1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:06

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HB 70	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Billings
Entitled	Civil Actions - Health Maintenance Organizations - Liability for Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 88	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Automobile Insurance - Uninsured Motorists - Defense by Carrier
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 118	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Pendergrass, and Vallario
Entitled	Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer for Damages, Costs, and Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 177	Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Human Relations Commission)
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 236	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 652
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled	Uniform Commercial Code - Letters of Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 264	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate T. Murphy
Entitled	Defenses - "Fireman's Rule" Abolished
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 592	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates M. Burns, Jacobs, D. Murphy, Rzepkowski, Faulkner, Eckardt, Stocksdale, Holt, Snodgrass, McKee, Stull, and Schade
Entitled	Courts - Civil Actions by Offenders - Limitations on Recovery
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 770	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Exum, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman
Entitled	Wrongful Death - Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 835	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Love, McClenahan, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Donoghue, V. Mitchell, Walkup, Kelly, La Vay, Schade, and M. Burns
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 846	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Menes, E. Burns, Turner, R. Baker
Entitled	Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 924	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Minnick, Harkins, DeCarlo, Holt, Fry, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Branch, Bonsack, Preis, Kirk, Boston, and Ports
Entitled	Multichannel Video Programming Subscribers - Continued Access to Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 926	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By	Delegates Preis, Turner, Harkins, Hutchins, Perry, and Bissett
Entitled	Prisoner Litigation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 981	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)
Entitled	Wrongful Death Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 983	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Personal Representatives - Survival Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1004	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Banking Institutions - Liability to Customer for Fees for Information or Documentation
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1029	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Klausmeier, Ports, Krysiak, and Boston
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Prohibition on Liquidated Damages Clauses in Baltimore City - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1088	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate McKee
Entitled	Courts - Victims of Crime - Immunity From Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1146	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Courts - Complaints - Allegation of Monetary Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1301	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Schade
Entitled	Business Regulation - Home Improvement Commission - Distribution of Civil Penalties Collected
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1322	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Opara, Bobo, Patterson, and Branch
Entitled	Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Employment
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 4	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Green, and Dorman
Entitled	Defenses - "Fireman's Rule" Abolished
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 16	Status as of January 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Drug Dealer Liability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 34	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Agriculture - Disparagement of Perishable Food Products - Cause of Action
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 41	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Drug Dealer Liability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 175	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Miller, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Kelley, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Wrongful Death - Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 187	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Hollinger
Entitled	Civil Actions - Vulnerable Elderly Adults - Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 347	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 348
Sponsored By	Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore County - Discrimination Laws - Civil Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 516	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Stone, Jimeno, Munson, Colburn, Ferguson, Haines, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Prisoner Litigation Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 586	Status as of January 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Stoltzfus, Hogan, McCabe, Ferguson, Colburn, Haines, Roesser, Derr, and Craig
Entitled	Right to Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 607	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)
Entitled	Wrongful Death Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 620	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Young, Stone, Craig, and Collins
Entitled	Multichannel Video Programming Subscribers - Continued Access to Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 634	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Personal Representatives - Survival Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings