1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:15 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate Ronald A. Guns District 36	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 10	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Taylor, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, C. Davis, Love, Marriott, Patterson, Petzold, Weir, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, and Valderrama
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Holding Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 478	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Steam Heating Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 599	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 325
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Taylor, Arnick, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bonsack, Boston, Bozman, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Heller, Curran, C. Davis, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Gordon, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, La Vay, Linton, Love, Kittleman, Malone, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, V. Mitchell, D. Murphy, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Poole, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Weir, Miller, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Fulton, Klima, Palumbo, Vallario, Mossburg, and Crumlin
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 771	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 511
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Taylor, Dewberry, Rawlings, Conway, W. Baker, Walkup, Kopp, Bonsack, Getty, Baldwin, McIntosh, Arnick, Miller, and Eckardt
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington College
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 974	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Rudolph, W. Baker, and Walkup
Entitled	Cecil County - Board of County Commissioners
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1002	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Schisler, Eckardt, W. Baker, Bozman, and Walkup
Entitled	Sewage Sludge Disposal Facilities and Composting Facilities - Permit Applications - Departmental Processing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1024	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Schisler, Walkup, and Bozman
Entitled	Refuse Disposal - Permit Applications - Departmental Processing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1026	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Weir, Morhaim, Elliott, McHale, Hammen, Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, and W. Baker
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care Standards - Appointment Times
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1302	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Rudolph
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Historic Motor Vehicles, Street Rods, and Custom Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1334	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Walkup
Entitled	Environment - Waste Information and Assessment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1351	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Hospital or Nursing Facility - Employee Name Tags
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1388	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Childhood Lead Screening - Exemption for Religious Beliefs and Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

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 3	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Kach, McClenahan, Eckardt, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Pendergrass, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Stup, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental 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 5	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 659
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Barve, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Bozman, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam,Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Healey, Bonsack, McKee, and Cryor
Entitled	Property Tax Exemptions - Biotechnology and Computer Software - Manufacturing and Research and Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 6	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 660
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Healey, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Cryor, and Bonsack
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 7	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 661
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barve, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Busch, W. Baker, E. Burns, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Crumlin, Pendergrass, Walkup, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, and Valderrama
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Corporation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 8	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes (Chairman, Special House Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Taylor, R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Stup, Arnick, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Hurson, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dewberry, Busch, Guns, Kopp, W. Baker, Benson, Bozman, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Employment in Recovery Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary 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 52	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 209
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Eckardt, Guns, Schisler, and Walkup
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - YMCA Therapeutic Pool
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 65	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 37
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, Proctor, Hubbard, Stup, and Guns
Entitled	Soil Conservation Districts - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 94	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Bonsack, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Greenip, Grosfeld, Guns, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Owings, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Workman, DeCarlo, C. Davis, Howard, Miller, Benson, Gordon, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Mohorovic, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Wood, Kach, Donoghue, Conroy, Nathan-Pulliam, Bozman, and McKee
Entitled	Public Libraries - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 98	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 213
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Frank, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, Minnick, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Boston, Crumlin, Eckardt, Fulton, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, La Vay, McClenahan, V. Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Provider-Sponsored Organizations - Medicare+Choice Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 99	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, and Hubbard
Entitled	Home- and Community-Based Services for Autistic Children and Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Individuals - Medicaid Waivers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 258	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Taylor, Rawlings, Hixson, Conway, Edwards, W. Baker, Bonsack, Boston, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Crumlin, C. Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Franchot, Getty, Guns, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Howard, D. Hughes, Jones, Krysiak, Marriott, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, Pitkin, Proctor, Rudolph, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Workman, and Eckardt
Entitled	Higher Education - Small Community Colleges - Annual Grant
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 268	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Conway, Malone, Linton, Bozman, Moe, Guns, W. Baker, Rudolph, Slade, Wood, V. Mitchell, Stull, and Owings
Entitled	Public Safety and Emergency Services Personnel - Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 318	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, and Watson (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Delegates Guns, D. Hughes, McHale, Mohorovic, Harkins, Morhaim, Stull, Owings, Oaks, Klausmeier, Hubbard, Stup, D. Davis, Weir, Bonsack, Comeau, Krysiak, Dypski, C. Mitchell, Branch, Harrison, Baldwin, Bissett, and Conroy
Entitled	The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 364	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver and Guns
Entitled	Natural Resources - Public Recreation on Private and Public Land
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 372	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Mitchell, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bissett, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Clagett, Comeau, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Flanagan, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Guns, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, Owings, O'Donnell, Patterson, Perry, Poole, Ports, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Schade, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 426	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Taylor, Donoghue, Walkup, McClenahan, Schisler, Wood, O'Donnell, Poole, Boston, Bozman, Guns, Conway, Slade, Stull, Hecht, Edwards, Bonsack, Montague, Hutchins, Goldwater, D. Hughes, Rudolph, W. Baker, V. Mitchell, Snodgrass, Harrison, and Love
Entitled	Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 433	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, McClenahan, W. Baker, Guns, Wood, Edwards, Slade, Malone, Linton, Eckardt, Walkup, O'Donnell, Dewberry, D. Hughes, V. Mitchell, Rudolph, M. Burns, and Hutchins
Entitled	Volunteer Firefighters and Rescue Squad Personnel - Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 434	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Schisler, Eckardt, Walkup, W. Baker, and Guns
Entitled	Caroline County - Prisoner Training and Rehabilitation Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 443	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Edwards, Holt, La Vay, Brinkley, Conroy, Bissett, Owings, Jacobs, V. Mitchell, Cadden, Flanagan, Wood, McClenahan, Linton, Baldwin, Malone, Weir, Redmer, McKee, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Bonsack, Bozman, Guns, Slade, Conway, Mossburg, Greenip, Klima, Ports, M. Burns, Morgan, Schade, Rzepkowski, Faulkner, Elliott, Snodgrass, Stup, Getty, Stocksdale, Stull, Harkins, Hecht, Kittleman, and Comeau
Entitled	English Language - Formal Recognition
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 446	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, C. Mitchell, Bonsack, Shriver, Leopold, Marriott, Curran, Owings, M. Burns, Harkins, Heller, Cadden, Krysiak, Holt, Doory, Hutchins, D. Davis, Branch, Gordon, Boston, Valderrama, Bozman, Taylor, Hixson, C. Davis, Workman, McKee, Dewberry, Busch, Wood, Weir, Hammen, Preis, Minnick, Mossburg, O'Donnell, R. Baker, Barve, Slade, Kagan, Dembrow, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Muse, Howard, Finifter, Ports, Greenip, Guns, Hurson, Poole, Fulton, Love, Bissett, Patterson, Conroy, Donoghue, Harrison, McHale, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, B. Hughes, Schisler, D. Hughes, and Cryor
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Certain Wholesome Foods
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 471	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, and Guns
Entitled	Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses and Disciplinary Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 473	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 239
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, and Guns
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Town of Chestertown Visitors' Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 530	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, and Guns
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Chesapeake Exploration Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 544	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, and Guns
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County Sanitary District
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 572	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Guns, and W. Baker
Entitled	Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Loan of 1996
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 621	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 601
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Rawlings, Heller, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Cadden, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dypski, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Healey, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Klausmeier, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Stup, Turner, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 629	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 703
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Morhaim, Finifter, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Guns, Redmer, Hammen, Ports, Watson, Minnick, Weir, Oaks, and Stup
Entitled	Property Tax Credits - Qualified Brownfields Sites and Enterprise Zone Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 661	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Eckardt, Walkup, Bozman, Guns, McClenahan, Schisler, D. Hughes, and Rudolph
Entitled	Executive Department - Pardons, Commutations, and Remissions of Sentences - Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 839	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, W. Baker, Schisler, Guns, and Walkup
Entitled	Code Home Rule Counties - Development of Excise Taxes - Elimination of Maximum Charge
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 853	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, W. Baker, Schisler, Guns, and Walkup
Entitled	Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 884	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 717
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, W. Baker, Guns, and Walkup
Entitled	Caroline County - Number of County Commissioners - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 957	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Guns, D. Hughes, Eckhardt, and Schisler
Entitled	Natural Resources - Snapping Turtles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 963	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, and Guns
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Governmental Offices
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 976	Status as of February 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Guns
Entitled	Air Quality - Emission Trading
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1004	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Walkup, W. Baker, Guns, and Schisler
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Choptank Community Health System, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1052	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, M. Burns, Cadden, Hixson, Faulkner, Eckardt, Leopold, Minnick, Kopp, Jacobs, Healey, Vallario, Snodgrass, Pitkin, Conroy, Malone, Love, Edwards, Workman, W. Baker, Greenip, Stocksdale, Harkins, Beck, Brinkley, Rudolph, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Preis, McKee, Schade, DeCarlo, Ports, Proctor, McClenahan, Stup, Hurson, Mossburg, Donoghue, Goldwater, T. Murphy, Bonsack, Stull, Weir, Slade, Wood, Perry, Conway, Dewberry, Hecht, Palumbo, Cryor, Ciliberti, Poole, Clagett, Taylor, Arnick, McHale, Guns, Benson, Patterson, Morgan, Mandel, Getty, Moe, Bobo, Kagan, and Dobson
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1058	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bonsack, Guns, W. Baker, Bozman, Conroy, DeCarlo, Faulkner, Harkins, Holt, Pitkin, Barve, Benson, Boston, Branch, E. Burns, D. Davis, Brinkley, Beck, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dypski, Elliott, Finifter, Eckardt, Stup, McHale, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Kagan, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Malone, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Edwards, Watson, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Oaks, Muse, Perry, Preis, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Hecht, Workman, Turner, Poole, Shriver, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Jacobs, Comeau, Rawlings, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

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

HB 1205	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Rudolph, Eckardt, McClenahan, D. Hughes, W. Baker, Malone, Stull, Dewberry, Slade, V. Mitchell, O'Donnell, Edwards, Guns, Walkup, Schisler, and Bozman
Entitled	Volunteer Firefighters and Rescue Squad Personnel - Disablement Benefit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1209	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bonsack, M. Burns, Conway, Elliott, Guns, Harkins, Healey, Howard, Jacobs, Linton, Kelly, Klima, O'Donnell, Patterson, Palumbo, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled	Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1225	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Edwards, W. Baker, Barve, Bissett, Bozman, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Guns, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, McClenahan, McHale, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Owings, Poole, Rudolph, Slade, Stull, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Drug Free Zone - State Forests and Parks
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1233	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 738
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, W. Baker, Bozman, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Guns, Hecht, D. Hughes, Kach, Linton, McClenahan, McHale, McKee, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Poole, Rudolph, Slade, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Public Libraries - Regional Resource Centers - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1234	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, W. Baker, Bozman, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Fulton, Guns, Hecht, Hubbard, D. Hughes, Hurson, Kach, Linton, McClenahan, McHale, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Oaks, Owings, Poole, Rudolph, Slade, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Natural Resources Police Force - Salaries
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1272	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Rudolph, W. Baker, McClenahan, Guns, D. Hughes, Klausmeier, Bozman, and Walkup
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction of Court and Use of Juvenile Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1287	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Schisler, W. Baker, Bozman, McClenahan, Rudolph, Eckardt, D. Hughes, Conway, Guns, and Walkup
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Department of Natural Resources
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1301	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 106
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir and Guns
Entitled	Local Emergency Preparedness Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HJ 1	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Arnick, Owings, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Howard, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Perry, Petzold, Proctor, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, and Bonsack
Entitled	State Property Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HJ 19	Status as of February 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, Bozman, Conway, Eckardt, Guns, D. Hughes, McClenahan, and Franchot
Entitled	Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Dredge Spoil Disposal Site
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules