1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:37

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HB 73	Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Education - Minors - School Attendance Classification and Driving Privileges
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 92	Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Public Assistance - Motivation of School Attendance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 131	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Baltimore City - Distribution of Lottery Proceeds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 190	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Heller, Hurson, Barve, and Kagan
Entitled	Education - School Buses - Charging of Fees Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 284	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, Ports, Getty, Cadden, Stocksdale, Kittleman, Baldwin, Beck, Ciliberti, Schade, M. Burns, and Linton
Entitled	Education - Graduation From Public High School - Community Service Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 310	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Barve, Goldwater, Crumlin, Krysiak, Walkup, Kach, and Love
Entitled	High-Tech High School Partnership Program and Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 312	Status as of January 22, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee and Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 318	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Promotion of Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 338	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Stup, Snodgrass, and Stull
Entitled	Frederick County - Public School Employees - Employee Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 353	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 660
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1997, Maryland Colsolidated Capital Bond Loans of 1990, 1995, and 1996, Worcester County Correctional Facility Loan of 1989, Worcester County Jail Loan of 1989 , the Lillie Carroll Jackson Loan of 1991, Greater Baltimore Cultural Arts Foundation Loan of 1994, and the Somerset County - Ward Brothers Homeplace Loan of 1995
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 354	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Mitchell and Bonsack
Entitled	Public Schools - Norplant (Levonorgestrel Implant) - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 364	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	Delegate Minnick (Baltimore County Administration) and Delegate Dewberry
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Domicile
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 369	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 663
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Mohorovic, Minnick, and Arnick
Entitled	Incinerators - Authority to Prohibit
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 388	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate M. Burns
Entitled	Education - Maryland School Performance Assessment Program Test
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 397	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Morhaim, Perry, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bonsack, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Fulton, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jacobs, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Montague, T. Murphy, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Poole, Preis, Proctor, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, Vallario, Workman, and Watson
Entitled	Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 404	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, C. Mitchell, Beck, Faulkner, Baldwin, Kittleman, Ports, Holt, O'Donnell, Kach, DeCarlo, Stocksdale, Jacobs, M. Burns, and Mossburg
Entitled	Education - Replacement of Maryland Criterion-Referenced Tests
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 418	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, M. Burns, Harkins, and Pitkin
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Crimes of Violence Near Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 424	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Muse, and Valderrama
Entitled	Prince George's County - Public School Construction - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 458	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Weapons-Free School Zone PG 324-97
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 494	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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 508	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - "Smart Growth" Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 519	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Genn, and Preis
Entitled	Truancy - Investigation and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 527	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman, Bozman, Perry, Clagett, Barve, Harkins, Heller, Dembrow, Cadden, Dypski, Malone, B. Hughes, Love, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Professional Educators - Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 539	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, Faulkner, O'Donnell, Ports, Beck, Kittleman, Baldwin, Jacobs, M. Burns, Stocksdale, Schade, Rzepkowski, and Redmer
Entitled	Education - Standardized Testing - Options
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 564	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 455
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, and D. Hughes
Entitled	Dorchester County - Public School Capital Improvement Bonds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 569	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Animal Dissection - Student's Right of Refusal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 601	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 457
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Takoma Park Unification - County Income Tax Receipts for 1997 PG 416-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 628	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Education - Prince George's County - School Uniforms PG 403-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 629	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Nonschool Use of School Facilities - Local Regulation PG 417-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 630	Status as of March 13, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County Board of Education - Limited Fiscal Autonomy - Capital Improvement Program PG 407-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 695	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Eckardt, Dembrow, Harkins, Mossburg, Dypski, Greenip, Rzepkowski, Rosapepe, Minnick, Klausmeier, Ports, and Walkup
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Computers Donated to Schools and Libraries
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 697	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barve, Watson, Hecht, Kirk, DeCarlo, Parker, Nathan-Pulliam, Marriott, Rawlings, Cryor, Rosapepe, C. Davis, Goldwater, Boston, R. Baker, and Hurson
Entitled	Education - Homeless Children
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 701	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, Walkup, Guns, Boston, Oaks, and Opara
Entitled	Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance

HB 719	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Howard
Entitled	Public Education Employment Relations Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 737	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Mandatory Kindergarten - Child Care Exemptions - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 746	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 258
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	Public School Property - Possession of Portable Pager
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 771	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Cecil County - Public School and Community College Bonds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 797	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 481
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Klima
Entitled	Education - Portable Pagers on School Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 850	Status as of March 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
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 894	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 264
Sponsored By	Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Organization and Services in Prince George's County MC/PG 31-97
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Senate Bi-County

HB 918	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Mitchell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Highway User Revenues - Payment of Student Transportation Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 938	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 500
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - School Facilities Surcharge PG 420-97
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Select Committee 07

HB 959	Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County Board of Education - Prohibition of Fees for Extracurricular Activities MC 707-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 965	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 96
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Education - School Buses - Charging of Fees Prohibited MC 708-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 970	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
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 984	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Healey, and Rawlings
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Tax Health Protection Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1001	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - School Facilities Surcharge PG 402-97
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1010	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Healey, Heller, and Edwards
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Sales of Magazine Subscriptions by Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1014	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 706
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Frank, Dewberry, E. Burns, Nathan-Pulliam, Krysiak, Dypski, Malone, Hammen, and Parker
Entitled	Education - Baltimore County - Certificated Public School Employees - Service Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 1017	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Stocksdale
Entitled	Education - Public School Construction and Capital Improvements - Revenue Stabilization Account
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1050	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 711
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Carroll County - Alcoholic Beverages (Micro-Brewery Licenses)
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1058	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and Heller
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - New Targeted Poverty Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1073	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Mitchell, Watson, Kirk, and Oaks
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - Baltimore City Education First School Board
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1076	Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Watson, C. Davis, and Kirk
Entitled	Baltimore City - Public Schools - Educational Assistants and Paraprofessional Employees - Licensing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1176	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Statewide Aid for Students from Poverty Families
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1179	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 282
Sponsored By	Delegate Schisler
Entitled	Talbot County - Board of Education - Student Member
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1181	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Heller, Hixson, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students - Pilot
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1187	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County School Construction - Desegregation Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1190	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Boston, T. Murphy, C. Davis, Watson, Kirk, Parker, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, and Fulton
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1280	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Poole, McKee, and Donoghue
Entitled	Education - Community Service Requirement - Volunteer Firefighters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1286	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Conroy, and Pitkin
Entitled	School Construction - Apprenticeship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1324	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Branch, Taylor, and Kirk
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - New William Sugar Cain Stadium at Dunbar High School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1336	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Perry, Morgan, Greenip, Love, Kopp, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Education - Maryland Adult External High School Program - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1361	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Publishing of Courses and Alternative Activities
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1362	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Authorizing Cellular Telephones
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1363	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden and Rawlings
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Brooklyn Park Middle School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1385	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rzepkowski
Entitled	Education - Lawful and Excused Absences
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1393	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Education - Grants for Non- and Limited-English Proficient Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1405	Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Getty and Brinkley
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Election Days
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1432	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Baltimore City Public Schools - Rights of Certificated and Noncertificated Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1433	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, C. Mitchell, Howard, and Bonsack
Entitled	Racing Commission - Slot Machines at Racetracks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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

HB 1464	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Watson, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Menes, Howard, R. Baker, Doory, Curran, Montague, and Fulton
Entitled	Commission on Zero Tolerance
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1465	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - Imposition of Impact Fees for School Construction
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HJ 7	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Beck
Entitled	Parents and Teachers of Maryland School Children - Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 74	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Education - American Sign Language - Foreign Language Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 133	Status as of January 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Prince George's County - Public School Construction - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 155	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Blount
Entitled	Education - Obtaining a High School Diploma by Examination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 230	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 109
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 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 276	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Mandatory Kindergarten - Child Care Exemptions - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 285	Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 1997, Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 1995 and 1996, Worcester County Correctional Facility Loan of 1989, and Worcester County Jail Loan of 1989
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 389	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 759
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled	"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - "Smart Growth" Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 398	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Student Suspension and Expulsion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 452	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, and Colburn
Entitled	Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 457	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas and Stone
Entitled	Incinerators - Authority to Prohibit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 466	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - School Buses - Charging of Fees Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 534	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Additional State Funding for Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 535	Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Education - Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City - Spending and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 541	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Haines (Carroll County Senate Delegation)
Entitled	Carroll County - Alcoholic Beverages (Micro-Brewery Licenses)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 542	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe and Jimeno
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Crimes of Violence Near Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 544	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	State Tobacco Tax - Smoking and Cancer Prevention Fund - Poverty Grants for Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 651	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, and Currie
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Sales of Magazine Subscriptions by Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 674	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss and Baker (Cecil County Senators)
Entitled	Cecil County - Public School and Community College Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 698	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Public School Capital Improvement Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 738	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Blount, Bromwell, Conway, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, Della, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Baltimore City - Highway User Revenues - Payment of Student Transportation Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 780	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young and Conway
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - Baltimore City Education First School Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 795	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 105
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Education) and Senators Hoffman and Blount
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

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

SB 840	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Blount
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - New William Sugar Cain Stadium at Dunbar High School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 868	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Hearing Examiners for Proceedings Involving Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 874	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Senators
Entitled	Prince George's County School Construction - Desegregation Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 875	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Senators
Entitled	Statewide Aid for Students from Poverty Families
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 896	Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Bromwell, Conway, Trotter, and Hughes
Entitled	Commission on Zero Tolerance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 897	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Brooklyn Park Middle School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SJ 12	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Baltimore County - Public Schools - Testing for Environmental Hazards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SJ 17	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Green, Middleton, Hogan, Madden, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Solemn Remembrance of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of Black '47, the Bleakest Year of the Great Famine in Ireland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules