Delegate Clay C. Opara
District 41

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 34

• HB 1392

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Opara

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - West Arlington Planetarium and Multipurpose Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1421

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Opara and Vallario

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driver's License Revocation - Request for Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 4

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Rosenberg, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Poole, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Boston, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Mohorovic, Stup, Ciliberti, Klausmeier, D. Hughes, Hubbard, B. Hughes, and Exum

  Entitled

  Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 143

  Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Fulton, Opara, Harrison, Marriott, and C. Davis

  Entitled

  Residential Leases - Eviction - Drugs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 161

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 128

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Fulton, Opara, Harrison, C. Davis, Marriott, Watson, Klausmeier, Owings, Stull, Frush, Hubbard, Elliott, Weir, Nathan-Pulliam, Stup, McHale, Hammen, Redmer, Ciliberti, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Oaks, and Billings

  Entitled

  Health - Female Genital Mutilation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 163

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory , Boston, Oaks, Opara, Campbell, McIntosh, Rosenberg, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, Dypski, Hammen, Krysiak, McHale, T. Murphy, E. Burns, Nathan-Pulliam, Jones, Dewberry, Klausmeier, Ports, Redmer, Marriott, Rawlings, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police - Memorial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 185

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, Dypski, Hammen, Krysiak, Bobo, Pendergrass, Turner, Morgan, Mohorovic, Montague, McHale, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Getty, Fulton, Marriott, Boston, Opara, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, Malone, D. Murphy, Bissett, Clagett, Crumlin, B. Hughes, Patterson, Proctor, Hutchins, Slade, Exum, Rzepkowski, M. Burns, Hubbard, Dembrow, Mandel, Gordon, Genn, Barve, Snodgrass, Conway, Pitkin, Faulkner, Brinkley, and Benson

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 192

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 322

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Arnick, E. Burns, Dembrow, Gordon, Montague, Opara, Palumbo, Poole, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Jury Trials - Civil Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 218

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Campbell, McIntosh, Kirk, Curran, Opara, Harrison, Rosenberg, Oaks, Dypski, Krysiak, Boston, Hammen, Mohorovic, McHale, C. Davis, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Baltimore Streetcar Museum Loan of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 242

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, E. Burns, Beck, Conroy, Curran, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Hammen, Harkins, Healey, Holt, Hurson, Hutchins, Kelly, Krysiak, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, Montague, T. Murphy, O'Donnell, Opara, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Required Curriculum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 286

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 461

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup , Owings, Klausmeier, McHale, Ciliberti, Oaks, D. Davis, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Frush, Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Turner

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 362

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boston, Branch, Kirk, McIntosh, Dypski, Watson, Oaks, Krysiak, McHale, Marriott, Hammen, Fulton, C. Mitchell, E. Burns, Montague, Opara, T. Murphy, Harrison, and Campbell

  Entitled

  Tax Sale Procedure - Notice to Tenants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 384

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Curran, Benson, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dypski, Faulkner, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Morgan, Mossburg, Opara, Snodgrass, Wood, and Getty

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations in School Zones - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 407

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Menes, Grosfeld, Hecht, Pendergrass, Jones, R. Baker, Perry, Hurson, Petzold, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, McHale, and Opara

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Orders for Protection - Surrender of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 476

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, C. Davis, D. Davis, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Watson

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Livable Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 482

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Hixson, Shriver, Rosenberg, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Opara, Kopp, Benson, Exum, Pendergrass, Billings, Montague, Branch, Menes, Grosfeld, Pitkin, Goldwater, Genn, Bobo, Mandel, R. Baker, D. Davis, Oaks, Howard, Patterson, E. Burns, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Muse, C. Davis, and Watson

  Entitled

  Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 485

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Kirk, Watson, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Rawlings, Opara, E. Burns, Boston, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department - Citizens' Review Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 527

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 483

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, DeCarlo, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Bozman, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, Dembrow, Dypski, Faulkner, Flanagan, Genn, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, Kopp, Love, Marriott, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Mossburg, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Shriver, Stocksdale, Workman, Brinkley, Dobson, Kagan, Malone, Moe, Opara, Rudolph, Snodgrass, and Wood

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 578

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 698

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, Palumbo, Gordon, Turner, Valderrama, Pitkin, Perry, Opara, Conroy, Vallario, and Comeau

  Entitled

  Evidence - Records and Writings of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 579

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 491

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Kagan, Opara, DeCarlo, Benson, Jones, Holt, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Disaster Service Leave

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

• HB 774

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 267

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Harrison, Doory, Montague, Rosenberg, Jones, Nathan-Pulliam, McIntosh, E. Burns, C. Davis, T. Murphy, Branch, Krysiak, Watson, Opara, Oaks, Dypski, Bobo, C. Mitchell, Boston, McHale, Hecht, and Hammen

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 923

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 718

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, Branch, Ciliberti, Conroy, Crumlin, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Flanagan, Frank, Fulton, Getty, Harrison, Howard, D. Hughes, Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Kittleman, Klima, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Poole, Ports, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Watson, Weir, Wood, and Malone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 936

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates T. Murphy, Opara, Comeau, R. Baker, Palumbo, and Poole

  Entitled

  District Court - Time for Filing Appeal - Stay

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 938

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch and Opara

  Entitled

  Cable Programming - Social Clubs and Alcoholic Beverages Licensees - Investigation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 987

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 530

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Linton, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Mohorovic, Opara, Taylor, Pitkin, Nathan-Pulliam, Workman, Howard, Frush, Owings, Weir, Stull, Muse, Patterson, Moe, McHale, Mossburg, Edwards, Palumbo, R. Baker, Morgan, Walkup, McClenahan, Wood, Montague, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Modification of Benefits and Contributions - Optional Defined Contribution System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1041

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Goldwater, Hubbard, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Bobo, Boston, E. Burns, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Genn, Getty, Grosfeld, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Jacobs, Kagan, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Minnick, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shriver, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 1108

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Baldwin, W. Baker, McClenahan, Brinkley, Slade, Greenip, Owings, O'Donnell, Wood, Linton, Hutchins, Stocksdale, Stull, Elliott, Mossburg, DeCarlo, Opara, B. Hughes, Proctor, Klima, Conway, V. Mitchell, Kittleman, Miller, Beck, M. Burns, La Vay, D. Hughes, Ports, Stup, Eckardt, Jacobs, Rzepkowski, Harkins, Edwards, McKee, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Maryland Right to Farm Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1146

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Benson, DeCarlo, Dypski, Mandel, Moe, Opara, Patterson, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Fees for Dishonored Negotiable Instruments - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 1193

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Muse, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Turner, Watson, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, and Opara

  Entitled

  Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1245

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Rawlings, Opara, Bobo, Mandel, C. Mitchell, Mossburg, Kagan, Benson, Cryor, Rudolph, Valderrama, Patterson, Moe, Cadden, Branch, Dembrow, Grosfeld, Menes, and Frush

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 1248

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo , Taylor, Wood, Arnick, DeCarlo, Kittleman, Malone, Rudolph, Morgan, Benson, Brinkley, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Faulkner, Getty, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Moe, Mossburg, Opara, Patterson, and Snodgrass

  Entitled

  Legislative Ethics - Advisory Services and Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1289

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 742

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Boston, Branch, Kirk, McIntosh, Dypski, Watson, Oaks, Krysiak, McHale, Marriott, Hammen, Fulton, C. Mitchell, E. Burns, Montague, Opara, T. Murphy, Harrison, Campbell, and Barve

  Entitled

  Tax Sale Procedure - Notice to Tenants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HJ 13

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Bobo, Boston, E. Burns, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Genn, Getty, Grosfeld, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Minnick, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shriver, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 202

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 761

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Opara and Faulkner (Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business)

  Entitled

  Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lending Business Reforms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Finance