1999 Regular Session subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 10:49 a.m.

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HB 8	Status as of May 12, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Vallario, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, and Wood
Entitled	Commercial Law - Year 2000 Commerce Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 112	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosso, Cadden, and Leopold
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration - Port Land Use Development Office - Marketing of Property
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 119	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Public Safety Data Systems - Interagency Communication
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 125	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 393
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Internal Investigative Unit
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 127	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 211
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Maryland Aviation Commission - Powers and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

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 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 189	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 704
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, C. Davis, Shriver, Marriott, Patterson, Phillips, Branch, Cadden, Franchot, A. Jones, Pitkin, Proctor, Turner, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Griffith, Hill, Kagan, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Petzold, Hurson, Howard, Carlson, and Marriott
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Maryland HOPE Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 249	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Resident Agents - Governmental Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 318	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 624
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Sophocleus, Baldwin, Nathan-Pulliam, Rzepkowski, Owings, Hurson, Edwards, Hammen, Hubbard, and Krysiak
Entitled	Support Services - For-Hire Driving
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 405	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County - Collective Bargaining MC 907-99
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 461	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 94
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	State Land Acquisition - Approval by Board of Public Works - Corrective Legislation
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 469	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 95
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	State Tobacco Authority - Regulatory Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 481	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, McIntosh, Bobo, Pitkin, and Dembrow
Entitled	Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 578	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Billings, Benson, Frush, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Mandel, Oaks, Pitkin, and Bobo
Entitled	Consumer Protection and Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 599	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Fire and Rescue Employees of the Aviation Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 681	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Franchot, and Cadden
Entitled	Crime Prevention - Maryland Drug and Alcohol Grants Program Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 682	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
Entitled	Office of Legislative Audits - Private Foundations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 683	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman, James, Boutin, Parrott, and Riley
Entitled	Task Force to Study a Statewide 800 Megahertz Communications System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 687	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, McHale, McIntosh, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Palumbo, Patterson, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosenberg, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Procurement and Financing - Investment and Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 789	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Taylor, Bozman, Riley, and Hecht
Entitled	Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Mortgage Credit Certificates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 790	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	Public Information - Access to Electronic Public Records
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 800	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Oaks
Entitled	Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 858	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 668
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Dypski, Glassman, Goldwater, Kittleman, Kopp, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Swain, and Weir
Entitled	Division of State Documents - Public On-Line Access
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 869	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conway, D'Amato, Franchot, Hecht, Hubers, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, and Rosenberg
Entitled	State Employees - Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Purchase of Home Office Equipment for Teleworking
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 877	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 467
Sponsored By	Delegates Hill, Brown, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Branch, Conroy, D. Davis, Dobson, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Griffith, Healey, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Palumbo, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, Valderrama, Vallario, Bozman, Cryor, and Phillips
Entitled	Economic Development - Enterprise Zones - Focus Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 878	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 468
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Oaks, Pitkin, C. Davis, Rosenberg, W. Baker, Glassman, Rosso, Shriver, Leopold, Fulton, Guns, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Hammen, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Redmer, Schisler, Sher, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Assistive Technology Guaranteed Loan Program and Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 901	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 534
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Amedori, Rosenberg, K. Kelly, Griffith, Vallario, and Boschert
Entitled	Immunity - State and Local Governments - Year 2000 Litigation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 934	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Hunting - Nontidal Potomac River
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 954	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates D'Amato, Rosso, and Clagett
Entitled	Dumping of Dredge Spoil - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 966	Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Civil Rights - Religious Exercise
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 967	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Krysiak, Brown, Minnick, Kirk, Walkup, and Love
Entitled	Maryland Home Builders Registration Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1012	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Owings, Hammen, Rawlings, Conway, and Taylor
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Funding and Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1091	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 379
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Jones, Kirk, Rawlings, Marriott, Paige, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Maryland Stadium Authority - Hippodrome Performing Arts Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1094	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 684
Sponsored By	Delegate Brinkley
Entitled	Procurement Contract Dispute Resolution - Construction Contracts - Notice of Claim and Limits on Recovery
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1098	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	Task Force to Study Access to Public Records
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1112	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 687
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Brown, Kagan, Marriott, Pitkin, Swain, Bobo, Brinkley, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Parrott, Riley, Shank, and Snodgrass
Entitled	State Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1140	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Center of Excellence Technology Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1156	Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Shriver
Entitled	Natural Resources - Public Recreation on Private and Public Land - Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1161	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Stadium Authority)
Entitled	Police Force - Maryland Stadium Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1191	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 501
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	State Procurement Law - Application to Maryland Port Administration and Modification of the Reciprocal Preference Program
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HJ 17	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Baltimore County Delegation, Baltimore City Delegation, and Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Support for the Maersk/Sea-Land Proposal Serving the Port of Baltimore
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Senate Rules

SB 35	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 13
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Maryland Aviation Administration - Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 37	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Department of Human Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 152	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Windshield Materials - Governmental Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 191	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell and Conway
Entitled	Procurement - Service Contracts - Standards for Privatization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 253	Status as of February 3, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Economic Development Opportunities ("Sunny Day") Program Fund - Default
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 259	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Collins, Hooper, and Frosh
Entitled	Division of State Documents - Public On-Line Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 277	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, DeGrange, Van Hollen, Hogan, and Neall
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 354	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hoffman, Astle, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, Roesser, and Ruben
Entitled	Office of Legislative Audits - Private Foundations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 376	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration - Port Land Use Development Office - Marketing of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 442	Status as of March 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - City Council and Housing Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 444	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Real Property - Water and Sewer Authority - Disclosure of Deferred Charges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 448	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 492	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled	Task Force to Study a Statewide 800 Megahertz Communications System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 554	Status as of March 31, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Commercial Law - Year 2000 Commerce Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 557	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, Collins, Currie, Dyson, Forehand, Hollinger, McFadden, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, Green, and Pinsky
Entitled	Consumer Protection and Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 575	Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Collins, Conway, Astle, and Della
Entitled	Maryland Home Builders Registration Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 581	Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, McFadden, Kelley, Sfikas, Conway, Blount, Hughes, Exum, Mitchell, and Ruben
Entitled	State Procurement and Financing - Investment and Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 599	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 46
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson (Governor's Solid Waste Management Task Force)
Entitled	Landfill Systems - Notification Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 633	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Mitchell, and Forehand
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - State Case Registry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 674	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Civil Rights - Religious Exercise
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 702	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Stadium Authority - Hippodrome Performing Arts Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SJ 6	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger and Baltimore City Senators, Baltimore County Senators, and Anne Arundel County Senators
Entitled	Support for the Maersk/Sea-Land Proposal Serving the Port of Baltimore
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 11	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 9
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	Task Force on Regulatory Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters