1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:54

	Senator Thomas McLain Middleton District 28
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SB 10	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Ferguson, and Forehand
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations by Minors - Notification of Parent or Guardian
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 48	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Mattawoman Creek Art Center - Final Phase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 53	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Health Club Services - Registration Renewal Fees , Bonding Liability, and Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 258	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Charles County - Historic Old Waldorf School - Preservation Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 271	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 73
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Charles County - The Izaak Walton League of America - Southern Maryland Outdoor Education Center Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 287	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Charles County - Bel Alton High School Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 355	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation) and Senator McCabe
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements Held by County Agricultural Land Preservation Programs - Condemnation Payments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 666	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 195
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Care Decisions - Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 50	Status as of February 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Craig , Hafer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Task Force on the Future of Maryland Agriculture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs 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 157	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young
Entitled	Domestic Abuse - Duties of Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 158	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 307
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 159	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young
Entitled	Parole and Probation - Supervision Fees - Family Violence Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 160	Status as of January 22, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Frosh, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, and Young
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 161	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young
Entitled	Evidence - Assault Trials - Spousal Privilege - Record of Assertion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 490	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Colburn, Middleton, Derr, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Recordation Tax and State Transfer Tax - Transfer of Agricultural Land
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 612	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Middleton
Entitled	Real Property - Recordation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 665	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Ruben, Hogan, Middleton, and Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Byron House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 668	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Derr, Middleton, Hogan, Hafer, Astle, Forehand, Madden, Bromwell, Lawlah, and McCabe
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 685	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Middleton
Entitled	Mass Transit Administration - Light Rail - Future Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 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 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 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 772	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Colburn, Derr, Munson, Collins, Middleton, Roesser, Boozer, McCabe, Dyson, Hogan, Hafer, Astle, and Bromwell
Entitled	Lead Paint - Rent Escrow Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 774	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Middleton, and Boozer
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Estate Planning Exemption
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 835	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 866	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - The Sotterley Plantation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 889	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 211
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Middleton, and Dyson
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Floating Theatre Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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

SJ 17	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Green, Middleton, Hogan, Madden, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Solemn Remembrance of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of Black '47, the Bleakest Year of the Great Famine in Ireland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules