1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:32 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate Obie Patterson District 26	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 624	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Muse, and Valderrama
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Tucker Road Ice Rink
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 651	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 496
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Fulton, Harrison, Gordon, Frank, Kirk, Love, Kach, Schade, Branch, Donoghue, Barve, Eckardt, Pendergrass, La Vay, Crumlin, Kelly, Krysiak, Goldwater, Baldwin, Mossburg, McClenahan, Walkup, Muse, Valderrama, and V. Mitchell
Entitled	Occupational Safety and Health - Citations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Campbell, Conway, Cryor, Finifter, Hixson, Holt, Kopp, Proctor, Rawlings, Workman, Dewberry, Hurson, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Patterson, DeCarlo, Valderrama, Miller, McHale, and Donoghue
Entitled	School Accountability Funding for Excellence
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 2	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Boston, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Fulton, Gordon, Kirk, McHale, Miller, Mohorovic, and Valderrama
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Regulatory and Systems Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 3	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Kach, McClenahan, Eckardt, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Pendergrass, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Stup, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 4	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Rosenberg, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Poole, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Boston, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Mohorovic, Stup, Ciliberti, Klausmeier, D. Hughes, Hubbard, B. Hughes, and Exum
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 5	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 659
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Barve, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Bozman, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam,Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Healey, Bonsack, McKee, and Cryor
Entitled	Property Tax Exemptions - Biotechnology and Computer Software - Manufacturing and Research and Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 6	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 660
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Healey, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Cryor, and Bonsack
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 8	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes (Chairman, Special House Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Taylor, R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Stup, Arnick, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Hurson, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dewberry, Busch, Guns, Kopp, W. Baker, Benson, Bozman, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Employment in Recovery Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 9	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 350
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Menes, Grosfeld, Taylor, Vallario, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Hixson, Harrison, Kopp, Arnick, W. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Weir, and Workman
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 10	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Taylor, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, C. Davis, Love, Marriott, Patterson, Petzold, Weir, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, and Valderrama
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Holding Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 98	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 213
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Frank, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, Minnick, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Boston, Crumlin, Eckardt, Fulton, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, La Vay, McClenahan, V. Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Provider-Sponsored Organizations - Medicare+Choice Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 99	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, and Hubbard
Entitled	Home- and Community-Based Services for Autistic Children and Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Individuals - Medicaid Waivers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 172	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Frush, Hubbard, D. Davis, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Doory, Kopp, Leopold, Finifter, Pitkin, Frank, Marriott, Mandel, Grosfeld, Hammen, R. Baker, Patterson, Muse, Crumlin, Conroy, Bobo, Moe, Pendergrass, Goldwater, McKee, Menes, and Kagan
Entitled	Tobacco Products - Sale by Vending Machines
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 185	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Curran, Dypski, Hammen, Krysiak, Bobo, Pendergrass, Turner, Morgan, Mohorovic, Montague, McHale, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Getty, Fulton, Marriott, Boston, Opara, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, Malone, D. Murphy, Bissett, Clagett, Crumlin, B. Hughes, Patterson, Proctor, Hutchins, Slade, Exum, Rzepkowski, M. Burns, Hubbard, Dembrow, Mandel, Gordon, Genn, Barve, Snodgrass, Conway, Pitkin, Faulkner, Brinkley, and Benson
Entitled	State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 213	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 678
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Dembrow, Faulkner, Getty, Hubbard, Mandel, Morgan, Palumbo, Patterson, Pitkin, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Benson, Clagett, DeCarlo, and Kagan
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 214	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 679
Sponsored By	Delegates Turner, Perry, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Mandel, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Snodgrass, Hecht, Proctor, Frush, Kagan, Patterson, Muse, Petzold, E. Burns, Bonsack, Bobo, Faulkner, Conroy, Montague, Cryor, Shriver, Love, M. Burns, Genn, Menes, Pitkin, Cadden, Hubbard, Crumlin, Preis, McIntosh, Bissett, Jacobs, Krysiak, Dembrow, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Malone, Branch, Fulton, Mossburg, Ciliberti, Frank, Finifter, Klausmeier, Hurson, Workman, Edwards, McKee, B. Hughes, Heller, Howard, Gordon, Hixson, Stup, Donoghue, Palumbo, Holt, Hutchins, Comeau, R. Baker, Valderrama, D. Davis, Benson, Miller, Hammen, Dewberry, Boston, Dypski, and Doory
Entitled	Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services and Access to Birth and Adoption Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 222	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Mossburg, La Vay, Beck, Dembrow, Exum, Vallario, Ciliberti, D. Davis, Genn, Kagan, Kach, Conroy, Pitkin, Goldwater, Howard, Cryor, Faulkner, Crumlin, Hubbard, Valderrama, Benson, R. Baker, Muse, Kopp, Patterson, B. Hughes, Morgan, and Proctor
Entitled	County Boards of Education - Professional Employees - Social Security Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 243	Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Howard, Kopp, Benson, Shriver, Bobo, C. Mitchell, Marriott, B. Hughes, Workman, Rosenberg, Cryor, Pitkin, Proctor, Muse, Bonsack, R. Baker, D. Davis, Patterson, Getty, and McIntosh
Entitled	Program for Targeted Incentive Grants for Family Supported Early Childhood Education - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 250	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 458
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Vallario, E. Burns, Montague, Muse, R. Baker, and Patterson
Entitled	Registers of Wills - Salary
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 253	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Delegate Healey (Task Force on Multiracial Designations) and Delegates Patterson, Turner, Bobo, Pendergrass, and Mandel
Entitled	State Government - Forms - Racial Identification
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 269	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 574
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Menes, Frush, Moe, Rudolph, Mandel, Eckardt, McIntosh, Bobo, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dypski, Patterson, Arnick, Benson, Malone, Minnick, and Wood
Entitled	State Government - Department of Aging
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 286	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Delegates Stup , Owings, Klausmeier, McHale, Ciliberti, Oaks, D. Davis, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Frush, Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 361	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Genn, D. Davis, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, M. Burns, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, C. Davis, Dypski, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jacobs, Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, C. Mitchell, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Valderrama, Watson, and Miller
Entitled	Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 371	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, Grosfeld, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Genn, Conroy, Comeau, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Menes, E. Burns, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Hubbard, Cryor, and Baldwin
Entitled	Child Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 372	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Mitchell, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bissett, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Clagett, Comeau, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Flanagan, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Guns, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, Owings, O'Donnell, Patterson, Perry, Poole, Ports, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Schade, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 416	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Ciliberti, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Dypski, Faulkner, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, La Vay, Morhaim, Patterson, Petzold, Bobo, Clagett, DeCarlo, Minnick, Moe, and Rudolph
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Multiple Moving Violations - Cumulative Assessment of Points
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 446	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, C. Mitchell, Bonsack, Shriver, Leopold, Marriott, Curran, Owings, M. Burns, Harkins, Heller, Cadden, Krysiak, Holt, Doory, Hutchins, D. Davis, Branch, Gordon, Boston, Valderrama, Bozman, Taylor, Hixson, C. Davis, Workman, McKee, Dewberry, Busch, Wood, Weir, Hammen, Preis, Minnick, Mossburg, O'Donnell, R. Baker, Barve, Slade, Kagan, Dembrow, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Muse, Howard, Finifter, Ports, Greenip, Guns, Hurson, Poole, Fulton, Love, Bissett, Patterson, Conroy, Donoghue, Harrison, McHale, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, B. Hughes, Schisler, D. Hughes, and Cryor
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Certain Wholesome Foods
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 457	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Hurson, Billings, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Boston, Doory, Exum, Genn, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Kirk, Krysiak, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Miller, and Turner
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Prescription Contraceptive Drugs or Devices
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 476	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, C. Davis, D. Davis, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Watson
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Livable Wage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 482	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Hixson, Shriver, Rosenberg, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Opara, Kopp, Benson, Exum, Pendergrass, Billings, Montague, Branch, Menes, Grosfeld, Pitkin, Goldwater, Genn, Bobo, Mandel, R. Baker, D. Davis, Oaks, Howard, Patterson, E. Burns, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Muse, C. Davis, and Watson
Entitled	Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 527	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 483
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, DeCarlo, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Bozman, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, Dembrow, Dypski, Faulkner, Flanagan, Genn, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, Kopp, Love, Marriott, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Mossburg, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Shriver, Stocksdale, Workman, Brinkley, Dobson, Kagan, Malone, Moe, Opara, Rudolph, Snodgrass, and Wood
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 540	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kagan, Mandel, and Patterson
Entitled	Charter Counties - Proposed Charter Amendments - Number of Petition Signatures
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 548	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, R. Baker, Cadden, Conroy, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Getty, Grosfeld, Harkins, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Mandel, Miller, Patterson, Pitkin, Stup, Workman, Snodgrass, and Goldwater
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

HB 688	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Palumbo, Howard, Proctor, Vallario, D. Davis, B. Hughes, Moe, Patterson, Frush, Menes, R. Baker, Crumlin, Conroy, Morgan, Exum, Benson, Pitkin, Muse, Valderrama, and Hubbard
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - NAFEO Community Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 766	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Owings, Patterson, Pendergrass, Preis, Snodgrass, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Walkup, Watson, Oaks, McHale, and Ciliberti
Entitled	Breast Cancer Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 915	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Bobo, Comeau, DeCarlo, Elliott, Exum, Frush, Genn, Hubbard, Hurson, Mandel, McClenahan, Menes, Morgan, Mossburg, Muse, Patterson, Stull, and Stup
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Automated Teller Machines - Surcharges
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 922	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Kopp, Watson, Patterson, Howard, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rawlings, Fulton, Hubbard, Hammen, Kirk, and Harrison
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Managed Care Organizations - Comprehensive Outreach Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 987	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Linton, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Mohorovic, Opara, Taylor, Pitkin, Nathan-Pulliam, Workman, Howard, Frush, Owings, Weir, Stull, Muse, Patterson, Moe, McHale, Mossburg, Edwards, Palumbo, R. Baker, Morgan, Walkup, McClenahan, Wood, Montague, and Vallario
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Modification of Benefits and Contributions - Optional Defined Contribution System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 990	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Snodgrass, Faulkner, Patterson, Benson, DeCarlo, Dypski, Clagett, and Pitkin
Entitled	State Procurement Law - Maryland Business Enterprise Program for the Blind
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1033	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 534
Sponsored By	Delegates B. Hughes, Proctor, Exum, Vallario, D. Davis, Patterson, Healey, Muse, Howard, Pitkin, Valderrama, and Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Golf Course for the Disabled Therapy Facility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1040	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Palumbo, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker. Frush, Owings, Moe, Proctor, Muse, Healey, Vallario, Valderrama, and Patterson
Entitled	Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1051	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Exum, Fulton, Patterson, Kirk, Watson, McHale, T. Murphy, Muse, Howard, Grosfeld, and Oaks
Entitled	Neighborhood Business Development Program and Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1052	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, M. Burns, Cadden, Hixson, Faulkner, Eckardt, Leopold, Minnick, Kopp, Jacobs, Healey, Vallario, Snodgrass, Pitkin, Conroy, Malone, Love, Edwards, Workman, W. Baker, Greenip, Stocksdale, Harkins, Beck, Brinkley, Rudolph, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Preis, McKee, Schade, DeCarlo, Ports, Proctor, McClenahan, Stup, Hurson, Mossburg, Donoghue, Goldwater, T. Murphy, Bonsack, Stull, Weir, Slade, Wood, Perry, Conway, Dewberry, Hecht, Palumbo, Cryor, Ciliberti, Poole, Clagett, Taylor, Arnick, McHale, Guns, Benson, Patterson, Morgan, Mandel, Getty, Moe, Bobo, Kagan, and Dobson
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1069	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Watson, Kirk, Branch, McHale, T. Murphy, Jones, Muse, Patterson, C. Davis, Bobo, Howard, Grosfeld, Benson, Oaks, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Commission on Concentrated Poverty in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1073	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Beck, Benson, Billings, Bobo, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Watson
Entitled	Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1093	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 539
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Menes, Comeau, Hubbard, Turner, Genn, Jones, Grosfeld, R. Baker, E. Burns, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Dembrow, B. Hughes, Brinkley, Pitkin, Doory, Hixson, Kagan, Howard, Cadden, Petzold, DeCarlo, Finifter, Barve, Frank, Franchot, Minnick, Dypski, Leopold, Conroy, Morhaim, Valderrama, Kopp, Billings, Edwards, Love, Owings, Flanagan, Patterson, Harkins, Healey, Preis, Kittleman, Getty, McHale, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Cryor, Baldwin, Frush, Goldwater, Hecht, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1102	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Curran, Wood, Owings, Branch, Cadden, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Harkins, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, McHale, C. Mitchell, Mossburg, Patterson, Pitkin, Poole, Preis, Rudolph, Weir, B. Hughes, Boston, Holt, Busch, Leopold, W. Baker, O'Donnell, Kopp, Comeau, Proctor, T. Murphy, Palumbo, Slade, and Stup
Entitled	State Comptroller's Office - Investigative Services Unit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1143	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, R. Baker, Benson, Grosfeld, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Mandel, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pitkin, and Turner
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1146	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Benson, DeCarlo, Dypski, Mandel, Moe, Opara, Patterson, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Fees for Dishonored Negotiable Instruments - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1153	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Watson, Kirk, Oaks, Patterson, C. Davis, Benson, C. Mitchell, and Marriott
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Lange Center for Abused Children
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1170	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Baldwin, Beck, Bonsack, Bozman, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Exum, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Holt, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Morgan, T. Murphy, Muse, Palumbo, Patterson, Perry, Rawlings, Shriver, and Vallario
Entitled	State Dinosaur - Astrodon Johnstoni
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1182	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Delegates B. Hughes, Exum, D. Davis, Patterson, Pitkin, McIntosh, Benson, Frush, R. Baker, Crumlin, Howard, and Proctor
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Mission of Love Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1193	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Muse, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Turner, Watson, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, and Opara
Entitled	Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1209	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bonsack, M. Burns, Conway, Elliott, Guns, Harkins, Healey, Howard, Jacobs, Linton, Kelly, Klima, O'Donnell, Patterson, Palumbo, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled	Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1220	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Benson, Muse, C. Davis, Shriver, Conroy, Perry, Bobo, Pendergrass, Patterson, Faulkner, Pitkin, C. Mitchell, and Morhaim
Entitled	Education - Transportation of School Students
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1226	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Frush, Valderrama, Patterson, Menes, and Moe
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Fort Washington Boys and Girls Club
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1228	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Patterson, and Valderrama
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Crescent City Adult Medical Day Care Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1231	Status as of March 31, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Hixson, Benson, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Collection of Excise Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1232	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Hixson, Finifter, Patterson, Valderrama, Heller, Healey, R. Baker, C. Mitchell, Morgan, Marriott, Cryor, Beck, and Bozman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Dealers - Excise Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1243	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Benson, Fulton, Branch, E. Burns, Harrison, Patterson, and C. Davis
Entitled	Drug Dealer Liability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1244	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Heller, Patterson, Hubbard, Perry, Owings, Gordon, Palumbo, Valderrama, Frush, Hurson, Cadden, R. Baker, Harrison, Menes, Moe, Branch, Barve, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Davis, Howard, B. Hughes, E. Burns, C. Davis, Jones, Hixson, Bozman, Cryor, Bonsack, Beck, Healey, Finifter, Greenip, Leopold, Linton, Marriott, McKee, C. Mitchell, Poole, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Workman, Clagett, Busch, Love, Bissett, Frank, Arnick, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Getty, Hammen, Hecht, Holt, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, McIntosh, Miller, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Ports, Redmer, Rosenberg, Stocksdale, Weir, and Watson
Entitled	Homeowners Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1245	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Rawlings, Opara, Bobo, Mandel, C. Mitchell, Mossburg, Kagan, Benson, Cryor, Rudolph, Valderrama, Patterson, Moe, Cadden, Branch, Dembrow, Grosfeld, Menes, and Frush
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1248	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo , Taylor, Wood, Arnick, DeCarlo, Kittleman, Malone, Rudolph, Morgan, Benson, Brinkley, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Faulkner, Getty, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Moe, Mossburg, Opara, Patterson, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Legislative Ethics - Advisory Services and Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1273	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Pitkin, Bobo, Crumlin, Frush, Moe, Menes, Muse, Conroy, Marriott, Mandel, T. Murphy, Kagan, E. Burns, Patterson, Exum, Benson, Morgan, Turner, Heller, Fulton, B. Hughes, Pendergrass, Kach, Kittleman, Cryor, Jones, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	State Finance and Procurement - Sanctions Against Nigeria
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1330	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Valderrama, Pitkin, Vallario, Patterson, R. Baker, Menes, Frush, and Palumbo
Entitled	Crimes of Violence - Notification to Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1341	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 750
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Benson, Dypski, Malone, DeCarlo, Patterson, Morgan, Mandel, Getty, Faulkner, Clagett, Moe, Bobo, and Kagan
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - State Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1400	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Patterson, Valderrama, D. Davis, and Muse
Entitled	State Procurement - Payment of Subcontractors
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters