1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - Noon

Sponsor Information	Delegate Leon G. Billings District 18	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 935	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Billings, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Bobo, Pendergrass, Mandel, Oaks, Hurson, Pitkin, Franchot, Turner, Conroy, and Kopp
Entitled	Chicken Excise Tax - Nutrient Waste Management Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Campbell, Conway, Cryor, Finifter, Hixson, Holt, Kopp, Proctor, Rawlings, Workman, Dewberry, Hurson, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Patterson, DeCarlo, Valderrama, Miller, McHale, and Donoghue
Entitled	School Accountability Funding for Excellence
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 2	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Boston, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Fulton, Gordon, Kirk, McHale, Miller, Mohorovic, and Valderrama
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Regulatory and Systems Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 4	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Rosenberg, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Poole, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Boston, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Mohorovic, Stup, Ciliberti, Klausmeier, D. Hughes, Hubbard, B. Hughes, and Exum
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 9	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 350
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Menes, Grosfeld, Taylor, Vallario, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Hixson, Harrison, Kopp, Arnick, W. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Weir, and Workman
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 68	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Billings, Bobo, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Heller, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Rosenberg, Montague, Pendergrass, Petzold, and Rawlings
Entitled	Antidiscrimination Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 78	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld and Billings
Entitled	Civil Actions - Health Maintenance Organizations - Liability for Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Economic Matters

HB 161	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Fulton, Opara, Harrison, C. Davis, Marriott, Watson, Klausmeier, Owings, Stull, Frush, Hubbard, Elliott, Weir, Nathan-Pulliam, Stup, McHale, Hammen, Redmer, Ciliberti, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Oaks, and Billings
Entitled	Health - Female Genital Mutilation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 286	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Delegates Stup , Owings, Klausmeier, McHale, Ciliberti, Oaks, D. Davis, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Frush, Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 300	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Pitkin, Oaks, Billings, Frush, Watson, Bobo, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Conroy, R. Baker, Crumlin, and D. Davis
Entitled	Water Quality - Agricultural Practices and Best Management Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 348	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Hurson, Kagan, Grosfeld, Petzold, Barve, Billings, Mandel, Shriver, Conroy, Hubbard, Pitkin, Exum, and R. Baker
Entitled	Universal Health Care Coverage Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 354	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, M. Burns, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Genn, Goldwater, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harkins, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kagan, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Miller, Morhaim, Owings, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Slade, Turner, Workman, Cadden, Clagett, DeCarlo, and Shriver
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 371	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, Grosfeld, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Genn, Conroy, Comeau, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Menes, E. Burns, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Hubbard, Cryor, and Baldwin
Entitled	Child Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 457	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Hurson, Billings, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Boston, Doory, Exum, Genn, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Kirk, Krysiak, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Miller, and Turner
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Prescription Contraceptive Drugs or Devices
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 462	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Grosfeld, Hurson, and Billings
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Successor Corporate Fiduciary - Notice of Substitution
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 476	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, C. Davis, D. Davis, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Watson
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Livable Wage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 482	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Hixson, Shriver, Rosenberg, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Opara, Kopp, Benson, Exum, Pendergrass, Billings, Montague, Branch, Menes, Grosfeld, Pitkin, Goldwater, Genn, Bobo, Mandel, R. Baker, D. Davis, Oaks, Howard, Patterson, E. Burns, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Muse, C. Davis, and Watson
Entitled	Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 502	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Busch, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 568	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Frush, Taylor, Conroy, Hubbard, Morhaim, Petzold, Pitkin, R. Baker, Crumlin, Billings, Cryor, Bobo, Nathan-Pulliam, Shriver, Goldwater, Moe, and Turner
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

HB 650	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	Delegates Mohorovic, Beck, Benson, Billings, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Fulton, Howard, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Jacobs, Marriott, McKee, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Preis, Watson, Weir, Klausmeier, C. Davis, Valderrama, Hubbard, Finifter, Holt, and Hurson
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Directory of Providers - Information to be Provided
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 923	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 718
Sponsored By	Delegates E. Burns, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, Branch, Ciliberti, Conroy, Crumlin, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Flanagan, Frank, Fulton, Getty, Harrison, Howard, D. Hughes, Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Kittleman, Klima, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Poole, Ports, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Watson, Weir, Wood, and Malone
Entitled	Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1073	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Beck, Benson, Billings, Bobo, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Watson
Entitled	Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1093	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 539
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Menes, Comeau, Hubbard, Turner, Genn, Jones, Grosfeld, R. Baker, E. Burns, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Conroy, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Cryor, Baldwin, Frush, Goldwater, Hecht, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1150	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Billings, D. Hughes, Exum, Fulton, and McHale
Entitled	State Personnel - Grievance Procedures - Award of Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1168	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 545
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Guns, Hammen, Billings, Hubbard, Stup, Klausmeier, Morhaim, T. Murphy, and Oaks
Entitled	Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HJ 7	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Hubbard, Owings, Billings, Stup, Hammen, Mohorovic, Klausmeier, Morhaim, D. Davis, D. Hughes, Watson, Oaks, Schisler, and Ciliberti
Entitled	Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Military Bases - Nutrient Removal
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs