1998 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:16 p.m.

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HB 12	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Harkins, Jacobs, McIntosh, Perry, Preis, Bonsack, Bobo, Pitkin, and Dembrow
Entitled	Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 21	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bissett, Harkins, M. Burns, Rosenberg, Campbell, and McIntosh
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Robbery
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 26	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates M. Burns and Hecht
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predator Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 35	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld and Kopp
Entitled	Foster Care Review Boards - Permanency Plan Review Hearings - Written Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 42	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Preis, T. Murphy, and Turner
Entitled	Family Law - Award of Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 46	Status as of January 21, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Leopold, and Owings
Entitled	Home Detention - Private Monitoring Companies and Agents - Licensing and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 171	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	State Prosecutor - Immunity and Subpoena Power
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 187	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Palumbo, Genn, Menes, R. Baker, Conroy, M. Burns, Turner, and Bissett
Entitled	Courts of Appeals - Name Change
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 188	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Montague, Preis, Harkins, Jacobs, Love, M. Burns, Krysiak, and Conroy
Entitled	Certificates of Merit - Licensed Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 193	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Comeau, Vallario, Palumbo, and M. Burns
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Confinement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 219	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Bissett, M. Burns, Schade, Perry, Love, Clagett, Baldwin, Rzepkowski, Busch, Greenip, and Leopold
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Bombs - Suspension of Driving Privileges and Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 229	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, and Comeau
Entitled	Montgomery and Harford Counties - Retired Judges - Assignment to Orphans' Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 230	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rzepkowski, M. Burns, and Love
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Offenses Involving Destructive Devices
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 240	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 457
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and M. Burns
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Alcohol Concentration Measurement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 245	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 336
Sponsored By	Delegates E. Burns, Vallario, Hutchins, Menes, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Petzold, and M. Burns
Entitled	Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 246	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Support Enforcement - Contempt
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 265	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 460
Sponsored By	Garrett County and Allegany County Delegations
Entitled	Allegany and Garrett Counties - Confinement as Condition of Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 270	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Vallario , Doory, Benson, and Crumlin
Entitled	Arrest Warrant Inspection - Public Information
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 275	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Conroy
Entitled	Civil Actions - Amendment to Ad Damnum - Case Transferred to Circuit Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 279	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Turner
Entitled	District Court - Criminal Jurisdiction - Child Abduction and Custody Interference
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 294	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Aggressive Driving - Driver Improvement Programs and Point System Conferences
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 295	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	New Home Construction - Implied Warranty - Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 309	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Juvenile Justice) and Delegates Vallario, Doory, M. Burns, Dembrow, Genn, Grosfeld, Harkins, Montague, Preis, and Turner
Entitled	Juvenile Justice Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 310	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 351	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Mandel, Dembrow, Genn, Goldwater, Kopp, Kagan, Petzold, Gordon, Heller, Shriver, Hurson, Franchot, Hixson, Beck, Mossburg, Ciliberti, Faulkner, Cryor, Flanagan, and Turner
Entitled	Membership in the Judges' Retirement System - Masters
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 401	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Curran, and Doory
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Presentence Investigations - Community Impact Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 403	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement Demonstration Site - Conciliation Conferences
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 407	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Menes, Grosfeld, Hecht, Pendergrass, Jones, R. Baker, Perry, Hurson, Petzold, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, McHale, and Opara
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Orders for Protection - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 415	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Finifter, McIntosh, and Turner
Entitled	Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 425	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Montague, Genn, Dypski, Fulton, Faulkner, E. Burns, Perry, O'Donnell, Workman, Valderrama, Palumbo, Bissett, and Frank
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Legal Custody
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 458	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bissett, Harkins, and M. Burns
Entitled	Evidence - Expert Witness Testimony
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 486	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Vallario, and Palumbo
Entitled	Soliciting or Marketing Legal Services - Access to Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 500	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Snodgrass, Turner, and Workman
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Presence of Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 590	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 639
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Grosfeld, Krysiak, Redmer, T. Murphy, and Perry
Entitled	Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 605	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, R. Baker, Doory, and T. Murphy
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Date of Award
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 666	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 497
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes (Chairwoman, Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Pitkin, and Stup
Entitled	Crimes - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Forfeiture
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 698	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo. M. Burns, Ciliberti, Snodgrass, Beck, Mossburg, Minnick, Leopold, Cryor, Morgan, B. Hughes, Jacobs, Stocksdale, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 707	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Clagett and Love
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Probation Violations - Suspension of Driving Privilege
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 761	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maryland Electrology Practice Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 807	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague and Hubbard
Entitled	Support Enforcement - Contempt
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 856	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Goldwater, T. Murphy, Perry, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 893	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses - Limitation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 973	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Rawlings, Franchot, Rosenberg, and Palumbo
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Courts - Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 984	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Nonpayment of Judgments
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1008	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman and Hecht
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Petitioner Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1027	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Neutral Case Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1086	Status as of February 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Slade, Conway, Rawlings, Taylor, Dewberry, Harkins, Edwards, Franchot, Rosenberg, Kopp, Hecht, Jones, Dembrow, R. Baker, and McIntosh
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Equity
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1096	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Bissett
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1196	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Dypski, Curran, Krysiak, and Hammen
Entitled	Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1197	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Bicycle-Pedestrian Full Access 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1224	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Getty, Leopold, Weir, Donoghue, Stup, M. Burns, Klima, Ports, Baldwin, Mohorovic, Cryor, Jacobs, and Comeau
Entitled	Criminal Analysis Laboratory System - User Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1262	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Real Property - Common Interest Development Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1265	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 741
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Rawlings
Entitled	State Employees - District Court Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1272	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Rudolph, W. Baker, McClenahan, Guns, D. Hughes, Klausmeier, Bozman, and Walkup
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction of Court and Use of Juvenile Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1282	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Perry, C. Mitchell, and Hubbard
Entitled	Family Law - Marital Property - Transfer of Ownership Interests in Benefit Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1305	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate M. Burns
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Confinement as Condition of Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1307	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Clagett, M. Burns, Bissett, Love, Schade, Cadden, Busch, Owings, Greenip, Baldwin, Rzepkowski, and Perry
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Education - Restitution for Bomb Threats
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1312	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Valderrama
Entitled	Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification - Presentence Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1328	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Drug Offenders - Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1374	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Orphans' Court - Appeals - Stay of Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1423	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Vessels - Operating While Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 12	Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Drunk Driving - Ignition Interlock System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 15	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Soliciting or Marketing Legal Services - Access to Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 26	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Madden, Haines, Kelley, Hollinger, Colburn, and Middleton
Entitled	Support Enforcement - Contempt
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 29	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 335
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Stone, Kelley, and Collins
Entitled	Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 68	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee and Senators Baker, Ruben, Jimeno, and Kelley (Departmental - Juvenile Justice)
Entitled	Juvenile Justice Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 100	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Criminal Procedures - Bombs - Suspension of Driver's License or Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 101	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middlebrooks, Baker, Colburn, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Bombs - Suspension of Driving Privileges and Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 117	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Colburn, Green, Haines, and Jimeno
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 142	Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction - Robbery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 172	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Arrest Warrant Inspection - Public Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 186	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predator Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 198	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 352
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Cecil County - Fines and Forfeitures and Appearance Fees - Use of Funds for Charitable and Educational Purposes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 213	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Forehand, and Jimeno
Entitled	Certificates of Merit - Licensed Professionals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 276	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry - Disclosure of Nonidentifying Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 331	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Derr, Craig, Ferguson, McCabe, Neall, Middlebrooks, Jimeno, Haines, Green, and Colburn
Entitled	State Prosecutor - Immunity and Subpoena Power
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 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 343	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Presence of Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 353	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 399	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 429	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Colburn, Forehand, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Crimes - Malicious Destruction of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 451	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Astle, Della, Stone, and Boozer
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 474	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Kelley, McFadden, Hughes, and Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 500	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)
Entitled	Frederick County - Criminal Justice Technology Enhancement Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 502	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)
Entitled	Frederick County - Regulated Firearms Dealers - Holding Period
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 571	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Legal Custody
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 621	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Accrual of Unpaid Rent and Late Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

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 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 649	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 630
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee), Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Conway
Entitled	Disclosure of Medical Records - Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

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 656	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Courts - Health Care Advisory Committees - Appointment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 677	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Incarceration of Obligor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 684	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses - Limitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 688	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Colburn, and Jimeno
Entitled	Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 772	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Failure to Comply with a Notice to Appear - Guilty Plea
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 796	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Drug Offenders - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings