1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:38 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus District 38	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 237	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 762
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus and Colburn
Entitled	Psychologists - Educational Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 257	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 763
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Colburn, Munson, and Astle
Entitled	Deer - Seasons and Bonus Stamps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 258	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus and Colburn
Entitled	Architects - Signatures and Seals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 400	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 769
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Fish - Striped Bass Allocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 477	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - McCready Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 478	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 612
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations Located in Adjacent States
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 724	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Cecil, Kent, and Wicomico Counties - Orphans' Court Judges - Salaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 789	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Baker, and Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties - Dry Hydrant System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 790	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - Drill Academy for Youth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 36	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 108
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Colburn, Craig, Derr, Ferguson, Forehand, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic 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 133	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe , Stoltzfus, Craig, and Colburn
Entitled	Soil Conservation Districts - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 184	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 235	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Hollinger, Kelley, Stoltzfus, and Derr
Entitled	Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Supply Quantity - Repeal of Termination Date and Alteration of Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 240	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 591
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Trotter, Pinsky, Sfikas, McCabe, Madden, Dyson, Dorman, Hollinger, Collins, Blount, Frosh, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 248	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Munson, Derr, and Haines
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Purchase Price - Trade-In Allowance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 275	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Kelley, Colburn, and Conway
Entitled	Oral Health - Dental Hygienists - Access to Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 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 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 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 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 556	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Forest Conservation - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 564	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Eastern Shore - Secession From Maryland - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 603	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Stoltzfus, Derr, Boozer, Ferguson, Munson, Roesser, Hafer, Hogan, Haines, Colburn, and McCabe
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 628	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Roesser, McCabe, Craig, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Ferguson, and Derr
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 632	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 626
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Hollinger, Stoltzfus, and McCabe
Entitled	Optometrists and Physicians - Replacement Contact Lens Prescriptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 641	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Craig, Dyson, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Conway, and Middleton
Entitled	Real Estate Licensing Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 679	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Fisheries Management - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Apprenticeship - Noncommercial Crabbing License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 784	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 654
Sponsored By	Senator Della (By Request) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Vital Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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