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 516

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 244

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Burgess and Commissioners of Middletown - Community Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 528

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 780

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Barve, Kagan, Snodgrass, Stup, Donoghue, Stocksdale, Elliott, Healey, W. Baker, Wood, Bozman, Conway, Edwards, McClenahan, Eckardt, Exum, V. Mitchell, and McKee

  Entitled

  Signatures and Seals of Architects - Buildings in Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic 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 584

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gordon, and Kagan

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Public Entities - Authority to Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 600

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 83

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Delinquent Municipal Property Taxes - Obligation of County Treasurer to Conduct Sale

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 622

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 494

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Owings, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Local Law Enforcement Officers - Participation in State System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 629

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 703

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Morhaim, Finifter, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Guns, Redmer, Hammen, Ports, Watson, Minnick, Weir, Oaks, and Stup

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credits - Qualified Brownfields Sites and Enterprise Zone Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 652

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 86

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Town of Bladensburg (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Slum Clearance PG 418-98

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 670

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 498

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Genn (Committee to Revise Article 27)

  Entitled

  Crimes - Trespass - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 800

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Urban Revitalization - State Agency Offices - Downtown Locations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 806

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone and Moe

  Entitled

  Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for Fire and Rescue Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 880

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Admissions and Amusement Tax - Enterprise Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 885

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Fines Doubled for Speeding - Designated Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 906

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 281

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Town of Kensington - Special License MC 805-98

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 926

  Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup, Wood, and Bissett

  Entitled

  Local Governments - Mining Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 939

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates T. Murphy and C. Davis

  Entitled

  State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1097

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 540

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  State Fire Marshal - Fees - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1116

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boston

  Entitled

  Taxes - Property of Housing Authorities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1131

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 543

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Procurement - Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1254

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 740

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority and the Maryland System of Recognized and Certified Heritage Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1303

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 744

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Linton

  Entitled

  Airports - Development Rights - Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1314

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale and T. Murphy

  Entitled

  Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for Fire and Rescue Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1390

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Exum

  Entitled

  Public Transportation - Fiscal Responsibility - Certification by State Comptroller

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 51

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Housing and Community Dev.)

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Infrastructure Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 74

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)

  Entitled

  Personal Property Tax - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 75

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)

  Entitled

  Local Tax Returns - Use for Property Valuation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  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

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  SB 133

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe , Stoltzfus, Craig, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Soil Conservation Districts - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 138

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben and Dorman

  Entitled

  Public Libraries - Participation by Eligible Municipal Corporations in the State Minimum Library Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 164

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 346

  Sponsored By

  Senator Trotter

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Public Entities - Authority to Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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

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  SB 193

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Highways - Placement of Signs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 214

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson and Munson

  Entitled

  Golf Facilities - Use of State or Local Public Funds - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  SB 395

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Sfikas, Stone, and Collins

  Entitled

  Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for Fire and Rescue Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  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

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  SB 466

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Local Law Enforcement Officers - Participation in State System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 497

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Burgess and Commissioners of Middletown - Community Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 507

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Credits - Personal Property Located in Foreign Trade Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 534

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson, Boozer, Hogan, McFadden, Neall, and Ruben

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 556

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 636

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 664

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 632

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Taxes - Property of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  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

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  SB 736

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Fire Departments - Privatization - Referendum Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation