Senator John J. Hafer
District 1

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 54

• SB 208

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Property Tax Assessment - Single-Family Residential Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 209

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 156

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 210

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Hunter Safety Instructors - Complimentary Consolidated Hunting License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 211

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 248

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Munson, Derr, and Haines

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Purchase Price - Trade-In Allowance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 421

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 28

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Industrial Engineer - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Select Committee 01
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 422

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 29

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Salary Study Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Select Committee 01
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 423

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 388

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Civil Service Commission - Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Select Committee 01
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 424

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Lonaconing Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 425

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Foster Care - Child Support Obligations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 570

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Temporary Cash Assistance - Income Eligibility - Stepparents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 571

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Legal Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 572

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Work-Related Child Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 575

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Horse Racing - Off-Track Facilities - County Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 635

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Dog Training - Nonresidents - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 636

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 699

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 423

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Compensation of Health Care Practitioners - Capitated Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 700

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 197

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages - Micro-Breweries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 701

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 198

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages - Background Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 702

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 425

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Purchase of Real Property and Capital Improvements - Financing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 713

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett Information Enterprise Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 787

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 655

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Economic Development Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 798

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Favorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Weight Tolerances - Forest Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 84

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Hollinger, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment and Benefit Determinations - Liability and Utilization Review Complaint and Appeal Processes and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 85

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

• SB 137

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 118

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 145

  Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Stone, McCabe, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Roesser, Hogan, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 159

  Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 170

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Fry, Blount, Currie, Hafer, McFadden, Munson, Dorman, Kelley, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Small Community Colleges - Annual Grant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 171

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Hogan, Fry, Neall, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Astle, Green, Pinsky, Jimeno, Derr, Bromwell, Currie, McFadden, Ruben, Dorman, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Blount, Frosh, Munson, Della, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Sfikas, Forehand, Stone, Roesser, Kasemeyer, Boozer, Lawlah, and Hafer

  Entitled

  School Accountability Funding for Excellence

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 174

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 566

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, Lawlah, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, Sfikas, Boozer, Currie, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Madden, Conway, Della, Derr, Dorman, Forehand, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Trotter, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

• SB 175

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Currie, Hollinger, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Van Hollen, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Sfikas, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Madden, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Maryland Higher Education Investment Program Earnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 176

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 573

  

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hollinger, Kelley, Green, Collins, Sfikas, Jimeno, Forehand, Stone, Ruben, Boozer, Lawlah, Derr, Van Hollen, Middleton, Hafer, Astle, Bromwell, Della, Dorman, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Munson

  Entitled

  State Government - Department of Aging

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 184

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 224

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Boozer, Derr, Colburn, Craig, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Election Law - Slates - Limitations on Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 230

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 1

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Derr, and Dorman (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Senators Astle, Bromwell, Della, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter

  Entitled

  The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 274

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Hafer, Munson, Green, Kelley, Blount, Astle, Ruben, Dorman, Hoffman, Fry, and Forehand

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Discipline of Physicians - System of Delivery of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 282

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 285

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, and Munson (Western Maryland Senators)

  Entitled

  Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 315

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dorman, Derr, Astle, Hafer, Bromwell, Dyson, Trotter, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Public Assistance - Finger Imaging Identification Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 470

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 485

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Boozer, Della, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Derr, Hafer, and Miller

  Entitled

  Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 545

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 120

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway , Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 579

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Hafer, and Derr

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Appropriations

• SB 580

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 617

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Hogan, and Hafer

  Entitled

  The Maryland School for the Blind - Board of Directors , Funding, and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 602

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Boozer, Astle, Bromwell, Colburn, Craig, Della, Derr, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, Middlebrooks, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 603

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig, Stoltzfus, Derr, Boozer, Ferguson, Munson, Roesser, Hafer, Hogan, Haines, Colburn, and McCabe

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 634

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 114

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Derr, Dorman, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Della, and Currie

  Entitled

  Breast Cancer Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 654

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Hafer, Munson, Green, Kelley, Blount, Astle, Ruben, Dorman, Hoffman, Fry, and Forehand

  Entitled

  State Board of Physician Quality Assurance and State Board of Dental Examiners - Discipline of Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 658

  Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Middleton, Colburn, Bromwell, Craig, Derr, Dyson, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, and Neall

  Entitled

  Nutrient Management Practices Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 686

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 637

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Trotter, Derr, Madden, Bromwell, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Della, Roesser, Hafer, and Astle

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

• SB 693

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 420

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Blount , Astle, Middleton, Hoffman, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Ruben, Craig, Currie, Della, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Kelley, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Munson, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 722

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 646

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Small Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SJ 13

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Senator John A. Cade Memorial Highway

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Commerce and Government Matters