1998 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:47 p.m.

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HB 1	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor and The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Campbell, Conway, Cryor, Finifter, Hixson, Holt, Kopp, Proctor, Rawlings, Workman, Dewberry, Hurson, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Patterson, DeCarlo, Valderrama, Miller, McHale, and Donoghue
Entitled	School Accountability Funding for Excellence
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 2	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Boston, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Fulton, Gordon, Kirk, McHale, Miller, Mohorovic, and Valderrama
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Regulatory and Systems Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 3	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bozman, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Kach, McClenahan, Eckardt, Boston, Exum, Kirk, Pendergrass, Mohorovic, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Stup, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 4	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Rosenberg, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Poole, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Boston, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Mohorovic, Stup, Ciliberti, Klausmeier, D. Hughes, Hubbard, B. Hughes, and Exum
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 6	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 660
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Healey, Donoghue, Valderrama, DeCarlo, McHale, Miller, Cryor, and Bonsack
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 7	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 661
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barve, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Busch, W. Baker, E. Burns, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rosenberg, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Crumlin, Pendergrass, Walkup, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, and Valderrama
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Corporation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 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 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 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 49	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 59	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	Child Abuse or Neglect - - Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 66	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Faulkner, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Hurson, Kopp, Leopold, Linton, Mandel, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Shriver, Workman, Dypski, McIntosh, Poole, Perry, and Marriott
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refunds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 97	Status as of January 15, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, D. Davis, Hubbard, Turner, Pitkin, Kopp, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Maryland Children's Health Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

HB 99	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, and Hubbard
Entitled	Home- and Community-Based Services for Autistic Children and Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Individuals - Medicaid Waivers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 148	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, W. Baker, Klima, McKee, and Marriott
Entitled	Horse Racing - Financial Investment Study
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 149	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 778
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 179	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Division of Parole and Probation - Presentence Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 183	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Walkup
Entitled	Victims of Homicide - Transportation Expenses - State Budget
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 199	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - University System of Maryland)
Entitled	University System of Maryland Workforce Flexibility Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 202	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 761
Sponsored By	Delegates Opara and Faulkner (Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business)
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lending Business Reforms
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 203	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman, Cadden, and B. Hughes
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Shipping and Handling Charges
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 204	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 49
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards - Examinations and Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 213	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 678
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Dembrow, Faulkner, Getty, Hubbard, Mandel, Morgan, Palumbo, Patterson, Pitkin, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Benson, Clagett, DeCarlo, and Kagan
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 225	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 50
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Accident Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 226	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 455
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Motor Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 248	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Crumlin and Eckardt
Entitled	Mandated Health Insurance Services Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 269	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 574
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Menes, Frush, Moe, Rudolph, Mandel, Eckardt, McIntosh, Bobo, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dypski, Patterson, Arnick, Benson, Malone, Minnick, and Wood
Entitled	State Government - Department of Aging
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 284	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 681
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Assisted Living Programs - Resident Property
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 324	Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	State Government - Expenditure Control Program - Use of Unspent Appropriations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 330	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, McClenahan, V. Mitchell, Bissett, Cadden, Schade, Morgan, Ports, Flanagan, Kittleman, W. Baker, La Vay, and Love
Entitled	Insurance - Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation and Cost Savings Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 333	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 468
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Payroll Reporting Data
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 347	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	State Advisory Commission on Gambling Addiction
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 350	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 644
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, B. Hughes, and Hecht
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Maryland Emergency Food Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 376	Status as of March 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)
Entitled	Confidentiality and Notice Requirements - Lobbyist Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 377	Status as of March 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Ethics, State Commission on)
Entitled	Public Ethics - Lobbyists - Disclosure of Gifts to Officials and Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 414	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell and Owings
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Calvert County
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 450	Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Election Laws - Campaign Reports - Place of Filing
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 451	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 73
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Forests and Parks - Program Open Space - Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 482	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Hixson, Shriver, Rosenberg, Fulton, Rawlings, Kirk, Opara, Kopp, Benson, Exum, Pendergrass, Billings, Montague, Branch, Menes, Grosfeld, Pitkin, Goldwater, Genn, Bobo, Mandel, R. Baker, D. Davis, Oaks, Howard, Patterson, E. Burns, C. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Muse, C. Davis, and Watson
Entitled	Maryland Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty Database
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 523	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 482
Sponsored By	Delegate Petzold (Maryland Digital Signature Task Force) and Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, Heller, Barve, Frank, Goldwater, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Digital Signature Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 524	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Crab Harvesting - Prohibition on Use of Bank Traps and Channel Pounds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 527	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 483
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, DeCarlo, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Bozman, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, Dembrow, Dypski, Faulkner, Flanagan, Genn, Getty, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, Kopp, Love, Marriott, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Mossburg, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Shriver, Stocksdale, Workman, Brinkley, Dobson, Kagan, Malone, Moe, Opara, Rudolph, Snodgrass, and Wood
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 535	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Natural Resources - Phragmites - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 548	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, R. Baker, Cadden, Conroy, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Getty, Grosfeld, Harkins, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Mandel, Miller, Patterson, Pitkin, Stup, Workman, Snodgrass, and Goldwater
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

HB 556	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Goldwater, Elliott, Nathan-Pulliam, McHale, and Stup
Entitled	Health - Utilization Review
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 565	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 599
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, C. Davis, Bozman, Hixson, Howard, Healey, and Cryor
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare Tax Incentive Act - Child Care or Transportation Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 591	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Ciliberti
Entitled	Mortuary Science Business - Corporations - Licenses
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 611	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Title Insurers - Statements of Financial Condition - Exemption from Filing Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 615	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates DeCarlo, Dypski, and Mandel
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driving Tests - Driver Performance Evaluation Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 621	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 601
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Taylor, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Rawlings, Heller, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Cadden, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dypski, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Healey, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Klausmeier, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Stup, Turner, Wood, and Workman
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 628	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Task Force to Study an Arts and Entertainment District in Prince George's County
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 648	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Public Dissemination of Physician Profiles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 677	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Calvert County - Road Signage Pilot Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 684	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Marriott, Harrison, Conroy, Branch, Kirk, Watson, and C. Mitchell
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 691	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	School Buses - Display of Telephone Number for Reports of Unsafe Driving Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 710	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo, M. Burns, Minnick, Ciliberti, Stocksdale, Leopold, Beck, Menes, Snodgrass, Benson, B. Hughes, Morgan, O'Donnell, Mossburg, Cryor, Jacobs, Clagett, Bobo, and Slade
Entitled	State's Attorneys - Plea Bargaining - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 724	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 706
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Short-Term Rental Vehicles - Taxation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 760	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Commission to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Volunteer Auxiliary Police Force in Prince George's County PG 318-98
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 765	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Bozman
Entitled	Task Force on Pharmacy Technicians
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 766	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Owings, Patterson, Pendergrass, Preis, Snodgrass, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Walkup, Watson, Oaks, McHale, and Ciliberti
Entitled	Breast Cancer Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 770	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 266
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Cryor, Heller, Hurson, Leopold, Owings, Shriver, Workman, Rzepkowski, and Healey
Entitled	Education - Transitioning Youth - Reporting on Postsecondary Service Needs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 832	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 713
Sponsored By	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Delegations
Entitled	WSSC - System Development Charge, Compensation, and Hookups - Task Force on Privatization PG/MC 4-98
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 834	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Delegations
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Construction Contracts - Minority Business Enterprise Set-Aside Program PG/MC 7-98
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 836	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 518
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis and Hixson
Entitled	Racing Commission - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 837	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis and Hixson
Entitled	Horse Racing - Allocation of Funds - Purse Enhancement, Studies, and Marketing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 847	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 715
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, and Frank
Entitled	Task Force on High-Speed Network Development
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 866	Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates M. Burns and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Aviation Administration - Baltimore-Washington International Airport - Report of Fuel Releases
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 867	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates M. Burns and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Deicing Chemicals - Annual Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 869	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 716
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Barve, and Harrison
Entitled	Premium Financing - Cancellations and Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 877	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Kagan
Entitled	Election Laws - Campaign Reports - Use of Information
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 902	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Study of Codes of Conduct for Board Members and Investigators
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 910	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve , Gordon, and Harkins
Entitled	Public Assistance - Finger Imaging Identification Pilot Program - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 919	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Elk Creek - Dredging
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 922	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Kopp, Watson, Patterson, Howard, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rawlings, Fulton, Hubbard, Hammen, Kirk, and Harrison
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Managed Care Organizations - Comprehensive Outreach Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 923	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 718
Sponsored By	Delegates E. Burns, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, Branch, Ciliberti, Conroy, Crumlin, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Flanagan, Frank, Fulton, Getty, Harrison, Howard, D. Hughes, Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Kittleman, Klima, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morgan, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Opara, Poole, Ports, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Watson, Weir, Wood, and Malone
Entitled	Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 938	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch and Opara
Entitled	Cable Programming - Social Clubs and Alcoholic Beverages Licensees - Investigation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 950	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Rawlings, Conway, Kopp, McIntosh, Hecht, and Franchot
Entitled	Telework and Workforce Development Center Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 964	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup and W. Baker
Entitled	Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 966	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - Reportable Offenses by Children
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 999	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 720
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, C. Mitchell, Brinkley, Rzepkowski, Mossburg, Morgan, M. Burns, Flanagan, McKee, Schade, Cadden, La Vay, Cryor, Marriott, and Greenip
Entitled	Task Force on Public Charter Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1003	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, M. Burns, Greenip, Finifter, Cryor, Jacobs, Stup, Preis, Elliott, Hubbard, Hammen, Kittleman, Pitkin, Stocksdale, Schade, Hutchins, and Howard
Entitled	Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Long-Term Care Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1009	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - Imposition of Impact Fees for School Construction
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1010	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Mineral Industry of Charles County
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 1055	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Poole
Entitled	Spending Affordability Program - Analysis of State Expenditures to Local Governments and Analysis of Projected Deficits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 1057	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kagan, and Gordon
Entitled	Group Homes - Reporting Incidents
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1069	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Watson, Kirk, Branch, McHale, T. Murphy, Jones, Muse, Patterson, C. Davis, Bobo, Howard, Grosfeld, Benson, Oaks, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Commission on Concentrated Poverty in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1073	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Beck, Benson, Billings, Bobo, E. Burns, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Watson
Entitled	Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1084	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 724
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement - Nursing Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1089	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Regional Economic Competitiveness Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1090	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, B. Hughes, Kagan, Benson, Kopp, Proctor, Pendergrass, and Bobo
Entitled	Commission to Study Paid Family and Medical Leave
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1092	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Public Defender - Bail Review Hearings - Representation of Indigent Defendants
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1094	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Physician Delegated Prescriptive Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1095	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

HB 1098	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Morbidity and Mortality Statistics
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1100	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Healey
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfers of Controlling Interests
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1133	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Pitkin, Hecht, Marriott, Kopp, B. Hughes, and Heller
Entitled	Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 1158	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 435
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1160	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Universal Hearing Loss Screenings - Newborns
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 1184	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Exum
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Community Development Financial Institutions Investment Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1194	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 734
Sponsored By	Delegates Genn, Doory, Exum, M. Burns, R. Baker, Franchot, Valderrama, Petzold, Grosfeld, Conroy, Menes, Pitkin, Goldwater, and Kopp
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1198	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	Commission on Computer Repair Technicians
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1208	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kach, and Donoghue
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Home Inspections
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1210	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Shriver
Entitled	Individual Development Accounts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1219	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, R. Baker, E. Burns, Bobo, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Genn, Goldwater, Hixson, Kagan, Mandel, McIntosh, Muse, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Turner, Campbell, Morhaim, and Frank
Entitled	Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 1998
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 1244	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Heller, Patterson, Hubbard, Perry, Owings, Gordon, Palumbo, Valderrama, Frush, Hurson, Cadden, R. Baker, Harrison, Menes, Moe, Branch, Barve, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Davis, Howard, B. Hughes, E. Burns, C. Davis, Jones, Hixson, Bozman, Cryor, Bonsack, Beck, Healey, Finifter, Greenip, Leopold, Linton, Marriott, McKee, C. Mitchell, Poole, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Workman, Clagett, Busch, Love, Bissett, Frank, Arnick, DeCarlo, Dypski, Eckardt, Getty, Hammen, Hecht, Holt, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, McIntosh, Miller, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Ports, Redmer, Rosenberg, Stocksdale, Weir, and Watson
Entitled	Homeowners Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1248	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo , Taylor, Wood, Arnick, DeCarlo, Kittleman, Malone, Rudolph, Morgan, Benson, Brinkley, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Faulkner, Getty, Kagan, Mandel, Minnick, Moe, Mossburg, Opara, Patterson, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Legislative Ethics - Advisory Services and Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1260	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Weir, and McClenahan (Chesapeake Bay Commission)
Entitled	Fisheries Management - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Apprenticeship - Noncommercial Crabbing License
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1266	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Getty and Jacobs
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance Reports - Identity of Contributors
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1274	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate McClenahan
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1278	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Poole, and Slade
Entitled	State Government - Excess Real Property
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1280	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy and Pitkin
Entitled	Uncompensated Health Care - Health Care Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1281	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, and Walkup
Entitled	School-Based Health Centers - Nurse Practitioners - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1283	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Commercial Driver's License - Disqualification for Alcohol Concentration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1292	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	State and Public Officials and Employees - Acceptance of Gifts from Regulated Lobbyists - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 1301	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 106
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir and Guns
Entitled	Local Emergency Preparedness Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 1317	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Osteoporosis
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1320	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 746
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Love
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Rental Companies - Requirements to Offer or Sell Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 1324	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals at Racetracks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1334	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Walkup
Entitled	Environment - Waste Information and Assessment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1343	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 751
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Insurance - Surplus Lines Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1348	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	Port Land Use Development
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1353	Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Crimes - Patuxent Institution Youth Program - Patuxent Institution
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1354	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Comeau, Doory, and Vallario
Entitled	Task Force to Study Unlicensed Driving
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1366	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 116
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Annual External Review of Quality
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1384	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Taylor, Kopp, and Pitkin
Entitled	Commission on Pension Fund Investments in Venture Capital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1412	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Malone
Entitled	Task Force on Maryland Income Tax Exemptions and Standard Deductions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1417	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Vital Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HJ 4	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HJ 6	Status as of April 1, 1998: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Commission to Study Single-Member Legislative Districting for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HJ 12	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Hurson, Kittleman, and Rawlings
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education - Maryland Charter for Higher Education Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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

HJ 16	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Task Force on Retirement Benefits of State and Local Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 18	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 11
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick Harkins, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Comeau, Cryor, Faulkner, Hecht, Krysiak, Mandel, McKee, McIntosh, Ports, Preis, Redmer, Shriver, Stup, and Weir
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Shipment to Consumers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HJ 20	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Periodic Reissuance of License Plates
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 8	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting - Credit History of Applicant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 58	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Dental Plan Organizations - Annual Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 70	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 13
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 72	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Computerization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 73	Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Children, Youth and Families) and Senator Forehand
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Notification of Out-of-State Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 79	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Comptroller - Income Tax Data - Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 85	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 105	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 760
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Madden (Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business)
Entitled	Consumer Credit - Mortgage Lending Business Reforms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 116	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 343
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Stone, Colburn, Ruben, Trotter, and Conway
Entitled	Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 129	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Estate Planning Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 136	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Mandated Health Insurance Services Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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

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

SB 144	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Study of Codes of Conduct for Board Members and Investigators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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

SB 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 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 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 184	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 254	Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 256	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Middleton
Entitled	Mass Transit Administration - Future Extension of Mass Transit Systems to St. Mary's County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 263	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and McFadden
Entitled	Horse Racing - Distribution of Special and General Funds - Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 271	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 275	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Kelley, Colburn, and Conway
Entitled	Oral Health - Dental Hygienists - Access to Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 305	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Client Fatalities - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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

SB 317	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Green, Trotter, Middleton, Middlebrooks, Neall, Pinsky, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 323	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Ruben
Entitled	Diesel Vehicle Smoke Control Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 344	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Comprehensive Licensing of Automotive-Related Industries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 352	Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - Boards - Project Reserve Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 386	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Insurance - Carriers - Uniform Credentialing Forms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 401	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Bromwell, Green, Kelley, Madden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Complaint Process for Adverse Decisions and Grievances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 435	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health - Utilization Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 446	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 394
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Economic Development - Assistance to Local Governments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 461	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Senators
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Crab Harvesting - Prohibition on Use of Bank Traps and Channel Pounds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 481	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, McFadden, and Forehand
Entitled	Home- and Community-Based Services for Adults with Functional Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 488	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Residential Ineligibility of Insured - Policy Processing Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 495	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dyson, and Collins
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Sexual Misconduct
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 521	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Care Regulatory Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 529	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration)
Entitled	Child Abuse or Neglect - Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 559	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Fry
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Elk River - Dredging
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 568	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Property Rights Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 584	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Collins, Fry, Stone, Jimeno, and Sfikas
Entitled	Port Land Use Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 603	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Stoltzfus, Derr, Boozer, Ferguson, Munson, Roesser, Hafer, Hogan, Haines, Colburn, and McCabe
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 605	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 772
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Gasoline Products - Sales
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 606	Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Utilization - Energy Inventory
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 608	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Quality of Care Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 629	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McCabe
Entitled	At-Risk Populations - Placement and Policy Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

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

SB 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 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 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 679	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Fisheries Management - Limited Entry to the Commercial Fishery - Apprenticeship - Noncommercial Crabbing License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 683	Status as of April 2, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Home Inspections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 698	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 705	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 774
Sponsored By	Senators Derr and Astle
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 712	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 200
Sponsored By	Senators Craig and Fry
Entitled	Hunting and Trapping - Coyotes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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

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

SB 729	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Dorman
Entitled	School-Based Health Centers - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 732	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Crimes - Patuxent Institution Youth Program - Patuxent Institution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 735	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 432
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	Local Governments - Investment Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 759	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 760	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Craig
Entitled	Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 767	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Senators Collins, Bromwell, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Port Commission - Private Operating Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 771	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Commission on Pension Fund Investments in Venture Capital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 776	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued - Recovery of Evidence of Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 782	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Advisory Committee on Home-Based Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 784	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 654
Sponsored By	Senator Della (By Request) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Craig, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, McCabe, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Vital Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 791	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force to Study School Construction Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SJ 4	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	The President
Entitled	Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 8	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Blount, Boozer, and Hoffman
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education - Maryland Charter for Higher Education Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SJ 16	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Sfikas
Entitled	Insurance Coverage for Cancer Screening Tests
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters