1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 10:00

	Senator Paul G. Pinsky District 22
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SB 216	Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Stone, Lawlah, Ruben, Kelley, Frosh, McFadden, Sfikas, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, and Forehand
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Personal Lines - Rate Making
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 293	Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Collins, Craig, Sfikas, Green, Ferguson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Elections - Nomination of Candidates - Petition Signature Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 460	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 179
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Van Hollen
Entitled	National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Certification - State and Local Aid Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 653	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Water Resources - Projects and Activities - Notification and Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 654	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Health Insurance - Quality of Care - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 655	Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Individual Income Tax - Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 691	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax - Corporations - Denial of Deduction for Excessive Compensation of Officers and Directors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 40	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter and Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Town of Bladensburg - Bostwick House
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 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 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 195	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Madden, and Roesser
Entitled	Election Law and Ethics Law Violations - Enforcement Procedures and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 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 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 243	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Hoffman, Colburn, Jimeno, McCabe, Forehand, Young, Pinsky, Hughes, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Terminating Parental Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 249	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Stone, Ruben, Green, Pinsky, and Forehand
Entitled	Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 324	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 579
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Dyson, Hollinger, Collins, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Annual Enforcement Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 325	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Roesser
Entitled	Medical Records - Maintenance, Disclosure, and Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 336	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Collins, and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Disciplinary Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 356	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Pinsky, Dyson, Collins, and Frosh
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Sexual Misconduct
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 485	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 182
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Della, Hogan, Pinsky, Collins, and Sfikas
Entitled	Podiatrists - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 520	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 370
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Pinsky, Lawlah, Van Hollen, Boozer, and Stone
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment Process - Intake Conferences - Mandatory Attendance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 572	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Green, Pinsky, Forehand, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Collins, and Sfikas
Entitled	Environment - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities - Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 647	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Collins, and Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 711	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, Dyson, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Frosh, Conway, and McCabe
Entitled	Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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

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