1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:07

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HB 1	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dembrow, Baldwin, Bobo, Brinkley, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dypski, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Howard, Kittleman, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Minnick, D. Murphy, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stup, Turner, Wood, Workman, and Cadden
Entitled	Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising, Disclosure, and Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 4	Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, DeCarlo, Mandel, Snodgrass, Getty, Wood, Clagett, Bobo, Rudolph, Brinkley, Malone, Kagan, Genn, and Cryor
Entitled	Election Laws - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 5	Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Kagan, Brinkley, Bobo, Snodgrass, Getty, Mandel, DeCarlo, Wood, Minnick, Vallario, Dypski, Pitkin, and Cryor
Entitled	Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Supplemental Contribution Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 7	Status as of March 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dypski, Opara, Malone, Bobo, DeCarlo, Mandel, Wood, Benson, and Pitkin
Entitled	Ethics Laws - Financial Disclosure Statements - Judicial Candidates
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 24	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 28	Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Weight Loss Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 29	Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Real Estate Brokers - Recommendations of Title Insurance Companies - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 49	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Real Estate Brokers - Errors and Omissions Insurance - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 51	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Curran
Entitled	Lobbyist Reporting Requirements - Special Events
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 57	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Curran
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Automated Teller Machines - Fee Disclosures
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 72	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy and Menes
Entitled	Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 87	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Insurance - Policy Termination Criteria - Notice on Request
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 89	Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Turner
Entitled	Election Laws - "Quasi-Contributions" - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 94	Status as of January 22, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee and Delegate Faulkner
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lenders - Regulatory Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 109	Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Ethics Law - Members of the General Assembly - Financial Disclosure Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 223	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Beck, Dypski, Rosenberg, Billings, Bobo, Clagett, Cryor, Montague, Brinkley, Hurson, Kittleman, Kagan, Pitkin, Getty, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Kopp, Willis, Morgan, Dembrow, and Hecht
Entitled	Election Law and Ethics Law Violations - Enforcement Procedures and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 224	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Clagett
Entitled	Commercial Law - Deceptive Trade Practices - Names of Businesses
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 254	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 289	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Description of Benefits and Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 303	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Turner, Perry, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Mandel, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Snodgrass, Hecht, Vallario, Proctor, Frush, Kagan, Patterson, Muse, Petzold, E. Burns, Bonsack, Bobo, Faulkner, Conroy, Montague, Cryor, Shriver, Love, M. Burns, D. Murphy, Parker, Hutchins, Genn, Menes, Pitkin, Cadden, Hubbard, Crumlin, Preis, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Bissett, Jacobs, Krysiak, Dembrow, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Malone, Branch, Fulton, Mossburg, Ciliberti, T. Murphy, Frank, Finifter, Klausmeier, Hurson, Workman, Edwards, McKee, and B. Hughes
Entitled	Adoption Contact Services and Access to Adoption Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 320	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Insurers - Medical Information - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 323	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Walkup, Mossburg, Kirk, Pendergrass, and Goldwater
Entitled	Commercial Law - Tanning Facilities - Disclosure and Notice of Risks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 342	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Doory
Entitled	Child Sexual Offenders - Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 343	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Dembrow
Entitled	Crimes and Punishments - Crimes Against Children and Sex Offenders - Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 393	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Delegate Bissett
Entitled	Local Government - Acceptance of Credit and Debit Cards
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 414	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	Delegates Genn, Harkins, and Hutchins
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Evidence - DNA Profiles
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 512	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 630
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, C. Davis, Taylor, Harrison, D. Davis, Hurson, Menes, Exum, Owings, E. Burns, Vallario, V. Mitchell, Rawlings, Franchot, Conway, Wood, Love, Krysiak, Valderrama, Boston, Heller, Curran, Linton, W. Baker, Proctor, Donoghue, Bozman, Busch, Marriott, Arnick, Hixson, and McKee
Entitled	Telecommunications Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 554	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Drivers' Licenses - Medical Advisory Board - Disclosure of Records and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 558	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Harrison, and Muse (Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry) and Delegates Pitkin, Finifter, DeCarlo, Frank, Holt, Kittleman, and M. Burns
Entitled	Morticians and Cemeteries - Preneed Contracts - Trust and Escrow Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 559	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Harrison, Muse, Pitkin, Frank, Finifter, Holt, , DeCarlo, Fulton, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Death Care Industry Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 562	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 677
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, and D. Hughes
Entitled	Dorchester County - Right to Farm Law
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 590	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Poole and Opara
Entitled	Credit Unions - Confidentiality of Information and Prohibition on Derogatory Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 625	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Campaign Contribution - Contribution Limits - Exception
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 667	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Morhaim, Frank, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Recovery by Minor in Tort - Small Withdrawals for Medical or Educational Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 710	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Billings, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Exum, Faulkner, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Mohorovic, Mossburg, Muse, Opara, Parker, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Nathan-Pulliam, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Shriver, Slade, Stup, Turner, Walkup, Watson, Willis, and Workman
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Public Records
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 750	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Baldwin, Perry, and Greenip
Entitled	Residential Real Property - Cancellation of Private Mortgage Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 828	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Goldwater
Entitled	Health Benefit Carriers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 867	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 377
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Frank, Finifter, and Campbell
Entitled	Kosher Products Law - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 921	Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Maryland Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1074	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources) and Delegates Menes, Shriver, Hecht, Perry, Harrison, Rosapepe, Finifter, Hubbard, Dypski, Hurson, Cadden, Stup, Healey, Parker, Pitkin, Grosfeld, B. Hughes, Howard, Workman, Frush, Faulkner, Benson, Bobo, and Petzold
Entitled	Child Support - Enforcement Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1080	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 271
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled	Charitable Organizations - Fund-Raising Containers - Labeling
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1084	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Bonsack, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, and Goldwater
Entitled	Public Health - Food Service Facilities - Availability of List of Ingredients of Prepared Food
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1230	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Disciplinary and Regulatory Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1232	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 729
Sponsored By	Delegate Frank
Entitled	Real Property - Contracts of Sales
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1252	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Claims by Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1262	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 101
Sponsored By	Delegates DeCarlo, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Boston, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, Busch, Cadden, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Faulkner, Flanagan, Frank, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Getty, Gordon, Greenip, Guns, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holt, Howard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kirk, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Krysiak, La Vay, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Oaks, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Palumbo, Patterson, Perry, Ports, Preis, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Turner, Watson, Weir, Wood, and Taylor
Entitled	Gift Disclosure - Lobbyists
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1316	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Public Dissemination of Physician Profiles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1366	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County Gaming Commission - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1425	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate La Vay
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Automotive Repair Facilities - Disclosure of Commissions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1439	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Curran and Faulkner
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lenders - Regulatory Reform and Antifraud Protections
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 90	Status as of January 8, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)
Entitled	Gift Disclosure - Lobbyists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 127	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Blount, and Collins
Entitled	Campaign Finance and Ethics Law - Fund-Raising and Disclosure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 162	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 145
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Care Consumer Information and Education Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 163	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Hafer, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Experimental Medical Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 220	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Hollinger, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Commercial Law - Tanning Facilities - Disclosure and Notice of Risks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 238	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Lobbyist Reporting Requirements - Special Events - Delegations of the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 251	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Credit Unions - Confidentiality of Information and Prohibition on Derogatory Statements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 260	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Kelley, Forehand, Green, Stone, and Ferguson
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Public Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 263	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Senators
Entitled	Local Government - Acceptance of Credit and Debit Cards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government 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 418	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Craig, and Dyson
Entitled	Real Estate Licensing Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 419	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Ethics Law Gift Disclosure - Lobbyists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 420	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	State Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure Statements - Filing Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 441	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Derr, Della, and Hafer
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lenders - Regulatory Reform and Anti-Fraud Protections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 469	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Home Inspectors - Disclosure Requirements and Inspection Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 471	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Morticians and Cemeteries - Preneed Contracts - Trust and Escrow Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 473	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Required Security - Rental Vehicles - Waiver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 481	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Automated Teller Machines - Fee Disclosures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 483	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Disclosure of Medical Records - Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 492	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Trotter, Conway, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Deferred Payments - Disclosure of Conditions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 530	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 598
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disciplinary Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 545	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 185
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Notice to Person in Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 580	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Derr
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Claims by Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 581	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Derr
Entitled	Charitable Organizations - Fund-Raising Containers - Labeling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 605	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 754
Sponsored By	Senators Stone , Bromwell, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Crimes and Punishments - Crimes Against Children and Sex Offenders - Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 630	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young
Entitled	Kosher Products Law - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 661	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 194
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Collins
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Nursing Assistants - Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 664	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 615
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Disciplinary and Regulatory Authority
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 724	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 198
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 746	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 629
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Amoss, and Hogan
Entitled	Telecommunications Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 815	Status as of February 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Reports and Records - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 819	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Madden, and Trotter (Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry) and Senator Della
Entitled	Death Care Industry Regulation (Rachel's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 827	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Right to Farm Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 904	Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden
Entitled	Consumer Health Information Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters