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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

Elections (G1)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 48
  • Governor Veto

    HB 1

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

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Baldwin, Bobo, Brinkley, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dypski, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Kittleman, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Minnick, D. Murphy, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stup, Turner, Wood, Workman, and Cadden
    Entitled
    Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising, Disclosure, and Enforcement
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 2

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, Dypski, Pitkin, Clagett, Brinkley, Wood, DeCarlo, Minnick, Rudolph, Malone, Snodgrass, and Cryor
    Entitled
    Election Law - Fund-Raising During Legislative Session - Prohibition
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 4

    Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Mandel, Snodgrass, Getty, Wood, Clagett, Bobo, Rudolph, Brinkley, Malone, Kagan, Genn, and Cryor
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 5

    Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Kagan, Brinkley, Bobo, Snodgrass, Getty, Mandel, DeCarlo, Wood, Minnick, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, and Cryor
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Supplemental Contribution Statements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 6

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 638

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Bobo, Snodgrass, Getty, DeCarlo, Brinkley, Wood, Benson, Rudolph, and Pitkin
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Reporting of Contributions by Persons Doing Business with State or Local Government
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 69

    Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Workman
    Entitled
    Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 77

    Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 36

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Department of Legislative Reference)
    Entitled
    Precinct Boundary Changes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 89

    Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Turner
    Entitled
    Election Laws - "Quasi-Contributions" - Reporting Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 126

    Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Getty
    Entitled
    Courts - Immunity from Civil Liability - Local Boards of Supervisors of Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 148

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Kagan
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Campaign Reports
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 153

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Leopold and Clagett
    Entitled
    Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Confidential Information
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 163

    Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
    Entitled
    Election Law - Voter Registration Application Deadline
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 214

    Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate M. Burns
    Entitled
    Employers - Prohibiting Campaign Contributions by Employees - Prohibition
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 281

    Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch
    Entitled
    Commission to Study the State's Campaign Finance Laws
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 293

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate M. Burns
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Expenditures by a Campaign Treasurer - Wire Transfers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 359

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Howard and Rosapepe
    Entitled
    Elections - Mail-in Ballots - Removal of Eligibility Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 430

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Crumlin, Conroy, Pendergrass, Turner, Fulton, Dypski, Pitkin, and Bobo
    Entitled
    Election Law - Election By Mail
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 432

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Prince George's County Delegation
    Entitled
    Prince George's County - Elections - Absentee Ballots - Removal of Eligibility Requirements PG 436-97
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 522

    Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Prince George's County Delegation
    Entitled
    Prince George's County - Senators and Delegates - Filling of Vacancy by Special Election PG 435-97
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 544

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Rosenberg and McIntosh
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Campaign Financing - Notice of Limits
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 625

    Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Arnick
    Entitled
    Campaign Contribution - Contribution Limits - Exception
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 728

    Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Barve
    Entitled
    Election Law - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 798

    Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Fry, Rudolph, Poole, and Kagan
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Reports - Members of the General Assembly
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 814

    Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Bobo, Cryor, Kopp, Grosfeld, Pitkin, McIntosh, Turner, Hurson, Genn, Mandel, Hubbard, Pendergrass, Dypski, Petzold, Morgan, Kittleman, Clagett, Brinkley, and Faulkner
    Entitled
    Election Law - Campaign Finance - Attribution of Contributions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 818

    Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Morgan, Kittleman, Getty, and Brinkley
    Entitled
    The Initiative
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 872

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hurson, Shriver, B. Hughes, Conroy, Goldwater, Billings, Hubbard, Dembrow, Turner, Pitkin, Genn, Menes, Howard, McIntosh, Holt, Leopold, Heller, Mandel, Hecht, Elliott, Crumlin, M. Burns, Bobo, Love, Mossburg, R. Baker, Conway, Perry, Fry, Franchot, Pendergrass, and Rosapepe
    Entitled
    Joint Committee on Checkoffs and Designation of Income Tax Payments by Individuals
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 940

    Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 265

    Sponsored By
    Prince George's County Delegation
    Entitled
    Prince George's County - School Board Vacancies PG 438-97
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 974

    Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, and Hubbard
    Entitled
    Election Law - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1314

    Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Montgomery County Delegation
    Entitled
    Montgomery County - Election Judges - Hours MC 737-97
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1438

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 745

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Edwards
    Entitled
    Garrett County - Election Districts
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HJ 24

    Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Ciliberti, Beck, Mossburg, Morgan, Flanagan, Leopold, Rzepkowski, M. Burns, Stull, and Elliott
    Entitled
    Governor - Campaign Fund-Raising During the Legislative Session
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 46

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Trotter
    Entitled
    Local Boards of Elections - Polling Places - Reading Glasses
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 73

    Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Haines
    Entitled
    Courts - Immunity from Civil Liability - Local Boards of Supervisors of Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 127

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 562

    Sponsored By
    Senators Miller, Blount, and Collins
    Entitled
    Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising and Disclosure
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Governor Veto

    SB 128

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

    Sponsored By
    Senators Miller, Blount, and Collins
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Reporting of Contributions by Persons Doing Business with State or Local Government
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 129

    Status as of January 15, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Miller
    Entitled
    Election Law - Election By Mail
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 148

    Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Trotter
    Entitled
    Prospective Jurors - Motor Vehicle Administration Lists
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 183

    Status as of February 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Ferguson
    Entitled
    Elected Officials - Conviction of Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 275

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator McFadden
    Entitled
    Commission to Study the State's Campaign Finance Laws
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 293

    Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Collins, Craig, Sfikas, Green, Ferguson, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Elections - Nomination of Candidates - Petition Signature Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 422

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Craig
    Entitled
    State Administrative Board of Election Laws - Computerized Campaign Finance Reports
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 432

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Election Law - Electronically Tabulated Ballots
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 468

    Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Craig
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Ballot Access
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 694

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Colburn
    Entitled
    Local Central Committees - Vacancies in Office of County Commissioner - Selection
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 708

    Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 622

    Sponsored By
    Senators Van Hollen, Munson, Frosh, and Forehand
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 711

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, Dyson, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Frosh, Conway, and McCabe
    Entitled
    Campaign Finance Reform Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 894

    Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Della
    Entitled
    Election Law - Campaign Contributions by Lobbyists
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 905

    Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 34

    Sponsored By
    Senator Baker
    Entitled
    Cecil County - Election Board Members - Compensation
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
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