1998 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:22 p.m.

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HB 43	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Public Safety - Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 45	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Kach, Barve, Harrison, Busch, Gordon, Boston, Donoghue, Exum, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Kirk, Love, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trial - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 47	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy and Love
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Wigs for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 60	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Baldwin
Entitled	Construction - Connectors and Studs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 77	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Baldwin
Entitled	Scaffolding
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 282	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 55
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Local Housing Authorities - Submetering
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 288	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank and Fulton
Entitled	Transportation - Jogging on Highways - Reflective Clothing
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 384	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Curran, Benson, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dypski, Faulkner, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Morgan, Mossburg, Opara, Snodgrass, Wood, and Getty
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations in School Zones - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 399	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Conroy, Dembrow, Doory, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, and Valderrama
Entitled	Commercial Law - Handguns - Child Safety Device
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 444	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Licensed Physical Therapists and Licensed Physical Therapist Assistants - Scope of Practice - Topical Pharmaceutical Agents
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 459	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Montague, Hutchins, Grosfeld, Eckardt, Frush, Moe, Howard, R. Baker, Crumlin, and Pitkin
Entitled	Local HIV Prevention Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 491	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Exum
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Capital Equipment - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 502	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Busch, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 554	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Morgan
Entitled	Radar Jamming Devices - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 557	Status as of March 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate D. Murphy
Entitled	Personal Flotation Devices - Children
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 599	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 325
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Taylor, Arnick, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bonsack, Boston, Bozman, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Heller, Curran, C. Davis, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Gordon, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, La Vay, Linton, Love, Kittleman, Malone, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, V. Mitchell, D. Murphy, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Poole, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Weir, Miller, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Fulton, Klima, Palumbo, Vallario, Mossburg, and Crumlin
Entitled	Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 626	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program PG 416-98
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 722	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 92
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - County Roads - Restricted Access
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 747	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Poole and Hubbard
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Testing Equipment - State Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 823	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Delegations
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Water Meters - Charge PG/MC 13-98
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 848	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Faulkner, Marriott, Shriver, Beck, Ciliberti, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Petzold, Leopold, R. Baker, and Dembrow
Entitled	Potomac River - Water Removal
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 883	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Poole and Frank
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Licensed Health Clubs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 928	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By	Delegates Bissett and Arnick
Entitled	Ignition Interlock Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 929	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, W. Baker, and Walkup
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Railroad Grade Crossings - Exemption from Stopping Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1038	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Poole, Conway, McClenahan, and Walkup
Entitled	Natural Resources - Woodland Incentive Program - Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1079	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Palumbo, Vallario, and Holt
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Required Registration and Certificate of Title - Farm Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1101	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Shriver, C. Davis, Cryor, Bonsack, Hixson, Ports, Bozman, Muse, Leopold, Beck, Linton, Rzepkowski, McKee, Hurson, Greenip, and Owings
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction for Computer Equipment Donated to Private and Parochial Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1168	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 545
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Guns, Hammen, Billings, Hubbard, Stup, Klausmeier, Morhaim, T. Murphy, and Oaks
Entitled	Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1178	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 733
Sponsored By	Delegates Harkins, Comeau, Preis, Bonsack, Jacobs, Perry, Rudolph, Rosenberg, Barve, Kopp, E. Burns, M. Burns, and Petzold
Entitled	Crimes - Telecommunications Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1185	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, Faulkner, Bissett, and Exum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle Helmets - Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1187	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Collaborative Drug Therapy Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1218	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Crimes - Drug Paraphernalia - Cigarette Rolling Papers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1322	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Electric Utility Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1323	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Electric Utility Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1367	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Baldwin and Cadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Fire Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1416	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Maryland School for the Blind
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 1	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	The President (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Public Utility Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 14	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Commercial Law - Equipment Dealer Contract Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 38	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 139
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Historic Providers - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 74	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 14
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 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 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 225	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 261	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for a Prosthesis
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 363	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Licensed Physical Therapist, etc - Scope of Practice - Topical Pharmaceutical Agents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 388	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Revenue from Copiers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 420	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Ferguson (Carroll County Senators)
Entitled	Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 436	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 391
Sponsored By	Senators Stone , Astle, and Green
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations in School Zones - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 492	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Dorman, Ruben, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Testing Equipment - State Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 527	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Crimes - Abusable Volatile Chemicals - Sales Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 540	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ferguson (By Request)
Entitled	Family Law - Temporary Ex Parte Orders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 691	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 640
Sponsored By	Senator McCabe
Entitled	Plumbers - Backflow Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 717	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Potomac River - Water Removal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 775	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Maryland School for the Blind
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 777	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Fire Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation