1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:27 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks District 32	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 100	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Criminal Procedures - Bombs - Suspension of Driver's License or Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 102	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middlebrooks , Haines, and Stone
Entitled	Handguns - Permits for Retired Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 329	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 372
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Child Abuse - Death of a Child - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 677	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Incarceration of Obligor
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 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 147	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 589
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Neall, Middlebrooks, and Boozer
Entitled	Personal Property Tax - Small Businesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 158	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Boozer, Blount, Dyson, Neall, Hollinger, Middlebrooks, Forehand, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 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 215	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Sfikas, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	General Assembly - Term Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 224	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Derr, Colburn, Craig, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Election Law - Slates - Limitations on Transfers
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 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 342	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Kelley, and Middlebrooks (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - Resisting Arrest and Interference with Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 347	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Middlebrooks, and Kelley (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - Involuntary Manslaughter and Voluntary Manslaughter - Penalties
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 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 390	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 383
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Middlebrooks, and Kelley (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - Disturbance of the Public Peace and Disorderly Conduct
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 391	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Kelley, and Middlebrooks (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - Trespass - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 439	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Kelley, and Middlebrooks (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - Offensive Conduct
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 476	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Trotter, Pinsky, Stone, Middlebrooks, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 487	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Senators Neall , Middlebrooks, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Munson
Entitled	County Income Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 492	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Dorman, Ruben, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Testing Equipment - State Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 602	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Boozer, Astle, Bromwell, Colburn, Craig, Della, Derr, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, Middlebrooks, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Middleton
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 648	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 629
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Kelley, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Child Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 658	Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Middleton, Colburn, Bromwell, Craig, Derr, Dyson, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, and Neall
Entitled	Nutrient Management Practices Improvement Act of 1998
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

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

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