Senator John C. Astle
District 30

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 59

• SB 10

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Arundel Lodge, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 23

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 222

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Anne Arundel Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 26

  Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Environment - Dredge Spoil - Beneficial Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 30

  Status as of February 18, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Millennium Water Trails Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 101

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Town of Highland Beach - Town Hall

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 113

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 54

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Miller

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Carrie Weedon Science Center Loan of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 148

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 259

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance - Disclosure of Nonrefundable Expense Constant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 260

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - St. Philip's Family Life Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 261

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Owensville Primary Care Community Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 262

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  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
  House: Appropriations

• SB 340

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Revolving Credit Plans - Access to Home Equity Credit Through Use of Credit Device

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 361

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Quiet Waters Amphitheater

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 405

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 275

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Non-Contracting Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 406

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 407

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 276

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Boat Excise Tax - Certificate of Title

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 444

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 72

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Stanton Center Loan of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 460

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and DeGrange

  Entitled

  Deferred Presentment Services - Licensure of Businesses Engaged in the Practice of

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 578

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Admission of Health Care Writings, Records, Written Statements, and Bills

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 586

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Temporary Total Disability Benefits - Jurisdiction of the Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 587

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Anne Arundel SPCA

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 588

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Therapy and Education Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 589

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Special Olympics Maryland Training Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 672

  Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Hafer, Neall, Jimeno, and DeGrange

  Entitled

  State Aid for Public Education - School Operating Support Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 673

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 297

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Motor Coaches - Not-for-Profit Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 745

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Dorman

  Entitled

  Service Contracts Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 757

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 85

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Hard Cider

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 759

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Builders Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 2

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Blount, Astle, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Mitchell

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 25

  Status as of April 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Miller, Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, Neall, Green, Colburn, Haines, Forehand, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Sentencing - Confinement as a Condition of Probation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 160

  Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 170

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 171

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 242

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 185

  Status as of February 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Dorman, Baker, Green, Munson, Hooper, Astle, Jacobs, Della, Kelley, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Telephone Solicitations - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 195

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 243

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  World War II Memorial Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 284

  Status as of February 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Bromwell, Hoffman, Frosh, Collins, Middleton, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Astle

  Entitled

  Department of Aging - Assisted Living Programs - Subsidies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 288

  Status as of March 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Frosh, Collins, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Bromwell, Forehand, and Astle

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses - Allowances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 299

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Jimeno, Astle, Neall, Mitchell, Hogan, Kasemeyer, and Green

  Entitled

  Maryland Veterans Commission - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 303

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Stoltzfus, Haines, Astle, DeGrange, Hoffman, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Ruben, Hooper, Munson, Hafer, Neall, Jacobs, Bromwell, Roesser, Lawlah, Hollinger, Baker, Sfikas, Harris, Dorman, Ferguson, Kasemeyer, Collins, Conway, Dyson, McCabe, McFadden, Mooney, Hogan, and Green

  Entitled

  Firearms Offenses - Project Exile

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 334

  Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Bromwell, and Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance Practices - Fees Imposed for Late Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 354

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 521

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Currie, Dorman, Della, Exum, Teitelbaum, Hafer, DeGrange, Bromwell, Roesser, Kelley, Astle, Stone, Collins, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Registration of Service Station Dealers and Sale of Gasoline Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 372

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Practice of Medicine - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 373

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Practice of Dentistry - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 380

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 522

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Forehand, Hughes, McFadden, Blount, Dorman, Madden, Sfikas, Hafer, Van Hollen, Della, Lawlah, Mitchell, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Builder Registration Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 395

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 272

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Ruben, Currie, Sfikas, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Lawlah, Mitchell, Teitelbaum, Conway, Hooper, Van Hollen, and DeGrange

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Expedited Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 401

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 524

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Kelley, DeGrange, Della, Munson, Ruben, Astle, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction for Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 408

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Conway, Hollinger, Mooney, Hafer, McFadden, Mitchell, Astle, Currie, Hogan, DeGrange, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Bottled Water

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 419

  Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Teitelbaum, Currie, Astle, Hafer, and Della

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Award Modification - Compensation for Certain Viral Hepatitis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 427

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Hafer, Astle, Blount, Colburn, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 435

  Status as of March 31, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Conway, Exum, Mitchell, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Nursing Home and Facility Inspections - Awards and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 436

  Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Astle, Dorman, Currie, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Green, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Transportation Trust Fund - Bicycle Ways and Sidewalks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 456

  Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Kelley, Stone, Frosh, Munson, Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, Dorman, Hooper, Conway, Dyson, Van Hollen, and Astle

  Entitled

  Primary and Secondary Education - Transportation of Disabled Students - Grants to Local Jurisdictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 502

  Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, DeGrange, Hooper, Teitelbaum, Exum, Astle, and Della

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 505

  Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Teitelbaum, DeGrange, and Astle

  Entitled

  Internet Consumers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 576

  Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Hooper, Dorman, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Mitchell, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Health - Assisted Living Programs - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 687

  Status as of February 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Green, Bromwell, McFadden, Collins, Hooper, Pinsky, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  School Health Programs - Smoking Prevention - A Nurse in Every School

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 751

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Miller, Astle, Blount, Middleton, Forehand, Lawlah, McFadden, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - St. John's College

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 774

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 86

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Hafer, Munson, Astle, Blount, Haines, Hooper, Della, Ferguson, Teitelbaum, Bromwell, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flags

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 849

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Hooper, Roesser, Colburn, Middleton, Jacobs, Baker, Munson, Dyson, McCabe, and Haines

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters