1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:09 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Roy P. Dyson District 29	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 86	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Marine Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 87	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Veterans Preferences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 88	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, Collins, Hollinger, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Animal Friendly License Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 151	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition Against Minors as Passengers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 233	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver's License - High School Dropouts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 256	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Middleton
Entitled	Mass Transit Administration - Future Extension of Mass Transit Systems to St. Mary's County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 512	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Public Information Access - Board of Review - Creation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 522	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Dorman
Entitled	Distribution of Lottery Proceeds - Compulsive Gambling Treatment Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 739	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Southern Maryland Higher Education Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 751	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - United Way of Calvert County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 756	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Tudor Hall
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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

SB 17	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Middleton, and Dyson
Entitled	Charitable Solicitations - Professional Solicitors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 113	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Neall, and Munson (Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues)
Entitled	Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 145	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Stone, McCabe, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Roesser, Hogan, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 158	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Boozer, Blount, Dyson, Neall, Hollinger, Middlebrooks, Forehand, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 163	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Munson, Baker, Colburn, Dorman, Dyson, Fry, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Middleton, Neall, and Stone
Entitled	Commercial Law - Checks and Other Instruments - Rights of Holders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 220	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Jimeno, Haines, Dyson, McCabe, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 240	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 591
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Trotter, Pinsky, Sfikas, McCabe, Madden, Dyson, Dorman, Hollinger, Collins, Blount, Frosh, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 278	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Middleton, and Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County Historical Society - "Linden" Project
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 306	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Middleton, Craig, and Dyson
Entitled	Professional Counselors - Licensing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 339	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Chairman, Health, Education and Human Resources Subcommittee) and Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Neall, Van Hollen, Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 340	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Hollinger, McFadden, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Open Meetings Act - Public Bodies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 366	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Jimeno, Haines, Colburn, Middlebrooks, Dyson, and Stone
Entitled	Handgun Permits - Course Requirements - Qualified Instructors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 376	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Derr, Lawlah, Dyson, Currie, Sfikas, Blount, and Kelley
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended, Revoked, or Canceled - Suspension of Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 387	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Hughes, Hollinger, Sfikas, Trotter, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Information - Access to Electronic Public Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 482	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Blount, Pinsky, McFadden, Dyson, and Forehand
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 483	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Derr, Dyson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Major League Athletic Franchises - Right of First Refusal When Sold
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 495	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dyson, and Collins
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Sexual Misconduct
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 613	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Sfikas, Roesser, Pinsky, Dyson, Conway, and Frosh
Entitled	Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 641	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Conway, and Middleton
Entitled	Real Estate Licensing Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

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 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 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

SJ 3	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Frosh, Green, Pinsky, Trotter, Hollinger, Blount, Derr, Sfikas, Ruben, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Dyson, Conway, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled	International Ban on Antipersonnel Land Mines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 10	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Frosh, Dyson, Craig, Sfikas, and Hughes
Entitled	Permanency of Voting Rights Act of 1965
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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