1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:32

	Senator Arthur Dorman District 21
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SB 240	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman (Co-Chairman, Special Joint Committee on Group Homes)
Entitled	Interagency Coordinating Council on Community-Based Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities or Mental Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 151	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dependent Children and Grandchildren - Coverage Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 152	Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Highways - HOV Lanes - Clean Fuel Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 153	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 144
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Snow Hill Manor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 335	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Retroactive Denials of Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 337	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Bromwell
Entitled	Community Health Networks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 377	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Pensions - Transfer of Service Credit - Former Employees of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 428	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman , Trotter, and Young
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Coverage - Prostate Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 429	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Benefits for Mental Illness - Referral for Consultation or Specialty Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 430	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Colburn
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Headlamps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 482	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 363
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Hafer
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 589	Status as of January 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Select Committee 07
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County - Tax Proceeds for Education and General Fund Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Select Committee 07

SB 590	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Community Transitional Education Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 726	Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	State Lottery - Assignment of Prizes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 727	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Compulsive Gambling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 729	Status as of January 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Bi-County
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Water and Sewer Subdivision Lines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Bi-County

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 912	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Bromwell, Ruben, Ferguson, Hafer, Trotter, Derr, Teitelbaum, and Colburn
Entitled	Business Regulation - Retail Service Stations - Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 5	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Task Force to Study Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Public Safety and Emergency Services Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 4	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Green, and Dorman
Entitled	Defenses - "Fireman's Rule" Abolished
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 32	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, Collins, Dorman, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Stone, and Hogan
Entitled	First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 117	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter , Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 225	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Jimeno and Dorman
Entitled	Crimes - Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 236	Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Dorman, Kelley, Pinsky, Ruben, Van Hollen, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Forehand
Entitled	State Tobacco Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 294	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Dorman
Entitled	State Highways - Access Controls
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 332	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 161
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hafer, Roesser, Trotter, Derr, Astle, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Forehand
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 368	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 167
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Hafer, Dorman, Roesser, Astle, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Della, Derr, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 441	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Derr, Della, and Hafer
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lenders - Regulatory Reform and Anti-Fraud Protections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government 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 478	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 180
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, Astle, Derr, and Trotter
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 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 630	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young
Entitled	Kosher Products Law - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 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 709	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 736	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Middleton, Dorman, Collins, Conway, Dyson, and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - Professional Counselors-Clinical and Professional Counselors-Marriage and Family Therapist-Clinical - Licensure and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 739	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Derr, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Trotter, Hollinger, Hughes, Dorman, and Hafer
Entitled	Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions or Grievances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 765	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Frosh, Ruben, Boozer, and Dorman
Entitled	Tobacco Products - Sale by Vending Machines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 849	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Quality of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 850	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell
Entitled	Hospitals - Excess Hospital Bed Capacity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 904	Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden
Entitled	Consumer Health Information Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 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