1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:21 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer District 12	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 190	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Insurance - Motor Vehicles - Reimbursement for the Rental of Specially Equipped Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 191	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver Training and Improvement - Required Course on Defensive Driving
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 320	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Pension Systems - Eligibility Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 327	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer and Madden
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Restrictions on Bed Capacity for Continuing Care - Extensive Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 426	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Centers and Nonpublic General Education Schools - Rate Settings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 427	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Home Inspectors - Disclosure Requirements, Limitations of Liability, and Inspection Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 752	Status as of March 31, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 166	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Della, Boozer, Kasemeyer, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caritas House Assisted Living Facility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 183	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Madden, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Boozer, Currie, Neall, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Computer Science, Information and Biotechnology - Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 229	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Hadley's Outdoor Children's Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 232	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Madden, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Smith Farm Ho. Co. 6-98
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 268	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 572
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Kasemeyer, and Hogan
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Investment Program - Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Contributions
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 292	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 598
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Madden, Middleton, McFadden, Lawlah, Hogan, Neall, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Van Hollen, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Ruben, Munson, Fry, and Sfikas
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare Tax Incentive Act - Child Care or Transportation Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 310	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Neall
Entitled	Qualified Capital Gains - Maximum Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 328	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Munson, McFadden, Van Hollen, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Roesser, Hogan, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County Campus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 348	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Boozer, Neall, Munson, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Kelley, Van Hollen, and Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center Stage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 350	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 603
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 355	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Reserve Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 374	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, McCabe, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Howard County - Alcoholic Beverage Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

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 396	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 384
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Volunteer Police, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 403	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Hoffman, Blount, Boozer, Neall, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Hollinger, and Munson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 430	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Boozer, Hoffman, Neall, Sfikas, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Project Liberty Ship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 469	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Kasemeyer, and McCabe
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - The Guilford Community Foundation, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 485	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Boozer, Della, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Derr, Hafer, and Miller
Entitled	Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 537	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 614
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Tax Credits - Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 590	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 113
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, and Hoffman
Entitled	Medical Assistance and Other State Programs - Dental Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 592	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 771
Sponsored By	Senators Fry, Boozer, Kasemeyer, Neall, Munson, Hogan, Van Hollen, Middleton, Currie, McFadden, Lawlah, and Hoffman
Entitled	Courts - Efficiency and Equity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings House: Appropriations

SB 596	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 619
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Neall, Kasemeyer, Hogan, Middleton, Van Hollen, Boozer, Currie, Fry, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Higher Education - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 750	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 794	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 657
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Hogan, Van Hollen, Middleton, Neall, Hoffman, Ruben, and McFadden
Entitled	State-Aided Educational Institutions - Criteria for Qualifying
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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