1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:40 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Decatur W. Trotter District 24	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 99	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Mount Rainier Public Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 164	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 346
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Life Insurance - Public Entities - Authority to Pool
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 165	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 196	Status as of March 3, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Child Support - Nonpayment - Consequences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 197	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 351
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	State Lottery Commission - Compensation and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 457	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Lawlah, McFadden, Hughes, Madden, Currie, Blount, Kelley, and Jefferies
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative License Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 686	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 637
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Derr, Madden, Bromwell, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Della, Roesser, Hafer, and Astle
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 703	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Teacher Education Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 715	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 643
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter and McFadden
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Maryland Emergency Food Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 755	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Mission of Love Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SJ 12	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Blount, Kelley, Currie, Lawlah, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Buffalo Soldier Day - February 20
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 14	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Prince George's County - Bishop James R. Peebles Drive
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 85	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and 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 114	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Stone, Forehand, Miller, Trotter, and Conway
Entitled	Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services and Access to Birth and Adoption Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 116	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 343
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Stone, Colburn, Ruben, Trotter, and Conway
Entitled	Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 119	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Blount, Hughes, Sfikas, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Forehand, and Currie
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 137	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 139	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Lawlah, Pinsky, Stone, Colburn, Ruben, and Trotter
Entitled	Powers of Attorney
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 169	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Blount, McFadden, Currie, Della, Conway, Sfikas, Kelley, Trotter, and Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Baltimore City Community College - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 170	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Fry, Blount, Currie, Hafer, McFadden, Munson, Dorman, Kelley, and Trotter
Entitled	Higher Education - Small Community Colleges - Annual Grant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation 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 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 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 204	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Pinsky, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Madden, Forehand, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Transportation - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties - Grants for Purchase of Buses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 205	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Currie, Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Capital Equipment - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 206	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Pinsky, Frosh, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Local Bus Systems - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 207	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Hogan, Frosh, Currie, Roesser, and Trotter
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Debt Service Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 221	Status as of March 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dermatological Care - Access to Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 230	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Derr, and Dorman (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Senators Astle, Bromwell, Della, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental 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 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 308	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Trotter, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Currie, Sfikas, Conway, Lawlah, and Hughes
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Livable Wage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 309	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Trotter, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Kelley, McFadden, Blount, Sfikas, Conway, Hoffman, and Currie
Entitled	Local HIV Prevention Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 315	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dorman, Derr, Astle, Hafer, Bromwell, Dyson, Trotter, and Sfikas
Entitled	Public Assistance - Finger Imaging Identification Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 337	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Blount, Della, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Sfikas, and Trotter
Entitled	Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Clerk Vacancy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 340	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Hollinger, McFadden, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Open Meetings Act - Public Bodies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 341	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Hollinger, Lawlah, McFadden, and Trotter
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrests and Citations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 387	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Hughes, Hollinger, Sfikas, Trotter, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Information - Access to Electronic Public Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 470	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 523	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Hughes, Trotter, Hollinger, McFadden, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Poverty Level Taxpayers - Refundable Income Tax Credit for Employment-Related Household and Dependent Care Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 528	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 184
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Dorman, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, and Trotter
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Showplace Arena (Equestrian Center)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 545	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Senators Conway , Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 614	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, McFadden, Ruben, Blount, Currie, Conway, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Madden
Entitled	Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 633	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 331
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Trotter, Currie, and McCabe
Entitled	Private Home Detention Monitoring Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 634	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Derr, Dorman, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Della, and Currie
Entitled	Breast Cancer Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 644	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Bromwell, Della, Madden, Roesser, and Trotter
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 680	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Trotter
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Bladensburg Waterfront Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 722	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 646
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Assisted Living Programs - Small Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 793	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, McFadden, Sfikas, Hughes, Jefferies, and Trotter
Entitled	Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics - Rights of Accused Legislator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SJ 3	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Frosh, Green, Pinsky, Trotter, Hollinger, Blount, Derr, Sfikas, Ruben, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Dyson, Conway, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled	International Ban on Antipersonnel Land Mines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government 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