1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:19

	Senator William H. Amoss District 35
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SB 208	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Pensions - Expense Fund - Limitation on Investment Management Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 215	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 151
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Workforce Reduction Act - Clarification of Earnings Limitation on Reemployment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 308	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Teachers' Systems - Membership - University Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 309	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 156
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Pensions - Arbitration of Claims - Upgrades of Computer Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 310	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Pensions - Expense Fund - Administrative and Operational Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 311	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 158
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Pensions - Accidental Disability - Time Limit for Applications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 312	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Pensions - Member Contributions - Deduction and Payment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 313	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Workforce Reduction Act - Retirement Allowance for Deferred Retirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 190	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Currie, Lawlah, Munson, Middleton, Boozer, and Hogan
Entitled	Economic Development - Loans Guaranteed by Political Subdivisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 200	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 335
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Lawlah, Munson, Hogan, Currie, Boozer, Middleton, Van Hollen, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 207	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 148
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Miller, Hoffman, Lawlah, Ruben, Munson, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Currie, Boozer, and Stone
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 209	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss
Entitled	Child Care Facilities - Religious Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 298	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 345
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Detective Services - Taxable Price
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 302	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Collins, and Craig
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Aberdeen Baseball Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 304	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Collins
Entitled	Harford County - Marriage License and Ceremony Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 321	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 578
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss
Entitled	Harford County - Board of Education - Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 342	Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Boozer, Munson, Hogan, Van Hollen, Currie, Kasemeyer, and Ruben
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Property Used in a Production Activity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 637	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Craig
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Bel Air Youth Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 674	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Baker (Cecil County Senators)
Entitled	Cecil County - Public School and Community College Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 757	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Amoss
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Out-of-State Licensees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 789	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Green, Munson, Currie, and Ferguson
Entitled	Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 853	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Historical Society
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 892	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Baker
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Woodlawn Landfill Site
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 906	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Hoffman
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SJ 9	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss , Hollinger, and Derr
Entitled	Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 116	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 156	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young
Entitled	Higher Education - Community College Funding Formula - Senator John A. Cade
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 169	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Trotter, Lawlah, Ruben, Forehand, Dorman, Amoss, Currie, Craig, Frosh, Munson, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Sfikas, and Conway
Entitled	Crimes - Threats Against State and Local Officials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 189	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Currie, Dorman, Green, Kelley, Lawlah, Trotter, and Amoss
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Videotape and Game Cartridge Rentals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 226	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Craig, Derr, Hafer, Colburn, Dyson, Stoltzfus, Amoss, Middleton, Munson, Haines, and Ferguson
Entitled	Maryland Right to Farm Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 232	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Currie, Hoffman, Hollinger, Forehand, Blount, Amoss, Boozer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Van Hollen, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Higher Education Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 237	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Amoss, Lawlah, Jimeno, Astle, Bromwell, Collins, Stone, Hollinger, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Neall, and Munson
Entitled	1997 Tax Reduction Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 242	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Kelley, Collins, Munson, Stoltzfus, Craig, Stone, Middlebrooks, Blount, Trotter, Boozer, Haines, Roesser, and Amoss
Entitled	Access to Public Records - Denial of Inspection - Information Relating to Correctional Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 299	Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Stone, Hoffman, Amoss, Middleton, McFadden, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Bromwell, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Dyson, Forehand, Conway, Astle, and Hogan
Entitled	Tax Cut Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 322	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Currie, Hughes, Della, Van Hollen, Conway, Blount, Boozer, Young, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, McFadden, and Amoss
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - National Aquarium in Baltimore
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 323	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Derr, Hafer, Colburn, Dyson, Stoltzfus, Amoss, Middleton, and Munson
Entitled	Agricultural Operations - "Right to Farm"
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 345	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Craig , Collins, and Amoss
Entitled	Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Tasting Days )
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 361	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Stoltzfus, Craig, Amoss, Kelley, Colburn, Middleton, Hoffman, Blount, and Boozer
Entitled	Distribution of Lottery Proceeds - Horse Racing - Purses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 364	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Hoffman, Amoss, Craig, Stoltzfus, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Bromwell, Kelley, Colburn, Middleton, Jimeno, Blount, and Boozer
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Commemorative License Plate - Horse Racing and Horse Breeding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 367	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Collins, Della, Forehand, Stone, Hughes, Colburn, Craig, Hollinger, Amoss, Sfikas, Jimeno, and the President (Administration)
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Penalties - Multiple Violations - Serious Physical Injury or Death
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 369	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Amoss, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - Part-Time State Employees - Eligibility Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 387	Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Amoss, and Collins
Entitled	Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Sale of Beer for Cash)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 464	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Amoss, Hoffman, Miller, Blount, Currie, Derr, Hollinger, Middleton, Neall, Van Hollen, and Conway
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Goucher College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 513	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Miller, Middleton, Neall, Blount, Van Hollen, and Conway
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Loyola College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 555	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Collins, and Amoss
Entitled	Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Micro-Brewery Licenses)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 587	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 372
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Amoss, Astle, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Young, Green, and Stone
Entitled	Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 599	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, Green, Middleton, Amoss, Stone, Kelley , Forehand, and Hughes
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - Scope
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 627	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Hogan, Boozer, and Currie
Entitled	Personal Property Tax - Lien for Unpaid Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 688	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Van Hollen, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Young, and Craig
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Community-Based Services - Reimbursement Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 746	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 629
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, and Hogan
Entitled	Telecommunications Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 749	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Van Hollen, Neall, Currie, Forehand, McFadden, Dyson, Hollinger, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Collins, Ruben, Amoss, Boozer, and Munson
Entitled	Financial Aid to Institutions of Higher Education - University of Maryland University College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 764	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 201
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Amoss
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Licensure of Providers - Transfer of Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 791	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Amoss, Hoffman, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Trotter, Astle, Bromwell, Middleton, Munson, Hafer, Blount, Della, Colburn, Green, Derr, and Boozer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - World War II Memorial Commission and World War II Memorial Commission Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 846	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Collins, and Amoss
Entitled	Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages (Golf Course License - II)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 867	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Amoss
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Sewer Improvements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 880	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Amoss
Entitled	University of Maryland System - Sale of Great Oaks Center - Disposition of Proceeds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 900	Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, and Miller
Entitled	County Income Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 4	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Boozer, Craig, Amoss, Hollinger, Hoffman, McFadden, McCabe, Teitelbaum, Collins, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Trotter, and Ferguson
Entitled	Task Force on the Maryland Wine Industry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 16	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Amoss, Boozer, Munson, McFadden, Neall, Lawlah, Middleton, Hogan, Currie, Kasemeyer, Hoffman, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Proposed Merger of Major Railroads Serving Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations