Delegate Michael J. Finifter
District 11

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 43

• HB 256

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Frank, Morhaim, Campbell, McIntosh, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Greater Baltimore Cultural Arts Foundation Loan of 1994

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 966

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Finifter

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Elective Shares of Decedent's Estate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 979

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 690

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Frank, Morhaim, Mohorovic, Rzepkowski, McKee, Rosapepe, Ports, Workman, Klausmeier, and Bonsack

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfers from Partnerships to Limited Liability Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 980

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Finifter

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Guardians - Minor's Tort Recovery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 995

  Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Frank, Morhaim, Campbell, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Hunting - Restriction in Residential Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1122

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Finifter

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Attorney in Fact - Gifts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1174

  Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Klausmeier, Morhaim, and Frank

  Entitled

  Sports Lotteries - Transfer of Revenues to State School Construction Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1200

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Finifter

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Virtual Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 2

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 174

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Rawlings, Cryor, Finifter, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Manufacturing and Research and Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 5

  Status as of March 31, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Hixson, Rawlings, Vallario, Owings, Klausmeier, Stup, Weir, Fulton, D. Davis, Redmer, D. Hughes, Frush, Billings, McHale, Hammen, Ciliberti, Morhaim, Stull, Oaks, Mohorovic, Finifter, Frank, Howard, and Harrison

  Entitled

  Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 39

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 132

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak , Goldwater, Bonsack, Conroy, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Donoghue, Dypski, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hammen, Healey, Hixson, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, Love, Montague, Preis, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Rosenberg, Stup, Workman, Hurson, Barve, Eckardt, and Boston

  Entitled

  Insurance - Unfair Trade Practices - Discrimination Based on Domestic Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 43

  Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 8

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Barve, Bonsack, Bozman, E. Burns, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Gordon, Grosfeld, Guns, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Shriver, Slade, and Workman

  Entitled

  Public Libraries - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 198

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Krysiak, Barve, Finifter, Morhaim, and M. Burns

  Entitled

  The Common Sense Act - Waiver of Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 229

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Finifter, Kopp, Genn, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Surviving Spouse

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 235

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Love, Finifter, and Frank

  Entitled

  Community Associations - Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 262

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 84

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Taylor, Hixson, Healey, Gordon, Bonsack, Rawlings, Kopp, Kach, Howard, Leopold, Bozman, Workman, Marriott, Heller, Beck, C. Davis, Holt, Greenip, McKee, Finifter, Busch, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 265

  Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Rosapepe, Heller, Beck, Bozman, Campbell, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Kittleman, La Vay, Leopold, Marriott, McKee, Ports, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Workman

  Entitled

  Senatorial and House of Delegates Scholarship Programs - Abolition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 298

  Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 5

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson , Heller , Finifter, and Howard

  Entitled

  Education - School Order and Discipline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 299

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 563

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Genn, Doory, Preis, Harkins, Perry, Jacobs, E. Burns, Hutchins, D. Murphy, M. Burns, O'Donnell, Valderrama, Bissett, Turner, Finifter, Pitkin, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 304

  Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 209

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Finifter, Bobo, Kittleman, Holt, Frank, M. Burns, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 364

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 450

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, M. Burns, Finifter, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Guardians of the Person - Authorization of Medical Procedures - Adult Grandchildren

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 369

  Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ports, Redmer, Jacobs, Beck, Klausmeier, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Public School Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 501

  Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, W. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Brinkley, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Dewberry, Dypski, Faulkner, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harkins, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, McKee, Mandel, Morgan, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Shriver, Walkup, Parker, R. Baker, Klausmeier, C. Mitchell, Muse, Holt, DeCarlo, Hammen, Mohorovic, Gordon, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driving Offenses by Minors - Suspension or Revocation of Driving Privileges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 609

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 626

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Hecht, Hurson, Rosapepe, Kopp, Rosenberg, Dembrow, McIntosh, Bobo, Morhaim, Healey, Shriver, Bonsack, Bozman, Cryor, Finifter, Hixson, Leopold, McKee, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Workman, Rzepkowski, and Barve

  Entitled

  Work, Not Welfare, and Enterprise Zone Income Tax Credits - Tax Exempt Organizations - Unrelated Business Taxable Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 612

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, Barve, Bobo, Faulkner, Frank, Hecht, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Maryland Gives - Establishment of Task Force on Charitable Giving

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• 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 682

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Minnick (Baltimore County Administration) and Delegates Frank, Finifter, Holt, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Ballard Cover/Owings-Durkee Recreational Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 752

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 492

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Petzold, Beck, Faulkner, Workman, La Vay, Morgan, Linton, Howard, Muse, Finifter, R. Baker, McKee, Rzepkowski, Marriott, Doory, Bonsack, and Hurson

  Entitled

  State Buildings - Pictures of Abducted Children

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 851

  Status as of April 2, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dewberry, Frank, Finifter, Morhaim, Rawlings, Conway, Rosenberg, McIntosh, Klima, Holt, Montague, Minnick, Campbell, Hurson, Stocksdale, Nathan-Pulliam, Franchot, E. Burns, and Branch

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Hannah More School

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 858

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Frank, Kach, Klima, Brinkley, Franchot, Finifter, Stup, Hammen, Dypski, Ports, Dewberry, Klausmeier, M. Burns, Schade, Owings, Minnick, Fry, Leopold, Faulkner, Morhaim, Stocksdale, Pendergrass, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Handguns - Use in Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence - Mandatory Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 910

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Holt, Klima, Rawlings, Slade, and Finifter

  Entitled

  State Agencies - Unsatisfactory Legislative Audits - Salary Reductions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 945

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Harkins, Heller, Fry, Linton, Shriver, Howard, Ports, Finifter, Cryor, and Muse

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Machinery or Equipment Used Predominantly in a Production Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 964

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Fry, Linton, Shriver, Howard, Ports, Muse, and Finifter

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Property for Consumption in a Production Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• 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 983

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Fry, Howard, Finifter, Linton, Muse, Shriver, and Ports

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Machinery or Equipment Used in Production Activity - Capitalization Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 1005

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 512

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Finifter, Frank, Dewberry, Stocksdale, Klima, Minnick, Rawlings, Kach, McIntosh, Fry, Franchot, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Villa Julie College

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1152

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Rawlings, Guns, Busch, Arnick, W. Baker, Bozman, Clagett, Conway, Curran, Dewberry, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Fry, Gordon, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Hurson, Klausmeier, Malone, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Owings, Perry, Rudolph, Slade, Vallario, Wood, Branch, and B. Hughes

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 1153

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Finifter, Ports, Morhaim, DeCarlo, and Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Football Stadium at Camden Yards - Transfer of Funds to State School Construction Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1217

  Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Hixson, Conway, Cryor, Kopp, Linton, Marriott, McIntosh, Finifter, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community College Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  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 1305

  Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 538

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, C. Mitchell, Muse, Finifter, and Branch

  Entitled

  Higher Education/Business Partnerships Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1306

  Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 657

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Finifter, Frank, and Genn

  Entitled

  Limited Liability Companies - Number of Required Members Upon Dissolution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1416

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Finifter, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages (Owings Mills Town Center)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs