The 90 Day Report

Department of Legislative Services
Office of the Executive Director
Maryland General Assembly

Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., President of the Senate
Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Speaker of the House of Delegates
Honorable Members of the General Assembly

I am pleased to present you with the first edition of The 90 Day Report - A Review of Legislation in the 1998 Session.

In previous years, the Departments of Fiscal Services and Legislative Reference each produced reports summarizing the activities of the General Assembly during its most recent legislative session. This year, the Department of Legislative Services has produced this single detailed report which incorporates the best features of the Sine Die Report and the Session Review.

The 90 Day Report consists of two volumes. Volume I is divided into 13 parts, each dealing with a major policy area. Each part contains a discussion of the majority of bills passed in that policy area, including comparisons with previous sessions and current law, background information, and a discussion of significant bills that did not pass. Information relating to the Operating Budget, Capital Budget, and aid to local governments is found in Part A of this volume. Volume II, organized in the same manner as Volume I, consists of a list of all bills passed and a short synopsis stating the purpose of each bill.

I hope that you will find The 90 Day Report as helpful this year as you have found the Sine Die Report and the Session Review to be in the past. Further, the Department of Legislative Services will make available the Fact Book and Citizen's Tax Guide shortly. The Effects of the 1998 Legislative Program on the Financial Condition of the State will be issued after the Governor has taken final action on all bills.

VOLUME I
Major Policy Discussions

MAJOR ISSUES

Part A - BUDGETS AND STATE AID

Part B -TAXES