REFERENDUM

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 43

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  HB 69

  Status as of January 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate M. Burns

  Entitled

  Governor - Pardons and Reprieves

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 125

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Election Law - Publication Requirements - Constitutional Amendments and Referenda

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 144

  Status as of January 21, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Curran, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  State Budget - Increases - Line Item Veto

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 158

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Poole, Kagan, Morgan, and Mossburg

  Entitled

  Gubernatorial Term - Commencement

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 160

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns, Rzepkowski, and Schade

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Limit on Consecutive Terms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 187

  Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Palumbo, Genn, Menes, R. Baker, Conroy, M. Burns, Turner, and Bissett

  Entitled

  Courts of Appeals - Name Change

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 192

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 322

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Arnick, E. Burns, Dembrow, Gordon, Montague, Opara, Palumbo, Poole, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Jury Trials - Civil Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 229

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 323

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, and Comeau

  Entitled

  Montgomery and Harford Counties - Retired Judges - Assignment to Orphans' Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 237

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 226

  Sponsored By

  Western Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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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 317

  Status as of March 31, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings, Dypski, Hammen, Krysiak, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Charter Amendment - Public Subsidies for Hotels and Lodging Establishments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 348

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Hurson, Kagan, Grosfeld, Petzold, Barve, Billings, Mandel, Shriver, Conroy, Hubbard, Pitkin, Exum, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Universal Health Care Coverage Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 448

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  General Assembly Compensation Commission - Membership - Constitutional Amendment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 513

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Curran, and Goldwater

  Entitled

  State Budget - Lump-Sum Requirement - Capital Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 519

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 245

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Elected Board of Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 536

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Legislative Districting - Districts and Subdistricts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 537

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Legislative Districting - Single-Member Delegate Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 540

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Kagan, Mandel, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Charter Counties - Proposed Charter Amendments - Number of Petition Signatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 633

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Senators and Delegates - Filling of Vacancy by Special Election PG 403-98

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 655

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Immediate Eminent Domain - Redevelopment of Schools and Related Facilities PG 409-98

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 678

  Status as of February 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings, Hixson, Arnick, Curran, C. Davis, Dewberry, Harrison, Vallario, Branch, Bonsack, DeCarlo, Franchot, Howard, B. Hughes, Marriott, Malone, Minnick, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Proctor, Valderrama, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 951

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morgan and Getty

  Entitled

  The Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 974

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Rudolph, W. Baker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Board of County Commissioners

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1040

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Palumbo, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker. Frush, Owings, Moe, Proctor, Muse, Healey, Vallario, Valderrama, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1105

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 293

  Sponsored By

  Somerset County Delegation

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1132

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh and Hurson

  Entitled

  Clean Campaign Public Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1156

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - General Assembly - Duration of Session

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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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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  SB 128

  Status as of January 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Collins and Craig (Commission to Revise the Election Code)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Publication Requirements - Constitutional Amendments and Referenda

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  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
  

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  SB 215

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Sfikas, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Term Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 216

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Miller, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Charter Counties - Proposed Charter Amendments - Number of Petition Signatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 267

  Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Governor - Pardons and Reprieves

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 285

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, and Munson (Western Maryland Senators)

  Entitled

  Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 313

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Universal Health Care Coverage Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  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

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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 417

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Charter Amendment - Public Subsidies for Hotels and Lodging Establishments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 557

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 33

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Fry

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Board of County Commissioners

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 603

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Stoltzfus, Derr, Boozer, Ferguson, Munson, Roesser, Hafer, Hogan, Haines, Colburn, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 645

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Jefferson Election District

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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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