1999 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 28, 1999 - 10:48 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate James F. Ports, Jr. District 8	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 839	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 840	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 187	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 514
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Heller, Barkley, Bobo, Busch, Cadden, Clagett, Cryor, Franchot, Hecht, Hixson, McIntosh, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shriver, Turner, Wood, D'Amato, Bartlett, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Finifter, Healey, Howard, Linton, McKee, Patterson, Rzepkowski, Rosso, C. Davis, Hurson, Zirkin, Dewberry, Kopp, Morhaim, R. Baker, Marriott, Barve, Minnick, Montague, Doory, Malone, Benson, DeCarlo, Ports, Menes, Hubbard, O'Donnell, Stull, Grosfeld, Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, Kach, Klausmeier, Moe, Bronrott, Mohorovic, Giannetti, Valderrama, Paige, Swain, Frush, McHale, Phillips, A. Jones, Dypski, Mandel, Griffith, Stocksdale, Kirk, Hubers, Oaks, Patterson, Goldwater, La Vay, Hammen, Pendergrass, Boschert, Sher, Brown, Amedori, Hill, Kagan, and Dembrow
Entitled	Maryland Learning Success Program - Public School Class Size Reduction Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 192	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates James, Riley, Rudolph, Amedori, Arnick, R. Baker, W. Baker, Benson, Bozman, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dobson, Eckardt, Franchot, Fulton, Getty, Guns, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hutchins, Kagan, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Malone, McHale, Moe, O'Donnell, Owings, Pitkin, Ports, Proctor, Slade, Snodgrass, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Crimes - Stalking - Increased Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 214	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory , Dembrow, Montague, Arnick, Pitkin, Snodgrass, Klausmeier, Ports, and Redmer
Entitled	Damages for Injury to or Death of Pet
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 259	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Taylor, Wood, Owings, Fulton, Minnick, Pitkin, Heller, Barve, DeCarlo, Leopold, Shriver, Marriott, C. Davis, Hammen, Mohorovic, James, Glassman, Brown, Riley, Sher, Dewberry, Donoghue, Shank, Cadden, Ports, Moe, Frush, O'Donnell, Hurson, Hixson, Bozman, and Giannetti
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Certain Wholesome Foods
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 268	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Hixson, Guns, Rawlings, Bobo, Brown, Bronrott, Cadden, Carlson, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Hubers, Kagan, Klima, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Taylor, and Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 298	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conway, Dembrow, Eckardt, Glassman, Goldwater, Greenip, Healey, Howard, Klausmeier, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Pitkin, Ports, Redmer, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stern, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Bartlett, Carlson, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Patterson, Shriver, and Walkup
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weeks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 377	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 335
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, W. Baker, Boschert, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Hammen, Hubbard, Kirk, Leopold, Love, Marriott, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parrott, Pendergrass, Ports, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled	Education - Instructional Materials in Nonvisually Accessible Media
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 391	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, C. Davis, Linton, Hurson, Hixson, Shriver, Rzepkowski, Patterson, Cryor, Greenip, Ports, Phillips, Rudolph, Bozman, Conroy, Rosso, Bartlett, and McKee
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction for Computer Equipment Donated to Private , Parochial , and Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 500	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 641
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir , Schisler, Klausmeier, Ports, Redmer, and Elliott
Entitled	Natural Resources - Hunting - Deer
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 502	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Weir, Ports, Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, and Stern
Entitled	Ambient Air Monitoring Data - Public Access
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 503	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 243
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Weir, Klausmeier, Boutin, Nathan-Pulliam, and Morhaim
Entitled	Natural Resources - Senior Consolidated Hunting License - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 515	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, C. Davis, McKee, Hurson, Phillips, Rudolph, Marriott, Bartlett, Ports, Patterson, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled	Recordation Tax and State Transfer Tax - Transfers From Class I Railroad Carrier to Wholly-Owned Limited Liability Company
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 521	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Healey, Cryor, Hixson, Carlson, McKee, Bartlett, Shriver, Rudolph, Linton, Hurson, Conroy, Rzepkowski, Rosso, Ports, Patterson, Conway, Greenip, and McClenahan
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Conservation Lands
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 530	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Minnick, Redmer, and Ports (Baltimore County Administration)
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Maryland School for the Blind
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 548	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Burns, C. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Gordon, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hammen, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, Montague, Paige, Ports, Valderrama, Rosenberg, A. Jones, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Branch, Brown, Pitkin, Proctor, Slade, Edwards, and Klima
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - National Research and Training Institute for the Blind
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 557	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Minnick, Finifter, K. Kelly, Ports, Hammen, DeCarlo, and Redmer
Entitled	Maryland Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 564	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, Amedori, Brinkley, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Elliott, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Hill, Leopold, Minnick, Mohorovic, Ports, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Take Credit for Learning - Income Tax Credit and Subtraction Modification for Education Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 619	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Weir, Ports, and Redmer
Entitled	Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Direct Admission
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental 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 689	Status as of February 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Clagett, Busch, Love, Redmer, Boschert, Rosso, Owings, Sophocleus, D'Amato, Ports, Baldwin, Rzepkowski, Greenip, Amedori, Hubers, Stocksdale, R. Baker, Patterson, Mohorovic, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Education - Aging School Maintenance and Repair Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 700	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates J. Kelly, Boutin, Brinkley, Brown, Burns, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, La Vay, Ports, Shank, and Kirk
Entitled	Crime of Violence - Solicitation to Commit Murder
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 718	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, Hammen, DeCarlo, and Minnick
Entitled	Theft - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 719	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, Hammen, DeCarlo, and Minnick
Entitled	District Court - Criminal Appeals - On the Record Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 721	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates J. Kelly, Boutin, Burns, Elliott, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Kach, Leopold, Menes, Ports, Shank, Sophocleus, Stern, and Cadden
Entitled	Crimes - Presence of a Child - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 727	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Finifter, Leopold, Rzepkowski, Elliott, Cryor, Eckardt, O'Donnell, Parrott, Hubbard, Glassman, Boutin, Dypski, Pitkin, and James
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 733	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 660
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Guns, DeCarlo, Ports, Hubers, Dewberry, McHale, Rosso, Bobo, Klausmeier, Redmer, Cadden, Minnick, and Rudolph
Entitled	Natural Resources - Fish - Permits and Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 772	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Finifter, Rzepkowski, Elliott, Cryor, Eckardt, O'Donnell, Parrott, Hubbard, Glassman, Boutin, Dypski, Pitkin, and James
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 937	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Kach, La Vay, Klima, Redmer, McKee, Rzepkowski, Greenip, J. Kelly, DeCarlo, Ports, Stocksdale, and Valderrama
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - State Income Tax Credit for Emissions Related Repairs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 962	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Dewberry, Hurson, Kopp, Morhaim, Finifter, R. Baker, Marriott, Barve, Minnick, Montague, Barkley, Doory, Hecht, Malone, Benson, DeCarlo, Ports, Menes, Hubbard, Rzepkowski, O'Donnell, Stull, Grosfeld, Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, Kach, Klausmeier, Moe, Bronrott, Mohorovic, Giannetti, Turner, Carlson, Valderrama, Rosenberg, Paige, Swain, Frush, D'Amato, McHale, Phillips, A. Jones, Rosso, Riley, Dypski, Mandel, Griffith, Stocksdale, Kirk, Hubers, Pitkin, Oaks, Patterson, Goldwater, Petzold, La Vay, Hammen, Pendergrass, Boschert, Sher, Brown, Bartlett, Amedori, Hill, Kagan, and Dembrow
Entitled	Education - Class Size Reduction Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1072	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, Fulton, Boschert, McKee, Elliott, Shank, Bartlett, Brinkley, Snodgrass, La Vay, Ports, Flanagan, and Kittleman
Entitled	Election Laws - Employee Organization Representation and Service Fees - Use for Political Purposes
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters and Economic Matters

HB 1077	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Ports, and Redmer
Entitled	Courts - Damages for Tortious Injuries to Pets
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1101	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Police Department - Purchase of Cars
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1134	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Ports, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Crimes - Death of a Child - Gross Negligence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1159	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Ports, Redmer, and Kach
Entitled	Student Teachers and Interns - Criminal Background Disclosure Form
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1181	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 692
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Marriott (Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Krysiak, Phillips, Doory, Harrison, Branch, Oaks, Dypski, Dobson, Hammen, Rawlings, Kirk, V. Jones, Fulton, McHale, Montague, Paige, Cole, Nathan-Pulliam, A. Jones, Redmer, Ports, Klausmeier, and Burns
Entitled	Baltimore City - Condemnation - Immediate Possession and Title
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HJ 4	Status as of March 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Flanagan, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	General Assembly - Determinations of Spending Affordability
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1219	Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Ports, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, Kittleman, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, McClenahan, McKee, Murphy, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Education - Public School Holidays - Presidents' Day
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules