1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:35

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HB 53	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By	Delegate Turner
Entitled	Juvenile Court Records - Access and Use for Pretrial Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 153	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and Clagett
Entitled	Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Confidential Information
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 181	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Records - Availability to Child Support Enforcement Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 235	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch
Entitled	Health - Information Privacy - Disclosure of Medical Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 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 340	Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, W. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bonsack, E. Burns, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Frush, Fulton, Heller, Holt, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jacobs, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, Montague, T. Murphy, Opara, Palumbo, Parker, Proctor, Stocksdale, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Watson
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Credit Card Issuers - Sale of Information About Applicants and Cardholders
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 348	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages (Background Checks)
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 361	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Preis, Harkins, Fry, Bonsack, and Dembrow
Entitled	Juvenile Records - Use by Local Pretrial and Correctional Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 374	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld and Marriott
Entitled	Vital Statistics - Certificate of Birth - Reissue After Change of Sex
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 542	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and McIntosh
Entitled	State Employees - Employee Privacy Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 578	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Hutchins
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Confidentiality of Records - Private Motor Vehicles of Police Employees of the Department of State Police
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 591	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Juvenile Court Records - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 593	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates M. Burns, Jacobs, Stocksdale, Harkins, Beck, Faulkner, Kach, Holt, Rzepkowski, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Snodgrass, Stull, and Schade
Entitled	Division of Parole and Probation - Release of Information
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 768	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 312
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Victims' Rights Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 775	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 696
Sponsored By	Delegate Schisler
Entitled	Health Occupations - Medical Review Committees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 776	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	Confidentiality and Disclosure of Genetic Information
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 834	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Baldwin, Bissett, Bonsack, Boston, Brinkley, M. Burns, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Ciliberti, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Heller, Holt, Jacobs, Kach, Klima, Leopold, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Parker, Pitkin, Rosapepe, Rzepkowski, Schade, Stocksdale, Turner, Walkup, and Workman
Entitled	The Patients' Consent Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 920	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Frank, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Genetic Information Privacy Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 1113	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Juvenile Justice) and Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Preis, Perry, and Bissett
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Open Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1147	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Kagan
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1225	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates B. Hughes, Proctor, C. Davis, Hecht, Muse, Crumlin, Exum, Howard, Benson, R. Baker, Patterson, and D. Davis
Entitled	Criminal Law - Procedures - Address of Witness
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1343	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Human Relations Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1382	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague and Preis
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Adoption Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1406	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Boston (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Crime Victims and Witnesses - Confidentiality of 911 Calls
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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

SB 125	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Juvenile Records - Use by Local Pretrial and Correctional Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 173	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 311
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Miller, Baker, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Victims' Rights Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 242	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Kelley, Collins, Munson, Stoltzfus, Craig, Stone, Middlebrooks, Blount, Trotter, Boozer, Haines, Roesser, and Amoss
Entitled	Access to Public Records - Denial of Inspection - Information Relating to Correctional Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 259	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Kelley
Entitled	Maryland Probate Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 328	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
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 396	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	AIDS - Pregnant Women - Counseling and Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 400	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers - License and Background Check
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic 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 537	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Juveniles - Confidentiality of Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 560	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 314
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Open Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 611	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Mediation Services - Confidentiality Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 813	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Roesser, Derr, Trotter, and Hafer
Entitled	The Patients' Consent Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 903	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 635
Sponsored By	The President
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Staff and Services - Reorganization and Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules House: House Rules