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

Sponsor Information	Senator Thomas McLain Middleton District 28	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 123	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Pick Up and Discharge of Passengers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 128	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 525
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Accountants - Education Requirements - Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 186	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, McFadden, Dorman, Dyson, DeGrange, Hogan, Green, Collins, Della, Lawlah, Blount, Currie, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 324	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Charles County - Property Tax and Recordation Tax - Rental Dwellings Converted to Owner-Occupied Dwellings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 367	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Registration Fees - Exemptions - Surviving Spouse of Deceased Disabled Veteran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 413	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 37
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Education - Charles County Board of Education - Elimination of Staggered Terms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 507	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, McFadden, Collins, Lawlah, DeGrange, Hogan, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Mortgage Credit Certificates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 571	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Grain Dealers Licensing - Civil Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 572	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Sand and Gravel Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 652	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Mitchell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Matthew A. Henson Birthplace
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 660	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Electric Utility Tax Reform - Maryland Electric Competition Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 685	Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Dyson
Entitled	Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 688	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Blount, Dorman, Lawlah, Ruben, Green, Stone, Stoltzfus, Hollinger, Astle, Roesser, Jimeno, Currie, DeGrange, Collins, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Bromwell
Entitled	Higher Education - Aid to Nonpublic Institutions - Louis L. Goldstein Capital Assistance Matching Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 694	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 711	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 194
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Local Government Tort Claims Act - Regional Library Resource Centers and Cooperative Library Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 728	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Green, and Dorman
Entitled	State Highways - Cost of Right of Access - Process and Appeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 729	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Green, and Dorman
Entitled	State Highways - Expressway Designation Process and Regulation of Highway Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 741	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Student Teachers and Interns - Criminal Background Disclosure Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 748	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Cobb Island
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 782	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Drivers' Education - Task Force on Driver's Education Programs in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SJ 4	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Blount, Stone, Collins, Hollinger, Ferguson, Colburn, DeGrange, Hughes, Jacobs, Green, Hooper, Sfikas, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Munson, Neall, Hafer, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Task Force on Microenterprise Development in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 8	Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Investment Program - Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 15	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 518
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 122	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 321
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson , Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Fair Board - Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 131	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 705
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Collins, Conway, Hollinger, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Middleton, Green, Stone, Teitelbaum, Baker, Astle, Bromwell, Dyson, and Exum
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Maryland HOPE Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 135	Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 136	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 299
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators McFadden, Currie, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 137	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Lawlah, Collins, Baker, Ruben, Hollinger, Conway, Bromwell, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Green, Dyson, Astle, Exum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Learning Success Program - Public School Class Size Reduction Assistance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 141	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Blount, Bromwell, Munson, Middleton, McFadden, Ruben, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, Stone, Green, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 142	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Lawlah, McFadden, and Middleton
Entitled	The Joseph Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 156	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Lawlah, Ferguson, Sfikas, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Munson, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 157	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Collins, Dorman, Green, Jacobs, Blount, Lawlah, Ferguson, Hoffman, Sfikas, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Stone, Conway, Colburn, Bromwell, Astle, Kelley, Forehand, Hooper, Munson, and Roesser
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 170	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 124
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Department of Veterans Affairs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 202	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Hoffman, Hughes, Colburn, Ruben, Sfikas, Conway, Stone, Jacobs, Harris, Green, Lawlah, Jimeno, Mitchell, Forehand, Mooney, and Middleton
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Home
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 208	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Frosh, Middleton, Sfikas, and Jimeno
Entitled	Sewage Sludge Storage Facilities - Permit to Install, Alter, or Extend - Issuance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 229	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Hoffman, Hollinger, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Holocaust Victims - Inheritance Tax and Income Tax - Insurance Policies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 232	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 533
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Green, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Colburn, Collins, Hoffman, DeGrange, Dorman, Ferguson, Jacobs, Lawlah, Ruben, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Mooney, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, and Dyson
Entitled	Immunity - State and Local Governments - Year 2000 Litigation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 257	Status as of February 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Colburn, Hollinger, Hooper, Middleton, Hafer, Ferguson, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Money to the State of Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 295	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Historical Society
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 327	Status as of April 4, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 341	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 551
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Kasemeyer, Hogan, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Investment Program - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 387	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middleton, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Exum, Mitchell, and Jacobs
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 390	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Van Hollen, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Tax Credit for Cost of Providing Commuter Benefits to Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 398	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Van Hollen, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Ferguson, Hogan, Hooper, McCabe, Jacobs, Harris, Mooney, Roesser, Madden, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Kelley, and Forehand
Entitled	Inheritance Tax Rate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 423	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Lawlah, Neall, Munson, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Critical Skills Training - Income Tax Credit for Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 428	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Middleton, Blount, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, Hogan, Munson, Lawlah, Hollinger, Sfikas, and Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Johns Hopkins University - Biomedical Engineering Institute
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 515	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Middleton, Lawlah, McFadden, Currie, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Personal Property Tax - Lien for Unpaid Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 567	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Collins and Middleton
Entitled	Adult Dependent Care Programs - State Criminal History Records Checks and Private Agency Background Checks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 587	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses of Residents of Inpatient Medical Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 592	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, and Astle
Entitled	Department of Aging - Assisted Living Programs - Subsidies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 593	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman
Entitled	Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid Waiver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 594	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Dyson, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 595	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Middleton, Ferguson, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 600	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Middleton, Lawlah, Neall, Blount, Munson, Hollinger, Ferguson, and Mooney
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Hood College (Frederick County)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 632	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Frosh, and Currie
Entitled	Education - Maryland After-School Opportunity Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 637	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman and Middleton
Entitled	State Transfer Tax Revenues - Budget Amendment for Excess Revenues
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 655	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Income Tax - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 682	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 515
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Lawlah, Middleton, Neall, Ruben, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Coordination, Governance, and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 752	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 386
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Middleton, and Dyson
Entitled	Calvert County Historical Society - "Linden" Project Loan of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SJ 1	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Green, Hollinger, Hoffman, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Van Hollen, Miller, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Tobacco Settlement Funds - Medicaid Recoupment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations