1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:00 a.m.

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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 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 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 11	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 54
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Correctional Services
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 65	Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Private Therapeutic Group Homes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 121	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child Abuse - Investigations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 148	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Administrative Appeal Procedures and Maintenance of Data
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 159	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Flood Control and Watershed Management - Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 160	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 73
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - NE Md. Waste Disposal Authority)
Entitled	Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Participation in State Health and Welfare Benefits Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

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 165	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, Bozman, Guns, and Bobo
Entitled	Sewage Sludge Storage Facilities - Permit to Install, Alter, or Extend - Issuance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 176	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Franchot
Entitled	Public Safety Technology Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 217	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate K. Kelly
Entitled	Local Government Tort Claims - Indemnification of Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 228	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Bronrott, Mandel, Moe, and Bobo
Entitled	Driver's License Suspension and Revocation - Notification to Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 262	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Dembrow, Goldwater, Mandel, Hixson, Shriver, Hurson, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, Finifter, Healey, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, and Phillips
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Vacant or Underutilized Commercial Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 285	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Personal Property - Tax Exemptions and Credits - Effect on State Aid
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 286	Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Election Laws - Residence Designation of Candidates on Ballots - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 297	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Local Government Tort Claims Act - Notice Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 322	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Sharing of Juvenile Court Records and School Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 326	Status as of February 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	County Boards of Education - Competitive Bids
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 327	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Truck Weight Enforcement - Permissible Adjustments
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 351	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 625
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Highway Work Zones - Reducing Speed Limits - County and Municipal Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 392	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Taylor, Hixson, Bozman, Dembrow, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hurson, Finifter, Krysiak, Marriott, McKee, McIntosh, Owings, Pitkin, Shriver, Valderrama, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, Patterson, Phillips, and Rosso
Entitled	Truth in Taxation - Real Property Tax Assessments
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 399	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Ethics Law - County Officials - State Legislators - Applicability of Both State and Local Laws
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 449	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 637
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly and Vallario
Entitled	Local Government Tort Claims Act - Interest on Judgment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 457	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 498	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Legislative Districting - Districts and Subdistricts
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 539	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Barve
Entitled	Qualified Capital Gains - Maximum Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 562	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)
Entitled	Juvenile Causes
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 606	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Guns, and Walkup
Entitled	Sewage Sludge - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 618	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary District - Highways and Streets - Plan of Scheduled System Repairs MC/PG 13-99
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 658	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	Growth Management - Land Use Definitions and Controls
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 669	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 653
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman and James
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Contract Purchasers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 670	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled	Vital Records - Access and Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 677	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert and Leopold
Entitled	Zoning - Civil Violations - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 679	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Benson, Boutin, Bozman, Cane, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Elliott, Gordon, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, McClenahan, Moe, Montague, O'Donnell, Pitkin, Riley, Shank, and Snodgrass
Entitled	State Aid for Police Protection - Municipal Sworn Officer Allocation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 688	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Environmental Sanitarians - Licensees and Applicants - Public Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 691	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Municipal Water and Sewerage Systems - Unpaid Sewerage Charges - Disconnection of Water Service
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 696	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Frush, Moe, Benson, Pitkin, Conroy, O'Donnell, Branch, and Howard
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Youth Services Bureau - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 709	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Bozman, Healey, and Rudolph
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Payment and Collection
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 725	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, and Schisler
Entitled	Education - State Share of Basic Current Expenses - Minimum
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 746	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot, Hixson, Heller, and Shriver
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Athletic Fields Used Exclusively for Amateur Sports
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 786	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Linton
Entitled	Wildlife Management Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 802	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Mitchell
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Regional Economic Competitiveness Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 808	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Wood
Entitled	Local Governments - Mining Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 817	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Petzold
Entitled	Graveyard Desecration - Discovered Disturbed Burial Sites
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 860	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates La Vay and Cryor
Entitled	Education - State Funding - Social Security Contributions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 865	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, and Hubbard
Entitled	Smart Growth - Transferable Development Rights - Commercial Use
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 874	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Goldwater, and D. Davis
Entitled	Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 875	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, D'Amato, D. Davis, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Fulton, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Franchot
Entitled	Arts and Entertainment Districts - Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 876	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate La Vay
Entitled	County Income Tax
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 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 905	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller and Hixson
Entitled	State Highway Administration - Bridge Sponsorship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 911	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Conditions for Redeposit on Farm or Agricultural Use Land
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 921	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and R. Baker
Entitled	Transportation Services - Fiscal Assistance - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 947	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Fire and Rescue Services - Local Government - Contracting with For-Profit Entities
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 958	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Pitkin, Menes, Hixson, Grosfeld, Petzold, and Franchot
Entitled	Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 996	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 679
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Benson, DeCarlo, Dobson, Glassman, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, and Swain
Entitled	State Highways - Expressway Designation Process and Regulation of Highway Access
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1006	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Hammen
Entitled	State Board of Acupuncture, State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, and State Board of Social Work Examiners - Enforcement Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1028	Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Election Law - Notice of Elections
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1039	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 481
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, Eckardt, and Cane
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Time Limits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1043	Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Education - State Funding - Social Security Contributions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1059	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 486
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Rosenberg, and W. Baker
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Welfare and Child Support Enforcement Innovation Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1082	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	State Insurance Program - Maryland Tort Claims Act - State's Attorneys, Certain Local Board Members, and Certain Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1143	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, R. Baker, Turner, and Brown
Entitled	Arts and Entertainment Districts - Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1148	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 492
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson (Montgomery County Administration) and Delegates Kopp, Goldwater, and Hurson
Entitled	Tax Credits - New or Expanded Business Premises
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1149	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 493
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Healey, C. Davis, Howard, Bozman, Shriver, and Hurson
Entitled	County Income Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1150	Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve (Chairman, Subcommittee on Science and Technology) and Delegates Pendergrass, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Hill, J. Kelly, Love, and Walkup
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Maryland Industrial Land Act and Maryland Industrial and Commercial Redevelopment Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 1175	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Prostitution or Lewdness - Seizure and Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1187	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 703
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Weir
Entitled	Natural Resources - Wild Waterfowl - Issuance of Fishing and Hunting Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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

HB 1197	Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	Local Health Services Funding - Amount - Cost of Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 18	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Task Force to Study Use of Public Rights-of-Way by Telecommunications Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 5	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Payment and Collection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 58	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 27
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Supervisors of Assessments - Residency Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 60	Status as of March 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Property Tax Bills - Service Charges and Bill Format
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 91	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Location of Meetings and Hearings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 133	Status as of February 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senator Green
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Efficiency and Equity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

SB 148	Status as of March 2, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Public Safety Technology Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 172	Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ferguson
Entitled	Criminal History Records Checks - Volunteers at Recreation Centers and Programs Operated by Local Governments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 175	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Aid for Police Protection - Municipal Sworn Officer Allocation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 197	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Collins
Entitled	Highway Work Zones - Reducing Speed Limits - County and Municipal Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 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 247	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 161
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Lawlah, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Hogan, and Currie
Entitled	Transportation Services - Fiscal Assistance - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 248	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Frosh, Hogan, Roesser, Van Hollen, Currie, and Forehand
Entitled	Education - State Funding - Social Security Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 281	Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Resident Agents - Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 284	Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Qualified Capital Gains - Maximum Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 297	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 337
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Election Laws - Voting Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 342	Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Neall, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	County Income Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 375	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Zoning - Civil Violations - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 378	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Sharing of Juvenile Court Records and School Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 380	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Local Government Tort Claims - Indemnification of Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 395	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 351
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Hogan
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Vacant or Underutilized Commercial Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 419	Status as of March 31, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, and Sfikas
Entitled	One Maryland Economic Development Program for Distressed Counties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 421	Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Stoltzfus, Blount, Colburn, and Sfikas
Entitled	One Maryland Economic Development Program for Distressed Counties - Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 425	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Green
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Youth Services Bureau - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 452	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe and Hafer
Entitled	Graveyard Desecration - Discovered Human Remains and Disturbed Burial Sites
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 458	Status as of March 19, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Vital Records - Access and Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 464	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Senators Baker and Colburn
Entitled	Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 474	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)
Entitled	Juvenile Causes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 490	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser and Green
Entitled	Family Law - Permanency Plan Hearing for Out-of-Home Placement - Opportunity to Speak
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 545	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Local Governments - Investment Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 555	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Mooney, and Madden
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Recovery of Evidences of Registration - Counties and Municipalities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 605	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	State and Local Income Tax Credit for Tuition Paid for Private Elementary and Secondary Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 647	Status as of March 19, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Growth Management - Land Use Definitions and Controls
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 651	Status as of April 4, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Businesses That Create New Jobs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 695	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Time Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 697	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	General Assembly - Office Space, Services, and Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 712	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Prostitution or Lewdness - Seizure and Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 717	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, McFadden, and Haines
Entitled	State Insurance Program - Maryland Tort Claims Act - State's Attorneys, Certain Local Board Members, and Certain Judges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 720	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Welfare and Child Support Enforcement Innovation Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 766	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Property Tax - Refunds - Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 769	Status as of March 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Lawlah, Currie, Mitchell, Hughes, McFadden, and Exum
Entitled	African American Tobacco Relief Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 779	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration)
Entitled	Tax Credits - New or Expanded Business Premises
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SJ 10	Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Task Force to Study Use of Public Rights-of-Way
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters