Senator William H. Amoss
District 35

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 59

• SB 208

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 150

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Expense Fund - Limitation on Investment Management Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 215

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 151

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Workforce Reduction Act - Clarification of Earnings Limitation on Reemployment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 308

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Teachers' Systems - Membership - University Staff

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 309

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 156

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Arbitration of Claims - Upgrades of Computer Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 310

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 157

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Expense Fund - Administrative and Operational Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 311

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 158

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Accidental Disability - Time Limit for Applications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 312

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 159

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Pensions - Member Contributions - Deduction and Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 313

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 160

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  Workforce Reduction Act - Retirement Allowance for Deferred Retirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 190

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 564

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Currie, Lawlah, Munson, Middleton, Boozer, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Loans Guaranteed by Political Subdivisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 200

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 335

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Lawlah, Munson, Hogan, Currie, Boozer, Middleton, Van Hollen, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 207

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 148

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Lawlah, Ruben, Munson, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Currie, Boozer, and Stone

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 209

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss

  Entitled

  Child Care Facilities - Religious Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 298

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 345

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Detective Services - Taxable Price

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 302

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Collins, and Craig

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Aberdeen Baseball Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 304

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 347

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss and Collins

  Entitled

  Harford County - Marriage License and Ceremony Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 321

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 578

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss

  Entitled

  Harford County - Board of Education - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 342

  Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Boozer, Munson, Hogan, Van Hollen, Currie, Kasemeyer, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Property Used in a Production Activity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 637

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 192

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss and Craig

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Bel Air Youth Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 674

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 617

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss and Baker (Cecil County Senators)

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Public School and Community College Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 757

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Amoss

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Out-of-State Licensees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 789

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss, Green, Munson, Currie, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 853

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss and Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Historical Society

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 892

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss and Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Woodlawn Landfill Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 906

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 121

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SJ 9

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Amoss , Hollinger, and Derr

  Entitled

  Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 116

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 137

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 156

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 330

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community College Funding Formula - Senator John A. Cade

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 169

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 334

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Trotter, Lawlah, Ruben, Forehand, Dorman, Amoss, Currie, Craig, Frosh, Munson, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Sfikas, and Conway

  Entitled

  Crimes - Threats Against State and Local Officials

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 189

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Blount, Currie, Dorman, Green, Kelley, Lawlah, Trotter, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Admissions and Amusement Tax - Videotape and Game Cartridge Rentals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 226

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Craig, Derr, Hafer, Colburn, Dyson, Stoltzfus, Amoss, Middleton, Munson, Haines, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Maryland Right to Farm Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 232

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 110

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Currie, Hoffman, Hollinger, Forehand, Blount, Amoss, Boozer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Van Hollen, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Higher Education Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 237

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Amoss, Lawlah, Jimeno, Astle, Bromwell, Collins, Stone, Hollinger, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Neall, and Munson

  Entitled

  1997 Tax Reduction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 242

  Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe, Kelley, Collins, Munson, Stoltzfus, Craig, Stone, Middlebrooks, Blount, Trotter, Boozer, Haines, Roesser, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Access to Public Records - Denial of Inspection - Information Relating to Correctional Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 299

  Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Stone, Hoffman, Amoss, Middleton, McFadden, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Bromwell, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Dyson, Forehand, Conway, Astle, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Tax Cut Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 322

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Currie, Hughes, Della, Van Hollen, Conway, Blount, Boozer, Young, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, McFadden, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - National Aquarium in Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 323

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Derr, Hafer, Colburn, Dyson, Stoltzfus, Amoss, Middleton, and Munson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Operations - "Right to Farm"

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 345

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig , Collins, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Tasting Days )

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 361

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Stoltzfus, Craig, Amoss, Kelley, Colburn, Middleton, Hoffman, Blount, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Distribution of Lottery Proceeds - Horse Racing - Purses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 364

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Hoffman, Amoss, Craig, Stoltzfus, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Bromwell, Kelley, Colburn, Middleton, Jimeno, Blount, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Commemorative License Plate - Horse Racing and Horse Breeding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 367

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Collins, Della, Forehand, Stone, Hughes, Colburn, Craig, Hollinger, Amoss, Sfikas, Jimeno, and the President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Penalties - Multiple Violations - Serious Physical Injury or Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 369

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount, Amoss, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Employees' Pension System - Part-Time State Employees - Eligibility Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 387

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Amoss, and Collins

  Entitled

  Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Sale of Beer for Cash)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 464

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 360

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Amoss, Hoffman, Miller, Blount, Currie, Derr, Hollinger, Middleton, Neall, Van Hollen, and Conway

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Goucher College

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 513

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Miller, Middleton, Neall, Blount, Van Hollen, and Conway

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Loyola College

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 555

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Collins, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Micro-Brewery Licenses)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 587

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 372

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Amoss, Astle, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Young, Green, and Stone

  Entitled

  Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 599

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, Green, Middleton, Amoss, Stone, Kelley , Forehand, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Maryland Tort Claims Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 627

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Hogan, Boozer, and Currie

  Entitled

  Personal Property Tax - Lien for Unpaid Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 688

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Van Hollen, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Young, and Craig

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Community-Based Services - Reimbursement Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 746

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 629

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Telecommunications Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 749

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Van Hollen, Neall, Currie, Forehand, McFadden, Dyson, Hollinger, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Collins, Ruben, Amoss, Boozer, and Munson

  Entitled

  Financial Aid to Institutions of Higher Education - University of Maryland University College

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 764

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 201

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Amoss

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Licensure of Providers - Transfer of Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 791

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Amoss, Hoffman, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Trotter, Astle, Bromwell, Middleton, Munson, Hafer, Blount, Della, Colburn, Green, Derr, and Boozer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - World War II Memorial Commission and World War II Memorial Commission Loan of 1995

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 846

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Collins, and Amoss

  Entitled

  Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Golf Course License - II)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 867

  Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Amoss

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Sewer Improvements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 880

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 208

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Amoss

  Entitled

  University of Maryland System - Sale of Great Oaks Center - Disposition of Proceeds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 900

  Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, and Miller

  Entitled

  County Income Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SJ 4

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Boozer, Craig, Amoss, Hollinger, Hoffman, McFadden, McCabe, Teitelbaum, Collins, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Trotter, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Maryland Wine Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SJ 16

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Amoss, Boozer, Munson, McFadden, Neall, Lawlah, Middleton, Hogan, Currie, Kasemeyer, Hoffman, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Proposed Merger of Major Railroads Serving Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations