1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 11:58 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator John C. Astle District 30	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 90	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Mortgage Brokers - Insurance Agents - Collection of a Finder's Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 134	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing For Job Applicants - Preliminary Screenings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 161	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Harbour School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 162	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, and Neall
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Wiley H. Bates High School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 199	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 353
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance Fraud Prevention Fee - Exemptions - Fraternal Benefit Societies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 235	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Hollinger, Kelley, Stoltzfus, and Derr
Entitled	Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Supply Quantity - Repeal of Termination Date and Alteration of Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 546	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Stanton Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 547	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Motor Fuel Refiners and Suppliers - Games of Chance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 548	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Commercial Driver's License - Third Party Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 549	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Certificate of Title - Age of Majority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 581	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 618
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Derr
Entitled	Insurance - Administrative Hearings - Representation of Insurers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 683	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Home Inspections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 730	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Oiled Wildlife Rescue Facility and Nature Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 731	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Neall
Entitled	State Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Revocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 782	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Advisory Committee on Home-Based Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 85	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 137	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 160	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Dyson, Forehand, Munson, Boozer, Blount, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Madden, McCabe, Roesser, Frosh, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Currie, Middleton, Astle, Middlebrooks, Craig, Stoltzfus, Hogan, Hoffman, Conway, McFadden, and Fry
Entitled	Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 171	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Hogan, Fry, Neall, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Astle, Green, Pinsky, Jimeno, Derr, Bromwell, Currie, McFadden, Ruben, Dorman, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Blount, Frosh, Munson, Della, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Sfikas, Forehand, Stone, Roesser, Kasemeyer, Boozer, Lawlah, and Hafer
Entitled	School Accountability Funding for Excellence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 175	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Currie, Hollinger, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Van Hollen, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Sfikas, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Madden, and Trotter
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Maryland Higher Education Investment Program Earnings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 176	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hollinger, Kelley, Green, Collins, Sfikas, Jimeno, Forehand, Stone, Ruben, Boozer, Lawlah, Derr, Van Hollen, Middleton, Hafer, Astle, Bromwell, Della, Dorman, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	State Government - Department of Aging
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 184	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 189	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Middlebrooks, Miller, and Neall
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Brooklyn Park Middle School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 230	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Derr, and Dorman (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Senators Astle, Bromwell, Della, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 236	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Astle, Fry, Colburn, Ferguson, Munson, Derr, and Stone
Entitled	English Language - Formal Recognition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 257	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 763
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Colburn, Munson, and Astle
Entitled	Deer - Seasons and Bonus Stamps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 274	Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Hafer, Munson, Green, Kelley, Blount, Astle, Ruben, Dorman, Hoffman, Fry, and Forehand
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Discipline of Physicians - System of Delivery of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 282	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 315	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dorman, Derr, Astle, Hafer, Bromwell, Dyson, Trotter, and Sfikas
Entitled	Public Assistance - Finger Imaging Identification Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 436	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 391
Sponsored By	Senators Stone , Astle, and Green
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations in School Zones - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 451	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Astle, Della, Stone, and Boozer
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 486	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Permits - Impact Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 491	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, and Astle
Entitled	Solid Waste - Applications and Planning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 545	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Senators Conway , Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 579	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Hafer, and Derr
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 602	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Boozer, Astle, Bromwell, Colburn, Craig, Della, Derr, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, Middlebrooks, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Middleton
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 634	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Derr, Dorman, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Della, and Currie
Entitled	Breast Cancer Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 654	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Hafer, Munson, Green, Kelley, Blount, Astle, Ruben, Dorman, Hoffman, Fry, and Forehand
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance and State Board of Dental Examiners - Discipline of Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 676	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middlebrooks, Jimeno, Astle, Forehand, and Ferguson
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages Violations - Driver's Licenses - Suspension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 686	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 637
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Derr, Madden, Bromwell, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Della, Roesser, Hafer, and Astle
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 693	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Senators Blount , Astle, Middleton, Hoffman, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Ruben, Craig, Currie, Della, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Kelley, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Munson, and Roesser
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 705	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 774
Sponsored By	Senators Derr and Astle
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 716	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, McFadden, Astle, and Della
Entitled	Maryland African American Museum Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 5	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Middleton, Middlebrooks, Green, Collins, Astle, Della, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Blount, Munson, Lawlah, Hughes, Kelley, Stone, Ruben, Craig, Hoffman, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, and Sfikas
Entitled	Reinstatement of the Full Honor Guard for Military Funerals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 13	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Boozer, Miller, Blount, McFadden, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Senator John A. Cade Memorial Highway
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 105	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 760
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Madden (Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business)
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lending Business Reforms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters