1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:01 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Thomas L. Bromwell District 8	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 135	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Insurance Verification Before Vehicle Emissions Test
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 136	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Mandated Health Insurance Services Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: 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 186	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predator Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 386	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Insurance - Carriers - Uniform Credentialing Forms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 411	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Standards of Conduct Relating to Regulated and Nonregulated Business Activities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 412	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Drug Storage and Shipment Safety Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 419	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Core Service Agencies - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 488	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Residential Ineligibility of Insured - Policy Processing Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 489	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Della
Entitled	State Lottery - Licensed Agents - Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 490	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 574	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Receipt of Proceeds from Tobacco-Related Actions Brought by the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 580	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Hogan, and Hafer
Entitled	The Maryland School for the Blind - Board of Directors , Funding, and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 582	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Property Tax - Tax Sales
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 584	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Collins, Fry, Stone, Jimeno, and Sfikas
Entitled	Port Land Use Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 595	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Holding Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 685	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Appeals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 698	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 727	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 648
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Insurance - Mutual Insurers - Formation of Business Combinations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 728	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Title Insurance Agents or Brokers - Certificates of Qualification - Controlling Owner of Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 761	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 650
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Foreign Investments of Life Insurers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 775	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Maryland School for the Blind
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 776	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 15	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Dedication of the Parkville Armory in Honor of Chief Warrant Officer Four Melvin Sherr
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 36	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 108
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Colburn, Craig, Derr, Ferguson, Forehand, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic 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 117	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Colburn, Green, Haines, and Jimeno
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 143	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 123
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Bromwell, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 159	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1998
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 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 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 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 334	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 170
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer and Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Camp Puh'Tok
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 382	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration) and Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, and McCabe
Entitled	Child Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 401	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Bromwell, Green, Kelley, Madden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 470	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 515	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hogan, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Neall, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Religious Freedom
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 526	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Stone, Kelley, Bromwell, McFadden, Della, Sfikas, and Boozer
Entitled	Extrajurisdictional Authority for Police Officers - Joint Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 560	Status as of April 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Baker , Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration), Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, McCabe, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 593	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Fry, McFadden, Boozer, Bromwell, Hollinger, and Sfikas
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - U.S.S. Constellation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation 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 644	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Bromwell, Della, Madden, Roesser, and Trotter
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 650	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 631
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Hollinger, Bromwell, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Managed Care Organizations - Comprehensive Outreach Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 655	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Bromwell, Collins, and Boozer
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Eligibility Service for Past Employment with Community College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 658	Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Middleton, Colburn, Bromwell, Craig, Derr, Dyson, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, and Neall
Entitled	Nutrient Management Practices Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 767	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Bromwell, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Port Commission - Private Operating Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 11	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hogan, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Neall, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Religious Freedom
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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