1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:29

	Senator Ulysses Currie District 25
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SB 1	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 319
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Co-Chairman, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	Local Government Investment Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 496	Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie, Chairman, Prince George's County Senators (Prince George's County Executive)
Entitled	Prince George's County - Community College - Funding Formula
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 497	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie, Chairman, Prince George's County Senators (Prince George's County Executive)
Entitled	Prince George's County - Local Health Services Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 6	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 321
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Hospice of Prince George's County Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 254	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Madden, and Hoffman
Entitled	Worker Retraining Tax Credit Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 288	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Co-Chairman, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Boozer, Forehand, and McFadden
Entitled	State Treasurer - Investment of Public Funds - Money Market Mutual Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 295	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Trotter, Dorman, Green, and Ferguson
Entitled	Urban Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 296	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie and Madden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - School for Contemporary Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 494	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Trotter, Dorman, Lawlah, and Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Lottsford Corridor Youth Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 495	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Recycling Facility - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 660	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Regulated Firearms - Possession After Conviction of Crime of Violence - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 667	Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refunds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 808	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 383
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Retail Stores (Size Limitation)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 873	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Showplace Arena (Equestrian Center)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 141	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 141
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and Currie
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Fort Washington Hospital
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 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 228	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Currie, Munson, Dorman, Roesser, Stone, Green, Lawlah, Van Hollen, Madden, Trotter, Hollinger, Neall, Middleton, Kasemeyer, Hogan, Ruben, and McFadden
Entitled	Tax Credits - Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation 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 233	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Derr, Dorman, Hollinger, Forehand, Middleton, Ruben, Young, Trotter, Neall, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Hoffman, Madden, Pinsky, Hafer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Expansion of Eligibility for Low and Moderate Income Pregnant Women and Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 499	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 500	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Young, Lawlah, Hughes, Currie, and Conway
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Eviction - Protection and Removal of Chattel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 521	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Kelley, McCabe, Sfikas, Van Hollen, McFadden, Munson, Middleton, Currie, and Ruben
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare, Enterprise Zone, and New Job Creation Tax Credits - Tax Exempt Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 543	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and Currie
Entitled	Racing - Simulcasting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 546	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and Currie
Entitled	Horse Racing - Taxes - Purses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 557	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 747
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and Currie
Entitled	Racing - Restriction on Racing Time
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 559	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and Currie
Entitled	Intertrack Betting - Ocean Downs - Live Racing Days
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

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 600	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Frosh, Dorman, Madden, Currie, Forehand, Roesser, Pinsky, Hogan, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Green
Entitled	Transportation - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties - Grants for Purchase of Buses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 651	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, and Currie
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Sales of Magazine Subscriptions by Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 686	Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Collins, Madden, Trotter, Stone, Van Hollen, Conway, Dorman, Frosh, Sfikas, Currie, Kelley, Pinsky, Jimeno, and Lawlah
Entitled	Toxics Safety Information Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 690	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, McFadden, Kelley, Young, Sfikas, Trotter, and Currie
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 710	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Forehand, Conway, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Ruben, Pinsky, Lawlah, Currie, and Frosh
Entitled	Taxation of Smokeless Tobacco Products - Tobacco Awareness Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 712	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 623
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen , Hogan, Middleton, Ruben, McFadden, Lawlah, and Currie
Entitled	Tax Credits - Businesses That Create New Jobs
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 771	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Dorman, Green, Roesser, Currie, Trotter, Hogan, Frosh, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, and Pinsky
Entitled	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Local Bus Systems - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 773	Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Roesser, Currie, Van Hollen, Hogan, Frosh, Teitelbaum, and Pinsky
Entitled	Education - State Funding - Social Security Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 776	Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Dorman, Hogan, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Currie, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Roesser, Trotter, Frosh, Green, and Lawlah
Entitled	Education - Grants for Non- and Limited-English Proficient Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 778	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Trotter, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Hogan, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Frosh, and Pinsky
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Capital Equipment - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 779	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Trotter, Dorman, Roesser, Currie, Van Hollen, Hogan, Frosh, Teitelbaum, and Pinsky
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Debt Service Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 856	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and Currie
Entitled	Charitable Gaming Activity - Sunset - Commission
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

SJ 14	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Lawlah, Pinsky, Currie, Dorman, Madden, and Green
Entitled	Commission to Study the Feasibility of Hosting the CIAA Basketball Championship in Prince George's County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 15	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Lawlah, Dorman, Madden, Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Hoffman, Currie, Ruben, and Young
Entitled	Victims of the Holocaust - Assets in Swiss Banks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government 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