1998 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:53 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 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 32	Status as of February 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Heller
Entitled	Statewide Aid for Students From Poverty Families
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 34	Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Mitchell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Pickup and Discharge of Students
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 61	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Fulton, C. Mitchell, and Muse
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Promotion of Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 64	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Workman
Entitled	Family Law - Duty to Support Adult Child - Secondary School
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 79	Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman and Taylor
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Secondary and Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 156	Status as of February 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Workman
Entitled	University of Maryland School of Medicine - Admissions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 162	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, Baldwin, Beck, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Faulkner, Getty, Jacobs, Morgan, Schade, Stocksdale, Stull, Kittleman, Mossburg, Rzepkowski, O'Donnell, Ports, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Education - Replacement of Maryland Criterion-Referenced Tests
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 177	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 231	Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rzepkowski, M. Burns, Schade, Baldwin, Greenip, and Leopold
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Graduation From a Public High School - Community Service Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 249	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 567
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Barve, Kopp, Bonsack, Bozman, C. Davis, Finifter, Howard, Marriott, McKee, C. Mitchell, Shriver, Workman, Crumlin, Walkup, W. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Cadden, D. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Franchot, Genn, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, B. Hughes, Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Miller, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Slade, Healey, and Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 286	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Delegates Stup , Owings, Klausmeier, McHale, Ciliberti, Oaks, D. Davis, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Frush, Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 353	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate M. Burns
Entitled	Education - Maryland School Performance Assessment Program Test
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 438	Status as of March 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	Education - Notice of Arrest - Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 521	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates E. Burns, Healey, Howard, Leopold, Linton, McKee, Muse, O'Donnell, Pitkin, Poole, Ports, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Valderrama, Walkup, Beck, C. Davis, Hurson, Marriott, Hutchins, Bozman, and C. Mitchell
Entitled	Education - Counseling for Potential Dropouts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 538	Status as of March 2, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Education - Students - Arrest for Reportable Offense
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 559	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell and Morgan
Entitled	Educational Opportunities Program of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 563	Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Morgan
Entitled	Minor Students - Commission of Civil Offense During Illegal Absence from School - Fines
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 592	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Klima
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Camp Puh'Tok
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 594	Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates M. Burns, Rzepkowski, Schade, and Greenip
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Maryland School Performance Assessment Program Test
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 632	Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Education - Prince George's County - School Uniforms PG 400-98
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 649	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Employment - Annual Leave for Parents and Legal Guardians of Students PG 414-98
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 732	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rawlings
Entitled	Scholarship Program for Prospective Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 882	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson (By Request)
Entitled	Public High School Students - Athletic Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 968	Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - Treatment and Prevention of Drug Abuse by Children
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 971	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - School Board Hearing Examiner - Bar Membership Optional for Certain Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 993	Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Petzold
Entitled	Education - Students with Disabilities - Review of Services and Placement Decisions of the Office of Administrative Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1007	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Workman
Entitled	Education - Professional Educators - Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1193	Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Muse, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Turner, Watson, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, and Opara
Entitled	Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 1220	Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Benson, Muse, C. Davis, Shriver, Conroy, Perry, Bobo, Pendergrass, Patterson, Faulkner, Pitkin, C. Mitchell, and Morhaim
Entitled	Education - Transportation of School Students
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1238	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Frush, Fulton, C. Mitchell, Palumbo, and Leopold
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - School Uniforms
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1240	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, C. Davis, and Branch
Entitled	Education - School Bus Contractors - Transportation of Handicapped Children
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1341	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 750
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Benson, Dypski, Malone, DeCarlo, Patterson, Morgan, Mandel, Getty, Faulkner, Clagett, Moe, Bobo, and Kagan
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - State Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1346	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cadden
Entitled	School Vehicles - Transportation of Students
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1347	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 753
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Campbell, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Maryland Technology Academy and Maryland Technology Academy Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means 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

SB 37	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Craig
Entitled	Education - Notice of Arrest - Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses
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 174	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, Lawlah, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, Sfikas, Boozer, Currie, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Madden, Conway, Della, Derr, Dorman, Forehand, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Trotter, and Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 183	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Madden, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Boozer, Currie, Neall, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Computer Science, Information and Biotechnology - Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 238	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Fry, and Collins
Entitled	Harford County - School Board - Hearing Examiners - Bar Membership Optional for Certain Proceedings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 265	Status as of February 24, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Secondary Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 334	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 170
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer and Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Camp Puh'Tok
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 509	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Fry, McFadden, Lawlah, Middleton, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Tax Credit for Approved Paid Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 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 703	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Trotter
Entitled	Teacher Education Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 710	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 642
Sponsored By	Senators Fry, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, and Neall
Entitled	Higher Education - Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 723	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 647
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Public Schools - Confidentiality of Student Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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