1999 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 28, 1999 - 10:44 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate Van T. Mitchell District 28	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 294	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell, Hutchins, and Linton
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Combination Vehicles with Dromedary Box - Length Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 428	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell and Hutchins
Entitled	Unpaid Taxes - Interest Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 667	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell, Kach, Love, Pendergrass, Wood, Owings, K. Kelly, McClenahan, O'Donnell, and Fulton
Entitled	Cigarettes - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 693	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell, Pendergrass, Wood, Owings, K. Kelly, Hutchins, O'Donnell, and Fulton
Entitled	Comptroller - Cigarette Licensees - Credit Control
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 978	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Advisory Committee on Practice Parameters - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1003	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 475
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell and Eckardt
Entitled	Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Journeyman Restricted License
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 4	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Busch, Arnick, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cryor, C. Davis, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Giannetti, Healey, Hecht, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, K. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Phillips, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, McKee, Conroy, Bartlett, Patterson, Eckardt, Conway, Schisler, Cane, Walkup, and McClenahan
Entitled	One Maryland Economic Development Program for Distressed Counties - Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 6	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 586
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hixson, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Carlson, C. Davis, Dembrow, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosso, Rudolph, Slade, Sophocleus, Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Maryland After-School Opportunity Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 9	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rawlings, Taylor, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bozman, Brown, Cadden, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Hubers, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Quality Teacher Incentive Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 81	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hutchins, Mitchell, Linton, O'Donnell, Owings, Hubbard, Baldwin, Slade, and Wood
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Pick Up and Discharge of Passengers
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 85	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Hutchins and Mitchell
Entitled	Property Tax - Semiannual Payment Schedule
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 87	Status as of January 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hutchins, Mitchell, and Linton
Entitled	Teachers' Systems - Employment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 162	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Mitchell, Donoghue, McClenahan, Leopold, Love, and Krysiak
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 180	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Barve, Brown, Eckardt, Mitchell, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts - Unsolicited Takeovers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 182	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Goldwater, R. Baker, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Frush, Guns, Hecht, Hubbard, Hubers, Mandel, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pitkin, Turner, Weir, K. Kelly, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, , Walkup, Barkley, Carlson, and Stern
Entitled	Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 183	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Conroy, Owings, Mitchell, Linton, Pitkin, Rosenberg, McKee, Wood, McIntosh, Benson, Dypski, Parrott, Malone, Glassman, DeCarlo, Bronrott, Snodgrass, Clagett, Shank, Mandel, Dobson, Paige, Sophocleus, Riley, Bobo, Brinkley, and Swain
Entitled	Department of Veterans Affairs
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 196	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Owings, Mitchell, Hutchins, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 226	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Pendergrass, Moe, Krysiak, Donoghue, Barve, Kach, Mitchell, McClenahan, Minnick, Eckardt, and Sophocleus
Entitled	State Board for Professional Land Surveyors - License Renewals - Continuing Competency Demonstration
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 232	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 346
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Arnick, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cane, Conroy, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Giannetti, Griffith, Hixson, Howard, Hubers, Hurson, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Malone, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Crimes - Unlawful Contact on Prison Employees by Inmates
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 258	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Taylor, Bartlett, Bronrott, Burns, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Heller, Howard, Hurson, A. Jones, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, Menes, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Montague, D. Murphy, Palumbo, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ports, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Slade, Swain, Patterson, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Baldwin, and Brinkley
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Tax Rate - Siblings, Nieces, and Nephews of Decedent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 432	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 635
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Zirkin, Morhaim, Bartlett, Phillips, Linton, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Hurson, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, Ports, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Mandel, Taylor, Bronrott, Burns, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Heller, A. Jones, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Love, Menes, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Montague, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Shank, Slade, Swain, Baldwin, Brinkley, Benson, Branch, Hill, Kach, Oaks, Snodgrass, Stull, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, Boutin, Glassman, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Elliott, Eckardt, O'Donnell, Parrott, Hubbard, James, and Pitkin
Entitled	Inheritance Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 445	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, W. Baker, Bartlett, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Conway, Dembrow, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, James, Kagan, K. Kelly, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McKee, Mitchell, Morhaim, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stull, Turner, and Taylor
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 553	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, D. Murphy, Hutchins, Amedori, Getty, Boschert, K. Kelly, Slade, and Mitchell
Entitled	Sentencing - Death Penalty - Murder in Violation of Protective Order
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 601	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 701
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Arnick, Barkley, Benson, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Eckardt, Finifter, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Hubers, Cryor, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Kopp, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Palumbo, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Marriott, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, Taylor, Wood, and Carlson
Entitled	Libraries - Funding - State Library Resource Center
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 627	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kach, Donoghue, Pendergrass, Goldwater, Eckardt, McClenahan, Krysiak, Barve, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Kirk, Moe, Doory, Rosso, and Clagett
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening, Assessment, and Stabilization Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 665	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates La Vay, Mitchell, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Critical Area - Impervious Surfaces - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 666	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass and Mitchell
Entitled	Telephone Solicitations by Merchants - Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 674	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 655
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, Stull, Weir, Frush, Petzold, Owings, Dewberry, Mitchell, D. Davis, Malone, Dembrow, Fulton, and Hubbard
Entitled	Patient Prescription Access - Limited Physician Delegation to Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 720	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Amedori, Brinkley, Getty, Giannetti, K. Kelly, and Mitchell
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registration - Retroactive Application
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 736	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Brinkley, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Guns, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Linton, McKee, Mitchell, Owings, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Self-Defense Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 802	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Mitchell
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Regional Economic Competitiveness Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 884	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, DeCarlo, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Healey, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Owings, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Turner, Frush, C. Davis, Montague, Hubers, Rawlings, Heller, Patterson, Palumbo, Busch, Gordon, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 908	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, C. Davis, Redmer, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Klima, Ports, DeCarlo, Finifter, Hammen, Kach, Morhaim, Dewberry, Barve, and Boutin
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Property Used in a Production Activity
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 918	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 671
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Mitchell, Love, McClenahan, Eckardt, Minnick, Glassman, Ports, and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Small Employers - Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 945	Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hecht, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

HB 982	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Baldwin, Bartlett, Benson, Branch, C. Davis, Donoghue, Finifter, Fulton, Greenip, Hill, Kach, La Vay, Linton, Love, Marriott, McKee, Mitchell, Oaks, Ports, Phillips, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stull, Valderrama, Walkup, Wood, and J. Kelly
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1013	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McClenahan, W. Baker, Cane, Rudolph, Bozman, Conway, Eckardt, O'Donnell, Walkup, Mitchell, Slade, Guns, Weir, Schisler, and Wood
Entitled	State Boat Act - Abandoned Vessels - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1086	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 683
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Love, Mitchell, McHale, Eckardt, Goldwater, Barve, Krysiak, Harrison, Kirk, Hill, Brown, Moe, and Fulton
Entitled	Stop-Loss Insurance Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1109	Status as of March 3, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Rawlings, Conway, W. Baker, Bozman, Branch, Busch, Clagett, D'Amato, Dewberry, Hecht, Hixson, Hutchins, A. Jones, Kagan, Linton, McIntosh, Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Proctor, Rosenberg, Slade, Vallario, Walkup, Wood, Rudolph, Guns, McClenahan, Cane, and Eckardt
Entitled	Higher Education - Aid to Nonpublic Institutions - Louis L. Goldstein Capital Assistance Matching Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1173	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Kach, O'Donnell, Hubbard, Taylor, DeCarlo, Owings, Boutin, Eckardt, Oaks, Weir, Mitchell, Busch, Hammen, Linton, Bozman, Conway, Bronrott, Fulton, Mohorovic, Dewberry, Wood, Guns, McHale, Hecht, Hurson, and Edwards
Entitled	Natural Resources Police Force - Salaries
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 11	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, Edwards, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hurson, A. Jones, Love, Mandel, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Mohorovic, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Slade, Stern, Swain, and Weir
Entitled	Task Force on Microenterprise Development in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HJ 19	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 13
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Bozman, W. Baker, McClenahan, Weir, Linton, Hutchins, Guns, Slade, O'Donnell, Mitchell, Cane, Wood, Walkup, Boutin, Stern, and Morhaim
Entitled	Shore Erosion Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs