1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:26
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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 67
HB 58 Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Bissett and Leopold
Entitled Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages (Class HDR Beer, Wine and Liquor License)
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 99 Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Stup and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled Task Force on the Future of Maryland Agriculture
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 250 Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Leopold, Owings, M. Burns, Love, Greenip, Rzepkowski, Baldwin, and Schade
Entitled Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Selection of Members
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

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

HB 316 Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Frank, Krysiak, and Morhaim
Entitled Real Property - Home Offices - Residential Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 403 Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Grosfeld, Turner, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Branch, E. Burns, Crumlin, D. Davis, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosapepe, and Watson
Entitled Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage Increase
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 422 Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Vallario
Entitled Sheriff's Fees - Service of Witness Subpoenas - Exclusions
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 432 Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled Prince George's County - Elections - Absentee Ballots - Removal of Eligibility Requirements PG 436-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 494 Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
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 584 Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Poole
Entitled Public Information - Fees for Copies
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 637 Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled Prince George's County - Pretrial Release for Defendants Charged with Crimes of Violence PG 314-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 709 Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
Sponsored By Delegates Montague and T. Murphy
Entitled Baltimore City - Tort Claims Act - Baltimore City Police Department
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 844 Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Getty
Entitled Public Records - Copying and Access
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 850 Status as of March 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled Prince George's County - Telephone Service Tax - Education Funding PG 427-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 884 Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Motor Vehicles MC/PG 42-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 892 Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority - Bicounty Appointment Process MC/PG 2-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 895 Status as of March 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - Property Tax Differential - Residential Property MC/PG 49-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

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

HB 930 Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages (Dispensary System) MC 723-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 933 Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 701 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Dispensaries and Retail Outlets MC 715-97
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 970 Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Muse, Fulton, Benson, Patterson, C. Mitchell, Opara, Crumlin, and Marriott
Entitled Education - Public Schools - School Uniforms
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 972 Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Preis, Hutchins, Valderrama, and Turner
Entitled Slot Machine Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1018 Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1023 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 511 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hecht and Snodgrass
Entitled Maryland School for the Deaf - Funding and Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1052 Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Carroll County Delegation
Entitled Carroll County - Alcoholic Beverages (License Fees)
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 1067 Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson and Grosfeld
Entitled Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Notification of Out-of-State Agencies
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1085 Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Hurson
Entitled Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Minimum Liability Coverage - Property Damage
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 1096 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 518 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Frederick County Delegation
Entitled Frederick County - Orphans' Court Judges, State's Attorney, Treasurer, and Sheriff - Salary Adjustments
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1139 Status as of March 13, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Malone
Entitled Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for Fire and Rescue Personnel
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations

HB 1211 Status as of March 13, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Greenip, Pitkin, Conroy, and Hubbard
Entitled County Transfer Taxes - Limitation Period for Refund Claims
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 1220 Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
Sponsored By Harford County Delegation
Entitled Harford County - Marriage License and Ceremony Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1283 Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Perry, Cadden, Walkup, Clagett, Pitkin, Conroy, Love, Rzepkowski, Proctor, Leopold, Bissett, Schade, M. Burns, Hubbard, Frush, Turner, Greenip, and Bobo
Entitled Rubble Landfills
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 1295 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 537 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Charles County Delegation
Entitled Charles County - County Officials - Salaries and Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1307 Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 612 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Campbell and Rawlings
Entitled Baltimore City - Hotel Room Tax - Convention Center Promotion
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1313 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 538 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Minnick (Baltimore County Orphans' Court)
Entitled Baltimore County - Orphans' Court - Salaries of Judges
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1344 Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Doory, Menes, Franchot, Grosfeld, R. Baker, Genn, Hecht, and Perry
Entitled Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1346 Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Senate Rules Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Montague, Taylor, Doory, Perry, Conroy, Petzold, Marriott, McIntosh, Bobo, Kirk, Menes, B. Hughes, Hecht, Parker, Hixson, Bonsack, Cadden, Kopp, Krysiak, Stocksdale, Willis, Howard, Cryor, Clagett, Mandel, Eckardt, Faulkner, Boston, Workman, Pendergrass, Love, Frush, Snodgrass, Watson, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Grosfeld, Healey, DeCarlo, Klausmeier, Stup, Preis, Opara, Genn, R. Baker, Hammen, Dypski, E. Burns, Harrison, Turner, and Curran
Entitled Courts - Family Division - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1458 Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Guns
Entitled Mandatory Integrated Pest Management Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

SB 46 Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Trotter
Entitled Local Boards of Elections - Polling Places - Reading Glasses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 47 Status as of January 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Trotter
Entitled Homeowners' Circuit Breaker Property Tax Credit - Notice
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 50 Status as of February 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Craig , Hafer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled Task Force on the Future of Maryland Agriculture
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 77 Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 129 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - State Police, Dept. of)
Entitled Executive Department - Death Benefits - Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs of Baltimore City
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations

SB 146 Status as of January 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Della
Entitled Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for Fire and Rescue Personnel
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 219 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 337 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By The President (Judiciary)
Entitled Judgeships - Trial Courts
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
House: Judiciary

SB 230 Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 109 Passed Legislation
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 304 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 347 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Amoss and Collins
Entitled Harford County - Marriage License and Ceremony Fees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 328 Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Stone
Entitled Child Sexual Offenders - Public Access to Registration Statements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 329 Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 18 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Collins (Baltimore County Sheriff)
Entitled Baltimore County - Sheriff - Salary
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 347 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 348 Passed Legislation
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 352 Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Ferguson
Entitled Golf Facilities - Use of State or Local Public Funds - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 378 Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 19 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Collins (Baltimore County State's Attorney)
Entitled Baltimore County - State's Attorney - Salary and Appointment of Deputy and Assistant State's Attorneys
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 380 Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Neall
Entitled Rubble Landfills - Liners - Local Authority
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 427 Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Haines
Entitled State and Local Income Tax Credit for Tuition Paid for Private Elementary and Secondary Education
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 460 Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 179 Passed Legislation
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 486 Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 364 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator McFadden
Entitled Baltimore City - Tort Claims Act - Baltimore City Police Department
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 490 Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Craig, Colburn, Middleton, Derr, and Stoltzfus
Entitled Recordation Tax and State Transfer Tax - Transfer of Agricultural Land
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

SB 558 Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Haines (Carroll County Senate Delegation)
Entitled Carroll County - Alcoholic Beverages (License Fees)
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters

SB 571 Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed to Pass
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 594 Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
Sponsored By Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)
Entitled Frederick County - Orphans' Court Judges, State's Attorney, Treasurer, and Sheriff - Salary Adjustments
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 623 Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Della
Entitled Environment - Special Medical Waste Incinerators - Fees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 641 Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
Sponsored By Senators Kasemeyer and Derr
Entitled Maryland School for the Deaf - Funding and Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means

SB 646 Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 611 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Bromwell and Hoffman
Entitled Baltimore City - Hotel Room Tax - Convention Center Promotion
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means

SB 690 Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Pinsky, McFadden, Kelley, Young, Sfikas, Trotter, and Currie
Entitled Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage Increase
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 701 Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Colburn
Entitled Dorchester County - State's Attorney - Salary Adjustment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 818 Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Dyson
Entitled Education - Public Schools - School Uniforms
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 886 Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Colburn
Entitled Caroline County - Community Development Authorities
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Commerce and Government Matters

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