1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:31 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Robert R. Neall District 33	Another Session	Short Format
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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 600	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Van Hollen, and Munson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Pride of Baltimore II
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 689	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Sales by Manufacturers and Wholesalers - Discounting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 777	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Fire Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

SB 113	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Neall, and Munson (Task Force to Study County Property Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues)
Entitled	Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 380	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, McFadden, Neall, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 480	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Derr, Ferguson, Neall, Hogan, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Right to Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 496	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Della, Neall, Sfikas, Boozer, McFadden, and Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Northwest Family Sport Center, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 534	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Boozer, Hogan, McFadden, Neall, and Ruben
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 536	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Boozer, Hogan, Currie, Munson, Fry, Middleton, McFadden, Lawlah, and Neall
Entitled	Personal Property Tax - Lien for Unpaid Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 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 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 701	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 198
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages - Background Checks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 709	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Fry and Neall
Entitled	State Pension Systems - Social Security Integration Level Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 710	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 642
Sponsored By	Senators Fry, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, and Neall
Entitled	Higher Education - Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 731	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Neall
Entitled	State Health Resources Planning Commission - Certificate of Need - Revocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental 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 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