PRIVACY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 48

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 663

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Donoghue, Barve, Goldwater, and Love

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Abandoned Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 59

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Campbell

  Entitled

  Child Abuse or Neglect - - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 120

  Status as of February 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick and Getty (Commission to Revise the Election Code)

  Entitled

  Voter Registration - Last Four Digits of Social Security Number

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 130

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Aging, Office on)

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Mandatory Disclosure - State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 167

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 124

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Morhaim, Hurson, Pendergrass, Genn, Bobo, Conroy, Busch, Barve, Crumlin, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Frank, Fulton, Gordon, Kach, Kirk, V. Mitchell, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 179

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 450

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Division of Parole and Probation - Presentence Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 205

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Information - Release to Child Support Enforcement Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 214

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 679

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner, Perry, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Mandel, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Snodgrass, Hecht, Proctor, Frush, Kagan, Patterson, Muse, Petzold, E. Burns, Bonsack, Bobo, Faulkner, Conroy, Montague, Cryor, Shriver, Love, M. Burns, Genn, Menes, Pitkin, Cadden, Hubbard, Crumlin, Preis, McIntosh, Bissett, Jacobs, Krysiak, Dembrow, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Malone, Branch, Fulton, Mossburg, Ciliberti, Frank, Finifter, Klausmeier, Hurson, Workman, Edwards, McKee, B. Hughes, Heller, Howard, Gordon, Hixson, Stup, Donoghue, Palumbo, Holt, Hutchins, Comeau, R. Baker, Valderrama, D. Davis, Benson, Miller, Hammen, Dewberry, Boston, Dypski, and Doory

  Entitled

  Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services and Access to Birth and Adoption Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 244

  Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Montague, R. Baker, Eckardt, Frush, Grosfeld, Hutchins, and Moe

  Entitled

  Needle Exchange Program - Statewide Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 273

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, Montague, Turner, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Substituted Service of Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 297

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Pitkin, Barve, Beck, Bobo, Clagett, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Frank, Frush, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, Marriott, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Preis, Snodgrass, DeCarlo, Cryor, Pendergrass, Petzold, and Workman

  Entitled

  Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 309

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Juvenile Justice) and Delegates Vallario, Doory, M. Burns, Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, Harkins, Montague, Preis, and Turner

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 329

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Bobo, Conroy, Cryor, Dewberry, Dypski, Eckardt, Faulkner, Goldwater, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Leopold, B. Hughes, Perry, Rzepkowski, Slade, Turner, Walkup, Workman, Finifter, Hutchins, McKee, and Kopp

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Public Records - Release of Personal Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 354

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kopp, W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, M. Burns, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Genn, Goldwater, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harkins, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kagan, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Miller, Morhaim, Owings, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Slade, Turner, Workman, Cadden, Clagett, DeCarlo, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 376

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)

  Entitled

  Confidentiality and Notice Requirements - Lobbyist Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 391

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Bissett, Bobo, Boston, Branch, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Faulkner, Frush, Greenip, Heller, Holt, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kagan, Klima, McKee, Minnick, Mohorovic, Montague, Mossburg, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Pitkin, Rzepkowski, Schade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Turner, and Workman

  Entitled

  Patients' Medical Record Privacy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 459

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Montague, Hutchins, Grosfeld, Eckardt, Frush, Moe, Howard, R. Baker, Crumlin, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Local HIV Prevention Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 486

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, Vallario, and Palumbo

  Entitled

  Soliciting or Marketing Legal Services - Access to Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 533

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelly

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Credit Card Issuers - Sale of Information About Applicants and Cardholders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 586

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Division of Parole and Probation - Release of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 626

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 251

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program PG 416-98

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 642

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brinkley, Benson, Clagett, Moe, Snodgrass, and Poole

  Entitled

  State Procurement Process - Competitive Sealed Proposals - Evaluation of Past Performance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 647

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dewberry, Malone, D. Murphy, T. Murphy, and McHale

  Entitled

  Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 738

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 265

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Alcoholic Beverages License Applicants - Fingerprinting and Criminal History Records Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 838

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, W. Baker, Moe, DeCarlo, Rudolph, Comeau, and V. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Records - Probation Before Judgment Dispositions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 958

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 527

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Bonsack

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disclosure of Physician's Address of Record

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 968

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Harford County - Treatment and Prevention of Drug Abuse by Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1053

  Status as of April 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frank

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1096

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bissett

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1109

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 541

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, Comeau, R. Baker, Goldwater, Kopp, Preis, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Witnesses - Notification of Release and Escape of Offender

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1138

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Insurers - Disclosure Requirements - HIV Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1208

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Kach, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1272

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Rudolph, W. Baker, McClenahan, Guns, D. Hughes, Klausmeier, Bozman, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction of Court and Use of Juvenile Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1274

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McClenahan

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1304

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Vital Statistics - Certificate of Birth - Reissue After Change of Sex

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1372

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Moe, Pitkin, and Conroy

  Entitled

  Witnesses - Parent-Child Privilege

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 5

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben and Forehand

  Entitled

  Juveniles - Confidentiality of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 8

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting - Credit History of Applicant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 15

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Soliciting or Marketing Legal Services - Access to Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 68

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee and Senators Baker, Ruben, Jimeno, and Kelley (Departmental - Juvenile Justice)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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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 78

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 17

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Information - Release to Child Support Enforcement Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 104

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Abandoned Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 114

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Blount, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Stone, Forehand, Miller, Trotter, and Conway

  Entitled

  Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services and Access to Birth and Adoption Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 143

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 123

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Bromwell, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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
  

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  SB 276

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry - Disclosure of Nonidentifying Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 277

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 309

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Trotter, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Kelley, McFadden, Blount, Sfikas, Conway, Hoffman, and Currie

  Entitled

  Local HIV Prevention Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 324

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 358

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della and Roesser

  Entitled

  The Patients' Consent Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 485

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Boozer, Della, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Derr, Hafer, and Miller

  Entitled

  Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 529

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration)

  Entitled

  Child Abuse or Neglect - Disclosure of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  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

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  SB 649

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 630

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee), Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Conway

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 651

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 415

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Medical Review Committees - Confidential Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 659

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Dorman

  Entitled

  Disclosure of Medical Records - Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 683

  Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Home Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 723

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 647

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Confidentiality of Student Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 776

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters