1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:22

	Senator Clarence W. Blount District 41
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SB 154	Status as of January 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hughes, Lawlah, and Munson
Entitled	Baltimore City Community College - Creation of Positions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 188	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Lawlah, Hoffman, Hughes, and Kelley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Epsilon Omega Foundation, Inc. - Family Support Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 250	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Della, Sfikas, and Young
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Project Liberty Ship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 276	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Mandatory Kindergarten - Child Care Exemptions - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 737	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Senator Blount
Entitled	Nonprofit Organizations - Operating Assistance Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 790	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Blount
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 28	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Haines, Craig, Middlebrooks, Trotter, Roesser, Stone, Blount, Kelley, Boozer, Lawlah, and Collins
Entitled	Correctional Detention Facilities - Authorization for Medical Treatment of Juvenile Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 87	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Baltimore City Community College) and Senator Blount
Entitled	Baltimore City Community College - Creation of Positions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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

SB 128	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
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

SB 137	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 550
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Green, Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dyson, Collins, Craig, Jimeno, Kelley, Astle, Sfikas, McCabe, Blount, Stone, Ruben, Lawlah, Pinsky, Munson, Della, Forehand, Bromwell, Stoltzfus, Boozer, Derr, Kasemeyer, Ferguson, Currie, Van Hollen, Hafer, and Colburn
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Annual Registration Fee - Special Registration Plates for Disabled Veterans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 155	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Blount
Entitled	Education - Obtaining a High School Diploma by Examination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 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 210	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, Collins, Della, Forehand, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Weapons-Free School Zone
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 211	Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Collins, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Della
Entitled	Community-Based Residential Programs - Group Homes - Minimum Staff Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 230	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 109
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, Forehand, Hogan, Blount, Collins, Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, and Sfikas
Entitled	Gifted and Talented Student Education - Excellence in Education Incentive Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 231	Status as of January 22, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Hollinger, and Blount
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland HOPE Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 255	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 153
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Blount, Bromwell, Conway, Della, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Young Audiences of Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 267	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della
Entitled	District Court - Appeals - Enforcement of Certain Local Codes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 268	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, and Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - District Court - Housing Division
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 269	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Civil Violations - Citation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 270	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 551
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 274	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Blount, and Kelley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 331	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Blount, Hoffman, and Hafer
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Payments to Nursing Facilities with High Medical Assistance Utilization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 340	Status as of February 25, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, the President (Administration) , and Senators Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 366	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Derr, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McCabe, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates for Prisoners of War - Exemption From Annual Registration Fees and Additional Special Plate Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 388	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 757
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Blount, Frosh, Hollinger, Craig, Green, Van Hollen, Dorman, and Middleton
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Rural Legacy Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 389	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 759
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - "Smart Growth" Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 421	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Blount
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial United Methodist Church - Day Care Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 451	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Young, Conway, and Hoffman
Entitled	Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 452	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, and Colburn
Entitled	Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 461	Status as of February 18, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Derr, Dorman, Collins, Kelley, Currie, Roesser, Lawlah, Blount, Colburn, Boozer, Sfikas, and Dyson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended, Revoked, or Canceled - Revocation of Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 501	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 365
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Young, Blount, Conway, Lawlah, and Currie
Entitled	Hair Braiding Services - Exemption from Licensure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 505	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Della, Hughes, Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Kelley, Blount, and Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Eubie Blake National Museum and Cultural Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 506	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 184
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Blount, Bromwell, Conway, Della, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland General Hospital
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 515	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 369
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Hughes, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sinai Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 532	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 599
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Kelley, and Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages (Hours and Days for Sale)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 538	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Stone, Blount, Currie, Dorman, Kasemeyer, Craig, Colburn, Ferguson, Derr, and McFadden
Entitled	Forest and Park Rangers - Salary, Step, and Grade Increases - In Relationship to Natural Resources Police
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 636	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Green, Ruben, Bromwell, Kelley, Madden, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young
Entitled	Child Support - Enforcement Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 670	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Blount, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Middleton, and Bromwell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 678	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 196
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Blount
Entitled	Baltimore City - Grace Outreach Center Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 738	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Blount, Bromwell, Conway, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, Della, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Baltimore City - Highway User Revenues - Payment of Student Transportation Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 740	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Conway, Blount, Della, Hoffman, and Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Bail Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 795	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 105
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Education) and Senators Hoffman and Blount
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

SB 840	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Blount
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - New William Sugar Cain Stadium at Dunbar High School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 854	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Hoffman, Bromwell, and Blount
Entitled	Maryland Gambling Control Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 914	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Kelley, Young, Hughes, Blount, Della, and Hoffman
Entitled	Baltimore City - Task Force to Examine the Disposition of Firearms and Illegal Drugs Confiscated in Baltimore City
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SJ 7	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Jimeno, McFadden, Trotter, Currie, Hughes, Blount, Conway, Young, Della, Sfikas, Hoffman, and Lawlah
Entitled	Higher Education - Coppin State College - Maryland Center for Thinking Studies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations