1999 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 28, 1999 - 10:53 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate John F. Slade, III District 29B	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 171	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 153
Sponsored By	Delegates Slade, Wood, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Windshield Materials - Governmental Exemptions
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1158	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Slade, O'Donnell, and Wood
Entitled	Employees' Retirement System - Employment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 3	Status as of February 3, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Guns, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Hammen, Hecht, Krysiak, Malone, Slade, Turner, Goldwater, Brown, and Marriott and the Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Holding Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 5	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Hixson, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, Edwards, W. Baker, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, C. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Finifter, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Hecht, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, McClenahan, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Walkup, Schisler, and Cane
Entitled	One Maryland Economic Development Program for Distressed Counties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters 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 10	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 601
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Taylor, Hixson, Rawlings, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Benson, Bartlett, Bozman, Brown, Cadden, Carlson, C. Davis, Conroy, Cryor, Donoghue, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Rzepkowski, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Sophocleus, and Turner
Entitled	Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence
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 132	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Owings, McIntosh, Rosso, Kittleman, Cadden, McKee, Shank, Hubbard, Glassman, Boschert, Parrott, Palumbo, Benson, Swain, Rawlings, Vallario, Montague, Howard, Giannetti, Slade, Edwards, Healey, Kagan, Turner, Hixson, James, Kopp, Proctor, Klima, Rosenberg, Branch, Heller, Franchot, W. Baker, R. Baker, A. Jones, Conway, Hecht, Hubers, Stocksdale, Pitkin, V. Jones, D'Amato, Brown, and Valderrama
Entitled	Parking Access for Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 181	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Slade, Dewberry, and Pitkin
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Equity
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

HB 191	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 123
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Proctor, Hecht, Pitkin, Wood, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dobson, Frush, Fulton, Hutchins, K. Kelly, Malone, McKee, Moe, Owings, Rudolph, Shriver, Turner, Vallario, Weir, Cadden, Slade, and O'Donnell
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: 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 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 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 305	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Grosfeld, Amedori, R. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Kach, Klima, Kopp, Love, McClenahan, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Palumbo, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Slade, Sophocleus, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, and Zirkin
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 329	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Slade, Proctor, Owings, and O'Donnell
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 441	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Owings, Slade, W. Baker, Rudolph, Love, Clagett, and McHale
Entitled	Income Tax - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 447	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Taylor, Conway, Dewberry, Rawlings, Kopp, Rosenberg, Snodgrass, Klima, McIntosh, Brinkley, Stull, Kagan, Franchot, V. Jones, Heller, Cadden, Palumbo, W. Baker, Proctor, Pitkin, D'Amato, Slade, Elliott, Bartlett, Mandel, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Hood College (Frederick County)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 495	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 640
Sponsored By	Delegates Dewberry, Cadden, Conway, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Edwards, Finifter, James, Marriott, McKee, Malone, Palumbo, Phillips, Oaks, and Slade
Entitled	State Lottery - Licensed Agents - Commissions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 527	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, McIntosh, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Finifter, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Kirk, Mandel, Menes, Minnick, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Shriver, Slade, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Taylor, Marriott, Cryor, Cane, and Hecht
Entitled	Income Tax - Refundable Earned Income Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 549	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Taylor, Conway, Dewberry, Kopp, Rosenberg, Hecht, Franchot, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Zirkin, Branch, Campbell, Barve, Heller, and Slade
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Johns Hopkins University - Biomedical Engineering Institute
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 783	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 665
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, McClenahan, Slade, and Conway
Entitled	Recordation of Releases of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust - Copies of Canceled Checks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 807	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Vallario, Menes, Dembrow, Grosfeld, Montague, Giannetti, O'Donnell, Valderrama, K. Kelly, Slade, Kagan, La Vay, Owings, Leopold, Turner, Oaks, Pitkin, Hutchins, and Frush
Entitled	Private Home Detention - Minimum System Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 853	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Palumbo, Benson, Swain, Rawlings, Vallario, Montague, Howard, Giannetti, Slade, Edwards, Healey, Kagan, Cadden, Turner, Hixson, James, Kopp, Proctor, Klima, Rosenberg, Branch, Heller, Franchot, W. Baker, R. Baker, A. Jones, Conway, Hecht, Hubers, Stocksdale, Pitkin, V. Jones, D'Amato, Brown, and Valderrama
Entitled	Parking Access - Persons with Disabilities - Parking Placards
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 868	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Slade, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Hubers, Cane, Cryor, A. Jones, Grosfeld, and Carlson
Entitled	Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement Pilot In-Classroom Breakfast Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 873	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Benson, Bozman, Bronrott, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hutchins, Kagan, Hubers, Cryor, Bobo, Hecht, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Phillips, Pitkin, Rawlings, Riley, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Slade, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, A. Jones, and Wood
Entitled	Telemarketing Registration and Fraud Prevention Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 1068	Status as of March 3, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Malone, Moe, Rudolph, W. Baker, Owings, Franchot, Cane, K. Kelly, Guns, Parrott, Slade, Wood, Stull, and Hecht
Entitled	Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - Funding for the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1069	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Malone, Moe, Rudolph, W. Baker, Owings, Franchot, Cane, K. Kelly, Guns, Parrott, Slade, Wood, Stull, and Hecht
Entitled	Crimes - Destructive Devices - False Statement or Rumor - Biological Substances
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

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