1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:38

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

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HB 8	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, and Vallario
Entitled	Environment - Permits - Standing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 13	Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, and Rawlings
Entitled	Evidence - Assault Trials - Spousal Privilege - Record of Assertion
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 27	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Bonsack
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disciplinary Actions - Expungement of Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 31	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 582
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Minnick, and Linton
Entitled	Real Property - Baltimore, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Washington, and Worcester Counties - Recordation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 37	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Pretrial Release Agencies - Registry of Defendants Recommended for Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 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HB 106	Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	Prospective Jurors - Motor Vehicle Administration Lists
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 119	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Delegates Hutchins and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Records - Acquittal by Verdict of Not Criminally Responsible - Prohibited Expungement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 151	Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kagan
Entitled	Prospective Jurors - Motor Vehicle Administration Lists
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 278	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 227
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Maryland Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act - Amendments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic 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 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 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 344	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Dembrow
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predators and Sexual Offenders - Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 349	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages (Expungement)
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 382	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Harkins, Preis, and Hubbard
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Civil Protective Orders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 391	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee and Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 400	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 235
Sponsored By	Delegate Bobo
Entitled	Acupuncture
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 409	Status as of February 25, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Taylor and the Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Weir, Billings, D. Hughes, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Redmer, Hammen, McHale, Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Frush, Morhaim, Klausmeier, and Watson and the Committee on Ways and Means
Entitled	Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 423	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, and Doory
Entitled	Medical, Dental, or Hospital Records and Writings - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 460	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Business Documents - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Economic 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 504	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, Hecht, McKee, Edwards, Harkins, D. Hughes, Donoghue, Poole, Workman, Watson, O'Donnell, Hubbard, Kirk, C. Davis, Boston, C. Mitchell, Love, Harrison, Fulton, Fry, Willis, Hutchins, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Frush, Getty, Montague, and Arnick
Entitled	Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 525	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Bissett
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Recording of PBJs - Select Offenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 545	Status as of February 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Genn
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants - Applications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 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 579	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cryor, Dypski, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Stup, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 584	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Poole
Entitled	Public Information - Fees for Copies
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 617	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Harkins
Entitled	Regulation of Scrap Metal Processors - Record Keeping
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 642	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Pitkin, Conroy, Turner, Cadden, Franchot, Kagan, Petzold, Hurson, Hubbard, Howard, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Perry, Hecht, Love, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Project
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 653	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg (Joint Committee on Welfare Reform) and Delegates Rawlings, Branch, Cadden, Klima, C. Mitchell, and McHale
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 681	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Stup, Watson, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Edwards, Donoghue, Franchot, Brinkley, Eckardt, Bobo, Conroy, Fry, Hubbard, and Pitkin
Entitled	Evidence - Assault Trials - Spousal Privilege - Record of Assertion
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 740	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 755	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman and Healey
Entitled	Joint Committee on Business Gross Receipts Taxes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 784	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Love and Goldwater
Entitled	Land Surveyors - Continuing Education
Committee Assignments	House: Economic 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 839	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Durable Power of Attorney - Registry
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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

HB 868	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale and Frank
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Creation of a Central Registry of Judgement Liens
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 874	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Bonsack, Bozman, Cryor, DeCarlo, Frank, Fry, Greenip, Harkins, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hurson, Klausmeier, Leopold, Malone, Marriott, McKee, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Ports, Preis, Rosapepe, Rzepkowski, Schade, Shriver, Stull, and Kelly
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Volunteer Police Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 925	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, McClenahan, Harrison, Fulton, Goldwater, Exum, Love, and Wood
Entitled	Sales at Flea Markets
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 944	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, Guns, Bozman, and Eckardt
Entitled	Task Force on the Verification of the Documentation of Migrant Workers
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 962	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability MC 730-97
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1007	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, McHale, Conroy, and Ciliberti
Entitled	State Fire Prevention Commission - Fire Sprinklers - Licensure and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1015	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barve, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Digital Signature Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1021	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 708
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Barve, and Harrison
Entitled	Premium Finance Companies and Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 1075	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1078	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Howard County - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1112	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 719
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Hixson, Rosapepe, Howard, Gordon, Shriver, Bonsack, Conroy, Snodgrass, Exum, Morgan, Workman, Hecht, Menes, Pitkin, Benson, Hubbard, Frush, and McKee
Entitled	Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1137	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Delegates Boston, Kach, Love, V. Mitchell, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Business Occupations - Security Systems Technicians - Licensing and Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1153	Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Slade (Chairman, Joint Budget and Audit Committee)
Entitled	General Assembly - Department of Fiscal Services - Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1166	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate W. Baker
Entitled	Driving While Intoxicated or Under the Influence - Administering Chemical Tests
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1183	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, McClenahan, and Conway
Entitled	Worcester County - Recording and Indexing
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 1233	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Durable Power of Attorney - Registry
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1285	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Boston
Entitled	Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1296	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 734
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - Public Safety False Alarms - Fines
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 1351	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Curran
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Collection of Excise Tax by Title Services - Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1371	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick and McHale
Entitled	Boat Liens - Towage Services - Boat Lien Notice System
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 1420	Status as of March 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Mitchell, Watson, and Kirk
Entitled	Maryland Public Employee Labor Relations Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1438	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 745
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Garrett County - Election Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1443	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Job-Related Alcohol and Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Preliminary Screenings
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1452	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Transfer of the Authority to Regulate the Land Application of Sewage Sludge from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Agriculture
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 20	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Fulton, Marriott, and C. Mitchell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Inventory of Real Estate Holdings
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 7	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Driver's License - Controlled Dangerous Substance Restriction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 143	Status as of January 23, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Regulation of Scrap Metal Processors - Record Keeping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 148	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Prospective Jurors - Motor Vehicle Administration Lists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 161	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, Middlebrooks, and Young
Entitled	Evidence - Assault Trials - Spousal Privilege - Record of Assertion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 170	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and Sfikas
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 203	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Regulation of Scrap Metal Processors - Record Keeping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 221	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Public Information - Reasonable Fee Guarantee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 246	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Prospective Jurors - Motor Vehicle Administration Lists
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 286	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Vehicle Offenses - Incarcerable and Nonincarcerable Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 327	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 581
Sponsored By	Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration)
Entitled	Real Property - Baltimore, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Washington, and Worcester Counties - Recordation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic 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 340	Status as of February 25, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, the President (Administration) , and Senators Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Brownfields - Voluntary Cleanup and Revitalization Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 399	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Maryland Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act - Amendments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 409	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Assurance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 449	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Job-Related Alcohol and Controlled Dangerous Substances Testing - Preliminary Screenings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 458	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Craig , Hafer, and Young
Entitled	Task Force on Maryland's Dairy Industry - Recommendations - Milk Pricing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 463	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Records - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 499	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 604	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Collins (Baltimore County Administration)
Entitled	Child Sexual Offender - Registration Statements - Request for Copies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 612	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Middleton
Entitled	Real Property - Recordation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 614	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Business Occupations - Security Systems Technicians - Licensing and Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 617	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Sfikas, and Craig
Entitled	State Fire Prevention Commission - Fire Sprinklers - Licensure and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 659	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Civil Procedure - Evidence - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 670	Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Blount, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Middleton, and Bromwell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government 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 725	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Natural Resources - Commercial Fishing - Apprenticeship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 751	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Astle
Entitled	Premium Finance Companies and Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 752	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Young
Entitled	Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 775	Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Roesser
Entitled	Optometrists and Physicians - Contact Lens Prescriptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 789	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Amoss, Green, Munson, Currie, and Ferguson
Entitled	Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 822	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Digital Signature Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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