1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:14 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Leo E. Green District 23	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 20	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Election Judges - Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 21	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Property Tax - Tax Sales
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 22	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 9
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Natural Resources - Livery Vessel Owner - Safety Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 23	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Patuxent 4-H Foundation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 24	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Baker, Stone, and Forehand
Entitled	False Statements to Legislative Branch Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 26	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Madden, Haines, Kelley, Hollinger, Colburn, and Middleton
Entitled	Support Enforcement - Contempt
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 28	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Prince George's County - Marietta Mansion Loan of 1996
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 31	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Boozer
Entitled	Tax Sale Procedure - Notice to Tenants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 84	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Hollinger, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment and Benefit Determinations - Liability and Utilization Review Complaint and Appeal Processes and Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 179	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Weapons - Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 180	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Greenbelt Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 202	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Hogan, and Forehand
Entitled	Real Property - Priority of Liens - Homeowners Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 203	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Craig, Fry, and Collins
Entitled	State Property Tax Exemption - Property Tax Credits - Land Trusts and Western Shore Conservancy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 332	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 765
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Stone, Kelley, Hughes, Forehand, Boozer, Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Sfikas, Jimeno, Hollinger, Blount, Lawlah, Currie, McFadden, Conway, Frosh, Pinsky, and Trotter
Entitled	Civil Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 428	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Forehand
Entitled	Condominiums - Liens - Priority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 429	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Crimes - Malicious Destruction of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 633	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 331
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Trotter, Currie, and McCabe
Entitled	Private Home Detention Monitoring Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 766	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 651
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Standards for Cancellation and Nonrenewal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 18	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Forehand, and Green
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Rights and Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 32	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Stone, Kelley, Jimeno, and Green
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving - Penalties and Points
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 94	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 341
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman , Craig, Green, and Forehand
Entitled	Condominiums, Homeowners Associations, and Cooperatives - No-Impact Home-Based Businesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 101	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middlebrooks, Baker, Colburn, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Bombs - Suspension of Driving Privileges and Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 132	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Green, Munson, Collins, Stone, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Ferguson, and Roesser
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 156	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Kelley, Dorman, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Fry, Jimeno, Green, Lawlah, Sfikas, Conway, Middleton, and McFadden
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Correctional Employees and Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 168	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Stone, Van Hollen, Green, Middleton, McFadden, and Fry
Entitled	Public Libraries - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 178	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Frosh, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Green, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 201	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Stone, Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, and Hughes
Entitled	Lawyers - Clients' Security Trust Fund - Annual Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 204	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Pinsky, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Madden, Forehand, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Transportation - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties - Grants for Purchase of Buses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 205	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Currie, Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Capital Equipment - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 206	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Pinsky, Frosh, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Local Bus Systems - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 317	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Green, Trotter, Middleton, Middlebrooks, Neall, Pinsky, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 318	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Ruben, Green, and Forehand
Entitled	Metrorail - Bicycles on Trains
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 331	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Derr, Craig, Ferguson, McCabe, Neall, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, Haines, Green, and Colburn
Entitled	State Prosecutor - Immunity and Subpoena Power
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 351	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Van Hollen, Hollinger, and Green
Entitled	Office on Aging - Senior Citizen Activities Centers - Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 378	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Boozer, Ruben, Neall, Munson, Hoffman, Green, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, Fry, Currie, and Lawlah
Entitled	Property Tax - Tax Sales
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 398	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Frosh, Sfikas, Hollinger, Craig, McCabe, Stoltzfus, Blount, Pinsky, Conway, Jimeno, Green, Middleton, and Hogan
Entitled	Hydraulic Clam Dredging
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 614	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, McFadden, Ruben, Blount, Currie, Conway, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Madden
Entitled	Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

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 638	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Green, Haines, Craig, Derr, Middleton, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Long-Term Care Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 639	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Fry, Forehand, Dorman, Haines, Middleton, Lawlah, Craig, Derr, Green, and McCabe
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 652	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Derr, and McFadden
Entitled	Manufacturers of Tobacco Products - State Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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

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 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