1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:20 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Philip C. Jimeno District 31	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 189	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Middlebrooks, Miller, and Neall
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Brooklyn Park Middle School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 225	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 226	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Failure to Return Rented or Leased Vehicle - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 408	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 608
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Franchise Agreements - Manufacturer/Dealer Relations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 409	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Recording of Probation Before Judgment Dispositions - Select Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 746	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - North Arundel Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 30	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Jimeno, Haines, Forehand, Colburn, and Kelley
Entitled	Criminal Evidence - Voluntary Intoxication - Inadmissibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 34	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Inmates - Diminution Credits - Revocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 68	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee and Senators Baker, Ruben, Jimeno, and Kelley (Departmental - Juvenile Justice)
Entitled	Juvenile Justice Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 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 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 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 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 162	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, and Neall
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Wiley H. Bates High School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 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 213	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Forehand, and Jimeno
Entitled	Certificates of Merit - Licensed Professionals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 271	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 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 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 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 367	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Colburn, and Jimeno
Entitled	Death Penalty - Minimum Age and Aggravating Circumstances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 371	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Jimeno, Colburn, Ferguson, Middlebrooks, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Penalties - Multiple Violations - Death
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 464	Status as of April 7, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Blount, Forehand, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, McFadden, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 471	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 770
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Jimeno, and Derr
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Successor Beer Manufacturers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 475	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley (Maryland State's Attorneys' Association) and Senators Forehand, Jimeno, Stone, and Colburn
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Reckless Endangerment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 486	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Permits - Impact Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 491	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, and Astle
Entitled	Solid Waste - Applications and Planning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 555	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone
Entitled	Governor - Notice of Commutation, Reprieve, or Pardon
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 566	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone
Entitled	Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Drug Trafficking
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 584	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Collins, Fry, Stone, Jimeno, and Sfikas
Entitled	Port Land Use Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 601	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Craig, Fry, and Jimeno
Entitled	Maryland Port Commission - Ports of Maryland - Creation of Licensing Program for Harbor Pilots
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 657	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Haines, and Jimeno
Entitled	Parole - Violent Crimes - Solicitation of Murder
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 676	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middlebrooks, Jimeno, Astle, Forehand, and Ferguson
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages Violations - Driver's Licenses - Suspension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 688	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Colburn, and Jimeno
Entitled	Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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