1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 10:09

	Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. District 18
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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 707	Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Ruben, Frosh, Neall, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Kasemeyer, Forehand, and Hogan
Entitled	Education - Funding - Average Daily Attendance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 708	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Munson, Frosh, and Forehand
Entitled	Election Laws - Voters - Accompaniment in Voting Booth or Machine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 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 713	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Forehand, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County Conservation Corps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 715	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Ruben, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Forehand, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maryland College of Art and Design
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 893	Status as of March 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Air Rights Building Tunnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 166	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Van Hollen, McCabe, Frosh, Forehand, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Center on Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 171	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Stone, Green, Forehand, Middlebrooks, Van Hollen, Colburn, and Hughes
Entitled	Lawyers - Clients' Security Trust Fund - Reimbursement of Fund
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 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 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 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 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 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 277	Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Van Hollen, Forehand, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Maryland Child Support Guidelines to Ensure Appropriate Child Support Awards and the Feasibility of Child Support Cost of Living Adjustments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 322	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Currie, Hughes, Della, Van Hollen, Conway, Blount, Boozer, Young, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, McFadden, and Amoss
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - National Aquarium in Baltimore
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 362	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Hogan, Frosh, Forehand, McCabe, and Roesser
Entitled	Membership in the Judges' Retirement System - Masters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 373	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Forehand, Ruben, Roesser, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Suburban Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 374	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Frosh, Ruben, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Family Services Agency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 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 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 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 566	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Roesser, Forehand, Frosh, McCabe, Ruben, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Waters Property Historical Site
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 571	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Trotter, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Conway, Hughes, Boozer, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Jimeno, Forehand, and Frosh
Entitled	Courts - Family Division - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 723	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hogan, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County Agricultural Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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

SB 839	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben , Hoffman, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Strathmore Hall Arts Center
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