1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 10:05

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HB 11	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 35
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Legislative Reference - Code Revision)
Entitled	Insurance Article - III
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 305	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Judiciary)
Entitled	Judgeships - Trial Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

HB 387	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Legislative Reference - Code Revision)
Entitled	Insurance Article - Code Revision - Supplemental Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 410	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 438
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Fiscal Services)
Entitled	Local Government Pension Systems - Annual Report - Technical Corrections
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 427	Status as of February 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Fiscal Services)
Entitled	Program Evaluation (Sunset Review)
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 428	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Fiscal Services)
Entitled	Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Sunset Review
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 848	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 483
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Fiscal Services)
Entitled	Volunteer Fire and Rescue Entities - Requests for Financial Assistance - Governmental Review
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1450	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 636
Sponsored By	The Speaker
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Staff and Services - Reorganization and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules Senate: Senate Rules

HJ 6	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Judicial Compensation Commission)
Entitled	Judicial Compensation Commission Report
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

HB 353	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 660
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1997, Maryland Colsolidated Capital Bond Loans of 1990, 1995, and 1996, Worcester County Correctional Facility Loan of 1989, Worcester County Jail Loan of 1989 , the Lillie Carroll Jackson Loan of 1991, Greater Baltimore Cultural Arts Foundation Loan of 1994, and the Somerset County - Ward Brothers Homeplace Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 491	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Maryland Right to Farm Law
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 495	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Genn, Perry, Montague, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, Proctor, and Morhaim
Entitled	Crimes - Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 496	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 113
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Healey, Leopold, Heller, C. Davis, Conroy, Marriott, Howard, Kopp, Bozman, Shriver, Patterson, Hubbard, Rawlings, McKee, Goldwater, D. Davis, Hecht, Dypski, Gordon, Workman, Pitkin, Bobo, and Cryor
Entitled	Tax Credits - Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 500	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Harkins, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, and Proctor
Entitled	Homicide - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 508	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - "Smart Growth" Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1447	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 175	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 1998) BY: The Speaker (Administration) Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 1998)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 492	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Mossburg, Shriver, Heller, Conway, Fry, Workman, Baldwin, Dembrow, Kopp, Rawlings, Marriott, Cadden, McIntosh, Rudolph, Slade, Holt, Willis, Proctor, and Palumbo
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Higher Education Investment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 493	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Workman, Proctor, Rawlings, Marriott, McIntosh, and Rudolph
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland HOPE Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 494	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Heller, Conway, Fry, Workman, Kopp, Proctor, Rawlings, Willis, Cadden, Marriott, McIntosh, and Rudolph
Entitled	Gifted and Talented Student Education - Excellence in Education Incentive Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 497	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 306
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Vallario , Perry, Harkins, Bissett, M. Burns, Jacobs, Fry, B. Hughes, Palumbo, Hubbard, Benson, Crumlin, D. Davis, Parker, Muse, Proctor, and Exum
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 499	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 756
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Marriott, C. Davis, Gordon, Kopp, Leopold, Bozman, Rawlings, McKee, Hecht, Dypski, Howard, Workman, Goldwater, Pitkin, Shriver, Cryor, Healey, and Finifter
Entitled	Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 501	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Bobo, Cryor, Dembrow, Kopp, Rosenberg, Goldwater, and Patterson
Entitled	State Tobacco Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 502	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Preis, Hecht, Poole, Fry, DeCarlo, and Weir
Entitled	Income Tax - Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 506	Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Frush, D. Davis, Rudolph, Kopp, Grosfeld, and Pitkin
Entitled	Health Care Services - Thriving by Three Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 507	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 758
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Fry, Rosapepe, Frush, Hammen, Turner, Preis, Harkins, Kopp, and Pitkin
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Rural Legacy Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1299	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 70
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Legislative Reference - Code Revision)
Entitled	Insurance Article - Code Revision - Cross-References and Corrections
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 409	Status as of February 25, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Taylor and the Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Weir, Billings, D. Hughes, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Redmer, Hammen, McHale, Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Frush, Morhaim, Klausmeier, and Watson and the Committee on Ways and Means
Entitled	Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 498	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Frush, D. Davis, Conroy, Pitkin, Proctor, Menes, Healey, and Crumlin and the Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Wildland and Open Areas - Designation of New Wildlands
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 686	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Genn, Owings, Perry, Morhaim, Frank, Finifter, Hutchins, Workman, Rudolph, DeCarlo, Cadden, Proctor, E. Burns, V. Mitchell, and the Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle - Reckless Driving or Negligent Driving - Death
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings