1998 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:26 p.m.

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HB 8	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes (Chairman, Special House Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Taylor, R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Stup, Arnick, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Hurson, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Dewberry, Busch, Guns, Kopp, W. Baker, Benson, Bozman, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Employment in Recovery Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 57	Status as of January 21, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Beck, Bonsack, Bozman, Campbell, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Hurson, Leopold, Marriott, McKee, C. Mitchell, Muse, Ports, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Workman
Entitled	House of Delegates Scholarship Program - Abolition
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 69	Status as of January 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate M. Burns
Entitled	Governor - Pardons and Reprieves
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 123	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick and Getty (Commission to Revise the Election Code)
Entitled	Election Law - Late Vacancy for Governor - Assumption of Nomination by Lieutenant Governor Nominee
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 144	Status as of January 21, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Curran, and Goldwater
Entitled	State Budget - Increases - Line Item Veto
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 153	Status as of February 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Heller
Entitled	Education - Funding - Average Daily Attendance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 158	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Poole, Kagan, Morgan, and Mossburg
Entitled	Gubernatorial Term - Commencement
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 243	Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Howard, Kopp, Benson, Shriver, Bobo, C. Mitchell, Marriott, B. Hughes, Workman, Rosenberg, Cryor, Pitkin, Proctor, Muse, Bonsack, R. Baker, D. Davis, Patterson, Getty, and McIntosh
Entitled	Program for Targeted Incentive Grants for Family Supported Early Childhood Education - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 285	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 56
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Governor's Energy Emergency Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 300	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Pitkin, Oaks, Billings, Frush, Watson, Bobo, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Conroy, R. Baker, Crumlin, and D. Davis
Entitled	Water Quality - Agricultural Practices and Best Management Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 357	Status as of January 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Schade, Bissett, Ports, Kittleman, Stocksdale, Kach, Jacobs, Elliott, Beck, O'Donnell, D. Murphy, M. Burns, McKee, and Flanagan
Entitled	House of Delegates Scholarship Program - Abolition
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 513	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Curran, and Goldwater
Entitled	State Budget - Lump-Sum Requirement - Capital Projects
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 531	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By	Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Anne Arundel County Delegation, Baltimore County Delegation, Harford County Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation and Delegates Boston, Conroy, C. Davis, and Howard
Entitled	Boat Excise Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 661	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Eckardt, Walkup, Bozman, Guns, McClenahan, Schisler, D. Hughes, and Rudolph
Entitled	Executive Department - Pardons, Commutations, and Remissions of Sentences - Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 680	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Bonsack, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Branch, Harrison, and Oaks
Entitled	Racing - Uncashed Tickets - Maryland Million, Ltd.
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 685	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Marriott, C. Mitchell, and Oaks
Entitled	Parole - Life Sentences - Governor's Approval
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 733	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 708
Sponsored By	Delegate Rawlings
Entitled	Higher Education Institutions - Teacher Training Programs - Accreditation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 805	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Baltimore County Board of Education - Election of Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 983	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 529
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Rawlings, McIntosh, Kopp, Conway, Hecht, and Franchot
Entitled	State Personnel - Telecommuting Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 987	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Linton, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Mohorovic, Opara, Taylor, Pitkin, Nathan-Pulliam, Workman, Howard, Frush, Owings, Weir, Stull, Muse, Patterson, Moe, McHale, Mossburg, Edwards, Palumbo, R. Baker, Morgan, Walkup, McClenahan, Wood, Montague, and Vallario
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Modification of Benefits and Contributions - Optional Defined Contribution System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1035	Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Cadden, Branch, C. Mitchell, Heller, and Rawlings
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1052	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, M. Burns, Cadden, Hixson, Faulkner, Eckardt, Leopold, Minnick, Kopp, Jacobs, Healey, Vallario, Snodgrass, Pitkin, Conroy, Malone, Love, Edwards, Workman, W. Baker, Greenip, Stocksdale, Harkins, Beck, Brinkley, Rudolph, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Preis, McKee, Schade, DeCarlo, Ports, Proctor, McClenahan, Stup, Hurson, Mossburg, Donoghue, Goldwater, T. Murphy, Bonsack, Stull, Weir, Slade, Wood, Perry, Conway, Dewberry, Hecht, Palumbo, Cryor, Ciliberti, Poole, Clagett, Taylor, Arnick, McHale, Guns, Benson, Patterson, Morgan, Mandel, Getty, Moe, Bobo, Kagan, and Dobson
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1056	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Conway, Kopp, Cadden, and Heller
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1137	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Port Commission - Private Operating Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1167	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings and Rosenberg
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Mandatory Supplemental Retirement Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1171	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled	The Maryland School for the Blind - Board of Directors , Funding, and Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 1215	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Gordon, and Barve
Entitled	Education - Character Awareness Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1299	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Maryland African American Museum Corporation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1379	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules
Sponsored By	Delegate M. Burns
Entitled	State Property Tax - Phaseout of Rate Based on Required Appropriation
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules

HJ 3	Status as of February 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Governor's Salary Commission)
Entitled	Governor's Salary Commission - Salary Recommendations for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 5	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman, Howard, Proctor, Walkup, B. Hughes, Conroy, Love, Clagett, Greenip, Petzold, Kopp, Hecht, Cadden, and Perry
Entitled	Maryland Children's Day
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HJ 15	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 10
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Taylor, Hixson, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Comeau, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, Dewberry, Doory, Eckardt, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Goldwater, Healey, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kach, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Miller, Mohorovic, McClenahan, O'Donnell, Pitkin, Preis, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Valderrama, Workman, C. Davis, Kopp, C. Mitchell, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Education - Class Size Reduction Program - Appointment of Special Study Committee
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 71	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 577
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Secretary of State)
Entitled	Special Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 83	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 579
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Public Television)
Entitled	Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission - Personnel Matters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 88	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, Collins, Hollinger, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Animal Friendly License Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 112	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Employment in Recovery Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

SB 126	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senators Collins and Craig (Commission to Revise the Election Code)
Entitled	Election Law - Late Vacancy for Governor - Assumption of Nomination by Lieutenant Governor Nominee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 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 259	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Alternate Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 264	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Racing - Uncashed Tickets - Maryland Million, Ltd.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 267	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Governor - Pardons and Reprieves
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 272	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 22
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Governor's Office on Volunteerism - Change of Name
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation 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 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 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 510	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Fry
Entitled	Election Laws - Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 544	Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Collins, Lawlah, Sfikas, Della, Dyson, Currie, McFadden, Frosh, Kelley, and Conway
Entitled	Labor Relations Between Public Employers and Designated Employee Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 555	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone
Entitled	Governor - Notice of Commutation, Reprieve, or Pardon
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 579	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Hafer, and Derr
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 580	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Hogan, and Hafer
Entitled	The Maryland School for the Blind - Board of Directors , Funding, and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

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 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 658	Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Middleton, Colburn, Bromwell, Craig, Derr, Dyson, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, and Neall
Entitled	Nutrient Management Practices Improvement Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 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 693	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Senators Blount , Astle, Middleton, Hoffman, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Ruben, Craig, Currie, Della, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Kelley, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Munson, and Roesser
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 716	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, McFadden, Astle, and Della
Entitled	Maryland African American Museum Corporation
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

SJ 1	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (Governor's Salary Commission)
Entitled	Governor's Salary Commission - Salary Recommendations for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations