Senator John C. Astle
District 30

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 57

• SB 97

  Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice - Probation Violations - Suspension of Driving Privilege

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 98

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Lula G. Scott Community Center Renovation Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 99

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 144

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Renovation of 251 West Street

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 102

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Task Force to Study Modernization of Credit Union Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 190

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Munson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 221

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 532

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists - Certified Nurse Midwives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 222

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Mortgage Lending - Private Mortgage Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 309

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 311

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 545

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  State Commission on the Capital City

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 359

  Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Community Based Health Agencies - Licensure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 360

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 174

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Community Health Center of Parole

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 361

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 556

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Financing of Prior Loan Balances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 511

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 629

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Rental Companies - Authority to Sell or Offer Insurance to Renters

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 517

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Business Occupations and Professions - Home Inspectors - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 518

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 519

  Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Aging in Place Program - Expense Vouchers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 520

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Kelley

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 725

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 737

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 598

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Hunting - Complimentary Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 773

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 199

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Home Health Agencies - Authority of Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Repeal of Termination Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 122

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 321

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson , Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Fair Board - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 131

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 705

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Hollinger, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Middleton, Green, Stone, Teitelbaum, Baker, Astle, Bromwell, Dyson, and Exum

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Maryland HOPE Scholarships

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 132

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Green, Forehand, Stone, Jimeno, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Haines, Munson, Colburn, Ferguson, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Crimes - Stalking - Increased Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 135

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 137

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 513

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Lawlah, Collins, Baker, Ruben, Hollinger, Conway, Bromwell, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Green, Dyson, Astle, Exum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Maryland Learning Success Program - Public School Class Size Reduction Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 154

  Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Dorman, Exum, Hooper, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Termination of Providers - Notification and Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 156

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Lawlah, Ferguson, Sfikas, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Munson, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Teitelbaum, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 157

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Lawlah, Ferguson, Hoffman, Sfikas, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Munson, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 159

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hoffman, Astle, Hooper, Hollinger, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Ruben, Madden, Conway, Exum, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Concurrent Direct Admissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 170

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 124

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Department of Veterans Affairs

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 187

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 156

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Madden, Bromwell, Exum, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Astle, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Small Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 232

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 533

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Green, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Colburn, Collins, Hoffman, DeGrange, Dorman, Ferguson, Jacobs, Lawlah, Ruben, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Mooney, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Immunity - State and Local Governments - Year 2000 Litigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 234

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Stone, Astle, Jimeno, DeGrange, Dyson, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Hooper, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Handgun Permits - Course Requirements - Qualified Instructors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 236

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Bromwell, Hafer, Madden, Hooper, McFadden, Exum, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Colburn, Sfikas, and Conway

  Entitled

  Steam Heating Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 239

  Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Haines, Mooney, Astle, Stoltzfus, Colburn, and Munson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle Helmets - Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 244

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 331

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Jimeno, Exum, Kelley, Hooper, Della, Conway, Astle, Dyson, Frosh, Forehand, and Stone

  Entitled

  Fraud - Personal Identifying Information Theft

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 347

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Astle

  Entitled

  Mortgage Brokers - Insurance Agents - Collection of a Finder's Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 350

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 554

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage Determinations and Retroactive Adverse Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 354

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hoffman, Astle, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, Roesser, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Office of Legislative Audits - Private Foundations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

• SB 370

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 557

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Exum, Astle, Hooper, and Della

  Entitled

  Insurance - Premium Financing - Discrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 431

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 564

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Forehand, Harris, Collins, Roesser, Hollinger, Currie, Bromwell, and Green

  Entitled

  Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Charitable Organizations - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 475

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Astle

  Entitled

  Continuity of Patient Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 521

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Blount, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Conway, Della, Munson, Astle, Hughes, Lawlah, Hoffman, Ruben, Kasemeyer, and Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 562

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Lawlah, Neall, Astle, DeGrange, Roesser, Baker, Dyson, Bromwell, Munson, Haines, Jacobs, Hooper, Madden, Hafer, Harris, Mooney, Colburn, Stoltzfus, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 575

  Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Blount, Collins, Conway, Astle, and Della

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Builders Registration Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 587

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses of Residents of Inpatient Medical Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 592

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, and Astle

  Entitled

  Department of Aging - Assisted Living Programs - Subsidies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 593

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 126

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 594

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Dyson, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 595

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 606

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, Hoffman, McFadden, DeGrange, Neall, Kasemeyer, Mitchell, Hollinger, Kelley, Conway, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, and Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Community Resource Center, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 624

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 127

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Roesser, Astle, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 681

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Lawlah, Dorman, Astle, Madden, and Exum

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Rehabilitation, Therapy, and Educational Facility for People with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 688

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Dyson, Blount, Dorman, Lawlah, Ruben, Green, Stone, Stoltzfus, Hollinger, Astle, Roesser, Jimeno, Currie, DeGrange, Collins, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Aid to Nonpublic Institutions - Louis L. Goldstein Capital Assistance Matching Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 767

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson and Mooney (Frederick County Senators) and Senators Bromwell, Astle, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electricity - Affiliate Wheeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 791

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Astle

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Lapse of Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SJ 1

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 1

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Green, Hollinger, Hoffman, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Van Hollen, Miller, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Settlement Funds - Medicaid Recoupment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations