1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:36

	Delegate Peter Franchot District 20
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HB 490	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot and Hixson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maryland Institute for Labor Education at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 557	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Unsafe Tires
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1257	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot, Heller, Barve, Hixson, Dembrow, Kopp, and Mossburg
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Chelsea School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1258	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot, Mossburg, Kopp, and Heller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County Arts Center at Strathmore Hall
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1368	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 297
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot, Hixson, Barve, Rawlings, Kopp, Genn, Heller, Faulkner, Cryor, Kagan, Beck, Gordon, Petzold, Goldwater, Dembrow, Grosfeld, and Shriver
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Strathmore Hall Arts Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 110	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Bissett, Hixson, Busch, Franchot, and McKee
Entitled	Military Reuse Zones - Advanced Technology Job Creation Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 271	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Frush, Hubbard, Schisler, Cryor, McIntosh, Finifter, Frank, Rosenberg, Nathan-Pulliam, Bobo, Conroy, Crumlin, Franchot, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hecht, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Muse, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Billings, Dypski, Kagan, D. Davis, E. Burns, Shriver, Flanagan, Watson, Walkup, McKee, and Kittleman
Entitled	Tobacco Products - Sale by Vending Machines
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 274	Status as of March 13, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Mandel, Dembrow, Genn, Goldwater, Kopp, Kagan, Petzold, Gordon, Heller, Shriver, Hurson, Franchot, Hixson, Beck, Mossburg, Ciliberti, Faulkner, Cryor, and Flanagan
Entitled	Membership in the Judges' Retirement System - Masters
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 283	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 230
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Genn, Goldwater, Beck, Cryor, Dembrow, Franchot, Grosfeld, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Mandel, Shriver, Faulkner, Rawlings, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Suburban Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 386	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Mohorovic, Dembrow, Love, Holt, Harkins, Pitkin, Faulkner, DeCarlo, and Franchot
Entitled	Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 391	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee and Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 397	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Morhaim, Perry, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bonsack, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Fulton, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jacobs, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Montague, T. Murphy, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Poole, Preis, Proctor, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, Vallario, Workman, and Watson
Entitled	Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 403	Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Turner, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Branch, E. Burns, Crumlin, D. Davis, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosapepe, and Watson
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage Increase
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 464	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Kagan, Barve, Petzold, Kopp, and Franchot
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Family Services Agency
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 505	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 451
Sponsored By	Delegates Genn and Mandel, and Delegates W. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Brinkley, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Dewberry, Dypski, Faulkner, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harkins, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, McKee, Morgan, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Shriver, Walkup, Parker, R. Baker, Klausmeier, C. Mitchell, Muse, Holt, DeCarlo, Hammen, Mohorovic, Gordon, Finifter, Barve, Bissett, Branch, E. Burns, Dembrow, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Harrison, Hecht, Hutchins, McHale, Montague, Morhaim, Owings, Perry, Poole, Preis, Rawlings, Rudolph, Turner, Valderrama, and Willis
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses by Children - Suspension or Revocation of Driving Privileges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 510	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Campbell, Taylor, Hurson, Conway, Heller, Arnick, Barve, Boston, Marriott, Franchot, Curran, Exum, Hixson, Goldwater, and Rawlings
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - For-Profit Health Maintenance Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 511	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Rawlings, Owings, Harrison, E. Burns, Genn, Fry, Proctor, Howard, Dembrow, Valderrama, Minnick, Boston, Rudolph, Guns, Barve, Love, Dewberry, Curran, Vallario, Bozman, Dypski, Gordon, Weir, V. Mitchell, Mossburg, Hixson, Arnick, Hurson, Conway, Busch, Linton, Preis, Poole, Hecht, Heller, Morhaim, Donoghue, Frank, W. Baker, Franchot, DeCarlo, C. Davis, Wood, Krysiak, and Crumlin
Entitled	1997 Tax Reduction Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 512	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 630
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, C. Davis, Taylor, Harrison, D. Davis, Hurson, Menes, Exum, Owings, E. Burns, Vallario, V. Mitchell, Rawlings, Franchot, Conway, Wood, Love, Krysiak, Valderrama, Boston, Heller, Curran, Linton, W. Baker, Proctor, Donoghue, Bozman, Busch, Marriott, Arnick, Hixson, and McKee
Entitled	Telecommunications Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 515	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Dembrow, Exum, Faulkner, Franchot, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kagan, Kirk, Krysiak, Petzold, and Watson
Entitled	Hair Braiding Services - Exemption from Licensure
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 531	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Hixson, Heller, Franchot, Kopp, Goldwater, Genn, Mandel, Grosfeld, La Vay, Cryor, and Faulkner
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Hadley's Park
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 579	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 607	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Franchot, Shriver, and Heller
Entitled	Liquor Inspectors as Tobacco Inspectors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 641	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 463
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Cryor, Pendergrass, Turner, Conroy, Hixson, Bobo, Healey, Dypski, Dembrow, Barve, Gordon, Workman, Heller, Mandel, Willis, Patterson, D. Davis, Preis, Howard, Clagett, Crumlin, Benson, Hurson, Menes, Shriver, Franchot, R. Baker, and Kopp
Entitled	State Government - Toll Free Telephone Access
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 642	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Pitkin, Conroy, Turner, Cadden, Franchot, Kagan, Petzold, Hurson, Hubbard, Howard, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Perry, Hecht, Love, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Project
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 645	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Faulkner, C. Mitchell, Beck, Dembrow, Cryor, Kopp, Mandel, Franchot, Shriver, and Goldwater
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Sandy Spring Museum
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 677	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Stup, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Slade, Donoghue, Franchot, Edwards, Brinkley, Eckardt, Conroy, Bobo, Watson, Fry, Pitkin, and Hubbard
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 678	Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Preis, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Brinkley, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, B. Hughes, Rosenberg, Branch, Edwards, Donoghue, Franchot, Bobo, Eckardt, Stup, Watson, Mandel, Conroy, Fry, Hubbard, and Pitkin
Entitled	Parole and Probation - Supervision Fees - Family Violence Units
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 679	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Preis, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Brinkley, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Slade, Donoghue, Franchot, Edwards, Bobo, Eckardt, Stup, Watson, Mandel, Conroy, Fry, Hubbard, and Pitkin
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 680	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Stup, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Slade, Donoghue, Franchot, Edwards, Brinkley, Eckardt, Conroy, Fry, Bobo, Watson, Mandel, Hubbard, and Pitkin
Entitled	Domestic Abuse - Duties of Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 681	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Stup, Watson, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Edwards, Donoghue, Franchot, Brinkley, Eckardt, Bobo, Conroy, Fry, Hubbard, and Pitkin
Entitled	Evidence - Assault Trials - Spousal Privilege - Record of Assertion
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 710	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Billings, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Exum, Faulkner, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Mohorovic, Mossburg, Muse, Opara, Parker, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Nathan-Pulliam, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Shriver, Slade, Stup, Turner, Walkup, Watson, Willis, and Workman
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Public Records
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 713	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Mandel, Heller, Cryor, Dembrow, Hubbard, Pitkin, Boston, Proctor, Barve, and Franchot
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary Education Facility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 830	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kopp, and Franchot
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Center on Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 847	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Barve, Kopp, and Franchot
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Byron House
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 849	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Delegates Genn and Taylor and Delegates W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Boston, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Busch, Cadden, Campbell, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kagan, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, D. Murphy, T. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Watson, Weir, Willis, and Wood
Entitled	Manslaughter by Vehicle and Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Intoxicated , Intoxicated Per Se, or Under the Influence - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 872	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Shriver, B. Hughes, Conroy, Goldwater, Billings, Hubbard, Dembrow, Turner, Pitkin, Genn, Menes, Howard, McIntosh, Holt, Leopold, Heller, Mandel, Hecht, Elliott, Crumlin, M. Burns, Bobo, Love, Mossburg, R. Baker, Conway, Perry, Fry, Franchot, Pendergrass, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Joint Committee on Checkoffs and Designation of Income Tax Payments by Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1097	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By	Delegates Dewberry, Frank, Finifter, Morhaim, Rawlings, Kelly, Dypski, Branch, Conway, Franchot, Holt, Klima, McIntosh, Minnick, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Getty, and Hurson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Hannah More School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1109	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bonsack, Baldwin, R. Baker, Beck, Curran, Dewberry, Doory, Franchot, Fulton, Getty, Heller, Hutchins, McIntosh, T. Murphy, Opara, and Rosenberg
Entitled	State Team Sport - Lacrosse
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1177	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Heller, Franchot, and Dembrow
Entitled	Montgomery County - Takoma Park and Silver Spring Communities - Multiple Use Facility Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1268	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Bonsack, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Greenip, Grosfeld, Guns, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Montague, Morgan, Owings, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Bozman, and Workman
Entitled	Public Libraries - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1344	Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Menes, Franchot, Grosfeld, R. Baker, Genn, Hecht, and Perry
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1348	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 740
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation, Allegany County Delegation, and Delegates Hixson, Dembrow, Conroy, Hubbard, Franchot, and Pitkin
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Participating Governmental Units - Deficits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation