1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:06 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator George W. Della, Jr. District 47	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 106	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Federal Hill Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 107	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 582
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Enterprise Zones - Expansion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 108	Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Amateur Sports Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 109	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Tax Credit - South Baltimore Little League
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 110	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Hoffman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore Museum of Industry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 111	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Harbor Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 152	Status as of February 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Temporary Total Disability - Fire and Rescue Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 153	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Morticians - Injunction Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 154	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 153
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licensing Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 185	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Madden
Entitled	Office of Cemetery Oversight - Religious, Nonprofit Cemeteries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 356	Status as of February 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Prevailing Wage - Overtime Hours
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 357	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Procurement - Debarment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 358	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Roesser
Entitled	The Patients' Consent Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 359	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 379
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Newly Constructed Dwellings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 360	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 766
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Real Estate Brokers - Continuing Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 361	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Fort McHenry - Education and Visitors Center Loan of 1996
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 362	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Blount, McFadden, Hughes, Conway, and Kelley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Islamic Society of Baltimore, Inc. - Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 383	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - ReVisions Behavioral Health Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 384	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Department of State Police - Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Laws in Baltimore City
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 385	Status as of March 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	State Lottery - Compensation for Agents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 395	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Sfikas, Stone, and Collins
Entitled	Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for Fire and Rescue Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 513	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Dyson
Entitled	Funeral Homes and Cemeteries - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 610	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 620
Sponsored By	Senators Della and McFadden
Entitled	New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Chief Executive Officer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

SB 640	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 627
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Title Insurance - Title Plants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 694	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Collection of Excise Tax by Title Services - Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 711	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Bottle Clubs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 759	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 784	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 654
Sponsored By	Senator Della (By Request) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Vital Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 16	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Collins, Stone, Conway, Roesser, Hollinger, and Della
Entitled	Education - Public School Systems - Required Curriculum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 46	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Della
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder or Voluntary Manslaughter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 166	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Della, Boozer, Kasemeyer, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caritas House Assisted Living Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 169	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Blount, McFadden, Currie, Della, Conway, Sfikas, Kelley, Trotter, and Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Baltimore City Community College - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 174	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, Lawlah, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, Sfikas, Boozer, Currie, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Madden, Conway, Della, Derr, Dorman, Forehand, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Trotter, and Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

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 223	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Currie, Van Hollen, Ruben, McFadden, Middleton, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Blount, Fry, Hollinger, Hughes, Conway, Frosh, Forehand, Dyson, Collins, Sfikas, Della, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Green, Pinsky, and Trotter
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refunds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 244	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 592
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Munson, Sfikas, Della, Madden, McFadden, Miller, Hollinger, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The American Visionary Art Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 247	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Benjamin Banneker Historic Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 337	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Blount, Della, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Sfikas, and Trotter
Entitled	Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Clerk Vacancy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 431	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 30
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, McFadden, and Della
Entitled	Baltimore Streetcar Museum Loan of 1996
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 479	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By	Senators Derr, Della, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for General Anesthesia for Dental Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 485	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Boozer, Della, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Derr, Hafer, and Miller
Entitled	Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 496	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Della, Neall, Sfikas, Boozer, McFadden, and Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Northwest Family Sport Center, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 514	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Della
Entitled	Funeral Homes - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 544	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Collins, Lawlah, Sfikas, Della, Dyson, Currie, McFadden, Frosh, Kelley, and Conway
Entitled	Labor Relations Between Public Employers and Designated Employee Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 597	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Boozer, Blount, Hollinger, Conway, Sfikas, Della, Neall, Stone, Kelley, Jimeno, McFadden, and Fry
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Community Resource Center, Inc.
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 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 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 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