1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:19 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Ralph M. Hughes District 40	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 576	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, McFadden, Currie, and Blount
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 577	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Complaints Against Police Officers - Citizen Review Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 578	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Kelley, Hoffman, Sfikas, Blount, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Village Learning Place
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 598	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Hoffman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - St. Ambrose Family Outreach Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 599	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, McFadden, and Blount
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sandtown-Winchester Senior Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 726	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Civil Proceedings - Judgments - Exemptions from Execution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 119	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Blount, Hughes, Sfikas, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Forehand, and Currie
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 194	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Jimeno, Middleton, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Middlebrooks, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, Lawlah, Van Hollen, and Hughes
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 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 308	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Trotter, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Currie, Sfikas, Conway, Lawlah, and Hughes
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Livable Wage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 311	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Kelley, Blount, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Police Athletic League Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 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 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 455	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 179
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Miller, Blount, Hughes, Conway, Kelley, McCabe, and Jefferies
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - St. Frances Academy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 457	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Lawlah, McFadden, Hughes, Madden, Currie, Blount, Kelley, and Jefferies
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative License Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 474	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Kelley, McFadden, Hughes, and Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 523	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Hughes, Trotter, Hollinger, McFadden, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Poverty Level Taxpayers - Refundable Income Tax Credit for Employment-Related Household and Dependent Care Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 681	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman and Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Clipper Park Arts Center Loan of 1996
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 793	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Hughes, Jefferies, and Trotter
Entitled	Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics - Rights of Accused Legislator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

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 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 12	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Blount, Kelley, Currie, Lawlah, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Buffalo Soldier Day - February 20
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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