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

Sponsor Information	Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. District 18	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 413	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Conway, Currie, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Pinsky, McFadden, and Forehand
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Poultry Waste Management Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 611	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 621
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Foster Care Review Boards - Permanency Plan Review Hearings - Written Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 612	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Care Carriers - Action Against Providers - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 613	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Sfikas, Roesser, Pinsky, Dyson, Conway, and Frosh
Entitled	Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 615	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hogan, Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Ruben, and Roesser
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Center for Children and Families
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 616	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Writer's Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 617	Status as of March 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Exemption From Covered Employment - Travel Agents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 618	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Kelley, and Boozer
Entitled	Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 619	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 623
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hogan, and Middleton
Entitled	Tax Credits - Businesses that Create New Jobs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 646	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 650	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 631
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Hollinger, Bromwell, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Managed Care Organizations - Comprehensive Outreach Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 780	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - New Hope Foundation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 84	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Hollinger, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment and Benefit Determinations - Liability and Utilization Review Complaint and Appeal Processes and Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 148	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Collins
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Charitable Organizations - Abatement and Refund of Property Tax in Year of Transfer
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 168	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Stone, Van Hollen, Green, Middleton, McFadden, and Fry
Entitled	Public Libraries - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 177	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 328
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Fry, Middleton, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Environment - Linked Deposit - Use in Maryland Water Quality and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 178	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Frosh, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Green, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 182	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Roesser, Van Hollen, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Germantown Cultural Arts Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 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 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 249	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Frosh, Hogan, and Roesser
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, Inc.
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 328	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Munson, McFadden, Van Hollen, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Roesser, Hogan, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County Campus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 335	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Forehand, Pinsky, and Kelley
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Prescription Contraceptive Drugs or Devices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic 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 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 373	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Roesser, Van Hollen, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Kelley, and Conway
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Hospital Emergency Facilities and Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 382	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration) and Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, and McCabe
Entitled	Child Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 432	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Ruben, McCabe, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 449	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Currie, Frosh, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Education - State Funding - Social Security Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 450	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Currie, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Chelsea School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 452	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Kelley, Middleton, Van Hollen, McCabe, Currie, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, and McFadden
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare, and Qualifying Employees with Disabilities Tax Credits - Tax Exempt Organizations - Withholding Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 483	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Pinsky, Derr, Dyson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Major League Athletic Franchises - Right of First Refusal When Sold
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 485	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Boozer, Della, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Derr, Hafer, and Miller
Entitled	Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 490	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 494	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Roesser, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County Agricultural Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 509	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Fry, McFadden, Lawlah, Middleton, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
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 560	Status as of April 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Baker , Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration), Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, McCabe, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 590	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 113
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, and Hoffman
Entitled	Medical Assistance and Other State Programs - Dental Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 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 609	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Van Hollen, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, and Frosh
Entitled	Election Laws - Clean Campaign Public Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 652	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Derr, and McFadden
Entitled	Manufacturers of Tobacco Products - State Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 667	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Forehand, Roesser, Dorman, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontracting of Health Care Providers' Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic 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 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