1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 10:52 a.m.

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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 34	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Taylor, Hixson, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bozman, Cadden, Carlson, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Giannetti, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, Kirk, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Phillips, Pitkin, Rosso, Rudolph, and Sophocleus
Entitled	State Aid for Public Education - School Operating Support Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 104	Status as of January 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Horse Racing - Allocation of Money - Purse Enhancement and Marketing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 120	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2000) BY: The Speaker (Administration) Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2000)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 128	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 606
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Educational Excellence Award Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 164	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Priority Funding Areas - Growth-Related Projects - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 174	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kittleman and Flanagan
Entitled	Senatorial and House of Delegates Scholarship Programs - Abolition
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 184	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 517
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegate Rawlings
Entitled	The Joseph Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 190	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, Frush, Marriott, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Zirkin, and D'Amato
Entitled	Tobacco Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 317	Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Kopp, Heller, McIntosh, Conway, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 406	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 632
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Supplemental Retirement Allowance for Retired Teachers MC 901-99
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 483	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 538
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Shriver, Heller, Bobo, Kopp, Turner, Goldwater, Mandel, Franchot, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Community Colleges - English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 625	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Rawlings (Chairman, Appropriations Committee)
Entitled	Revenue Stabilization Fund - Transfers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 697	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Snodgrass
Entitled	Elected County Boards of Education - Taxing Authority and Fiscal Accountability Authorized
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 703	Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Guns, Hixson, Hurson, Howard, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 751	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, and Vallario
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 831	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - Prince George's County Public School System PG 414-99
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 857	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Kopp, Proctor, R. Baker, A. Jones, Pitkin, Hecht, Rosenberg, Kagan, Turner, Cryor, Oaks, Benson, Grosfeld, Frush, Bobo, Rosso, McIntosh, and Shriver
Entitled	Education - Early Childhood - Home Visiting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 903	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Southern Maryland Delegation
Entitled	Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 957	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Rawlings
Entitled	State Transfer Tax Revenues - Budget Amendment for Excess Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 985	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Branch, and C. Davis
Entitled	Veterans' Vocational Training, Employment, and Housing Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1026	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Kopp, Rawlings, Conway, Edwards, and Shriver
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Coordination, Governance, and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1087	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Dobson, Montague, and Fulton
Entitled	St. Mary's College and Morgan State University - Workforce Flexibility Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1190	Status as of March 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules
Sponsored By	Delegate Rawlings
Entitled	State Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules

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

SB 66	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee and Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Uninsured Employers' Fund)
Entitled	Uninsured Employers' Fund - Special Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 130	Status as of January 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2000)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 143	Status as of February 3, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, McFadden, Blount, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Mitchell, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 166	Status as of April 7, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Blount, McFadden, Mitchell, Hughes, Pinsky, DeGrange, Exum, Sfikas, Kelley, Lawlah, Currie, Teitelbaum, Bromwell, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Maryland Youthbuild Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 174	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Mooney, and Colburn
Entitled	Prisoners - Job Training - State Use Industries Management Council and Customer Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 283	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 537
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hogan, Roesser, Green, Forehand, Pinsky, Kelley, Hollinger, Currie, Kasemeyer, Dorman, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Hoffman, Frosh, McCabe, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Community Colleges - English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 300	Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Bromwell
Entitled	Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 333	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 548
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)
Entitled	Revenue Stabilization Fund - Transfers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 334	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 526	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Emergency Assistance Trust Fund - Annual Funding - Matching Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 639	Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to the University of Maryland Medical System Greenebaum Cancer Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 771	Status as of March 4, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	St. Mary's College and Morgan State University - Workforce Flexibility Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules