Delegate George C. Edwards
District 1A

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 40

• HB 319

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 210

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 404

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 217

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages (Employment of Minors)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 405

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 453

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages (Class C Club Licenses - Guest Defined)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 406

  Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 57

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County Women's Commission - County Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Select Committee 01

• HB 457

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Sales by Public Primary and Secondary Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 479

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards and Harkins

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Purchase Price - Trade-In Allowance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 538

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 240

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Jennings Randolph Lake - Department of Natural Resources - Regulatory Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 628

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 470

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages (Sunday Class B and C Sales)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1092

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 304

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards and Healey

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Excise Tax - Vehicles Employed in Coal Mining Operations - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1093

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 519

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards, Healey, and Cryor

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption for Coal Pollution Control Facilities and Coal Waste Disposal Power Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1124

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 522

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Surface Coal Mining - Permit Revocation - Reinstatement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1125

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Black Bears - Damage to Crops and Livestock - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 32

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 427

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Campbell, Harkins, Kach, Bonsack, Jacobs, Brinkley, M. Burns, Edwards, Hutchins, Getty, Owings, Snodgrass, and Stup

  Entitled

  Crimes - Homicide or Life Threatening Injury - Motor Vehicle or Vessel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 338

  Status as of March 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Doory, Love, Hixson, Hecht, Kagan, Snodgrass, Bonsack, Harrison, Workman, Conroy, Krysiak, Goldwater, Bobo, Klausmeier, Pendergrass, Stup, Preis, McIntosh, Stocksdale, Kirk, Eckardt, Walkup, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Brinkley, Cummings, Crumlin, Turner, Frank, Edwards, McKee, Poole, Flanagan, Stull, Elliott, Shriver, Fry, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Utilization Review of Hospital Services - Minimum Length of Stay - Cesarean Section

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 354

  Status as of February 7, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Poole, M. Burns, Jacobs, Edwards, Dypski, Fry, Bonsack, Owings, Bissett, and Harkins

  Entitled

  Crimes - Violent Crimes and Crimes with Firearms - Sentences - Parole Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 487

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates M. Burns, Redmer, Walkup, Morgan, Mossburg, Dypski, Kittleman, Fulton, Eckardt, Pitkin, Stocksdale, Getty, Baldwin, Menes, Edwards, Rzepkowski, Schade, Jacobs, Morhaim, and DeCarlo

  Entitled

  False Age Identification Cards - Possession - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 517

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Baldwin, Beck, Bissett, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Harkins, Holt, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 592

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Edwards, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Stull, Stocksdale, Ports, Klima, Hutchins, Schade, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Harkins, Eckardt, Beck, Mossburg, McKee, Stup, Getty, Holt, Redmer, Kelly, D. Murphy, Faulkner, Kittleman, La Vay, O'Donnell, Baldwin, Jacobs, Walkup, D. Hughes, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Secretary of the Environment - Regulations - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 602

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Jacobs, Edwards, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Stull, Stocksdale, Ports, Klima, Cryor, Schade, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Harkins, Eckardt, Mossburg, Mohorovic, McKee, Stup, Getty, Holt, Redmer, Kelly, D. Murphy, Faulkner, La Vay, O'Donnell, Leopold, M. Burns, Walkup, McClenahan, Ciliberti, Beck, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Enhanced Testing - Indefinite Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 608

  Status as of May 28, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings, Conway, Kopp, Proctor, W. Baker, Baldwin, Branch, Cadden, Dewberry, Edwards, Flanagan, Franchot, Fry, Hecht, Holt, B. Hughes, Hurson, Klima, La Vay, McIntosh, Palumbo, Parker, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Slade, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Schools - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 614

  Status as of March 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Donoghue, Goldwater, Krysiak, Workman, McKee, Poole, Hecht, Snodgrass, Stup, Brinkley, Stull, Getty, Stocksdale, DeCarlo, Minnick, Mohorovic, Klausmeier, E. Burns, Edwards, Nathan-Pulliam, Finifter, Frank, Bobo, Pendergrass, Turner, Faulkner, Cryor, Shriver, Kopp, Kagan, Grosfeld, Hurson, Heller, Petzold, Hixson, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Healey, Palumbo, Conroy, Hubbard, Pitkin, Benson, Exum, Slade, Howard, Muse, Valderrama, Proctor, Vallario, Hutchins, Cadden, Love, Rzepkowski, Perry, Bonsack, Jacobs, Preis, Fry, Rudolph, W. Baker, Walkup, Eckardt, Bozman, Conway, Ciliberti, Marriott, Boston, Oaks, Rosenberg, Curran, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Branch, Harrison, Dypski, Hammen, Opara, Kach, Elliott, and Crumlin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Postpartum Mothers and Infants - Hospital Stays and Home Visits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 624

  Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Boston, Holt, Kach, McClenahan, Edwards, Bozman, Dewberry, Parker, McKee, E. Burns, Donoghue, Klausmeier, and DeCarlo

  Entitled

  Education - Required School Days and Hours - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 632

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Klausmeier, Jacobs, Edwards, Schade, and Morgan

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Maximum Truck Weight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 777

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Donoghue, Edwards, Hutchins, McKee, Poole, Stup, Jacobs, and Bonsack

  Entitled

  Sport Shooting Ranges - Immunity From Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 778

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, M. Burns, Hutchins, Fry, Getty, Edwards, Owings, Poole, Preis, Bonsack, Jacobs, and Stup

  Entitled

  Pistols and Revolvers - Straw Transactions - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 780

  Status as of February 7, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Kach, Bonsack, Jacobs, Brinkley, M. Burns, Edwards, Hutchins, Getty, Owings, Snodgrass, and Stup

  Entitled

  Crimes - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 782

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins, Brinkley, M. Burns, Edwards, Fry, Getty, Hutchins, Owings, Poole, Preis, Bonsack, Stup, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Firearms - Drug Trafficking Crimes - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 884

  Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Owings, Harkins, Bissett, Edwards, Ports, Redmer, M. Burns, Getty, Stocksdale, Schade, Rzepkowski, Jacobs, Leopold, McKee, Klausmeier, Mossburg, Boston, V. Mitchell, Stull, Holt, Walkup, Kach, Klima, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Greenip, Donoghue, Stup, DeCarlo, Schisler, Guns, Weir, Bozman, and McClenahan

  Entitled

  Self-Defense Act of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 898

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 588

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Shriver, Hurson, Owings, Rosapepe, Exum, Fry, Menes, R. Baker, Montague, O'Donnell, Bobo, Frush, Crumlin, Patterson, DeCarlo, Benson, Bissett, Bonsack, Bozman, Brinkley, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Elliott, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harkins, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hutchins, Kagan, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, T. Murphy, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Slade, Stup, Snodgrass, Valderrama, Workman, and Conway

  Entitled

  Court Costs - State Aid for Police Protection, Criminal Injuries Compensation, and Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

• HB 925

  Status as of February 28, 1996: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Fry, R. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bonsack, Bozman, Brinkley, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Curran, C. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Franchot, Getty, Gordon, Guns, Harkins, Healey, Hecht, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kagan, Kelly, Klima, B. Hughes, Crumlin, Baldwin, Leopold, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Owings, Palumbo, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Poole, Preis, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Wood, Workman, W. Baker, Dewberry, O'Donnell, Flanagan, DeCarlo, Frush, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  State Mandates on Local Government - Constitutional Restriction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 958

  Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Poole, Donoghue, Stull, Brinkley, Stocksdale, Elliott, Edwards, Workman, Getty, McKee, Snodgrass, Stup, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Risk Reduction in Housing - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 975

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 641

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bonsack, Brinkley, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Morgan, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Stocksdale, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Notification Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 984

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Edwards, Donoghue, Harkins, O'Donnell, E. Burns, Turner, D. Murphy, Hutchins, Bissett, Grosfeld, Perry, M. Burns, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Inmates - Murder - Eligibility for Leave

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1010

  Status as of March 15, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Parker, Dewberry, B. Hughes, Palumbo, Benson, Kagan, Cadden, Conway, Goldwater, Hubbard, Menes, Proctor, Franchot, Crumlin, Vallario, McIntosh, Bobo, Exum, Pendergrass, Turner, Frush, Hurson, Edwards, Branch, Stocksdale, Harrison, Petzold, and Kopp

  Entitled

  Insurance Identification Cards - Living Wills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1033

  Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Edwards, Hutchins, Stull, Baldwin, Leopold, Beck, Harkins, Snodgrass, McKee, Mossburg, M. Burns, Jacobs, Greenip, Brinkley, Walkup, D. Hughes, Holt, O'Donnell, Kelly, McClenahan, Kach, Donoghue, Boston, Love, Goldwater, Crumlin, Harrison, Schisler, Kirk, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Occupational Safety and Health - Assessment of Civil Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 1045

  Status as of March 27, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Beck, Bozman, Busch, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Curran, Dewberry, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Faulkner, Getty, Guns, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hutchins, Kach, La Vay, Linton, Love, McHale, Mandel, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Montague, T. Murphy, O'Donnell, Owings, Perry, Petzold, Proctor, Slade, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weir, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - World War II Memorial Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1261

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Baldwin, Edwards, Bozman, and W. Baker

  Entitled

  Transportation - State Highway Administration - Minimum Annual Expenditures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1267

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 327

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings, Arnick, W. Baker, Bozman, Branch, Busch, Conway, Cummings, Curran, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Fry, Fulton, Guns, Harrison, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Edwards, Holt, Hurson, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, C. Mitchell, V. Mitchell, Opara, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Preis, Proctor, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Slade, Vallario, Weir, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Maryland Stadium Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1271

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 397

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Doory, Goldwater, Krysiak, Workman, McKee, Poole, Hecht, Snodgrass, Stup, Brinkley, Stull, Getty, Stocksdale, DeCarlo, Minnick, Mohorovic, Klausmeier, E. Burns, Edwards, Nathan-Pulliam, Finifter, Frank, Bobo, Pendergrass, Turner, Faulkner, Cryor, Shriver, Kopp, Kagan, Grosfeld, Hurson, Heller, Petzold, Hixson, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Healey, Palumbo, Conroy, Hubbard, Pitkin, Benson, Exum, Slade, Howard, Muse, Valderrama, Proctor, Vallario, Hutchins, Cadden, Love, Rzepkowski, Perry, Bonsack, Jacobs, Preis, Fry, Rudolph, W. Baker, Walkup, Eckardt, Bozman, Conway, Ciliberti, Marriott, Boston, Oaks, Rosenberg, Curran, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Branch, Harrison, Dypski, Hammen, Opara, Kach, Elliott, Flanagan, Crumlin, Busch, Gordon, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Barve, and Cummings

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mothers and Newborns - Minimum Length of Stay and Utilization Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 1413

  Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosapepe, Hixson, Campbell, Muse, Franchot, Shriver, McKee, Fry, Stocksdale, Pitkin, Edwards, Parker, Rawlings, and Cryor

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership Financing of Transportation Facility Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation