1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:13 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 83	Status as of February 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Financing Reports - Liability for Late Filing
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 94	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Parental Rights Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 97	Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Tow Truck Services - Regulation of Towing Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 131	Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and Krysiak
Entitled	Real Property - Maryland Condominium Act - Unit Owner Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 223	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 429	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Morhaim, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Goldwater, Hubbard, Weir, and Redmer
Entitled	Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 466	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 639
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly and Vallario
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - Limit on Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 551	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague and Grosfeld
Entitled	Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 556	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 103
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, E. Burns, Zirkin, and D. Murphy (Baltimore County Administration) and Delegates Dembrow, Montague, Doory, O'Donnell, K. Kelly, Hutchins, Getty, and Amedori
Entitled	Extrajurisdictional Authority for Police Officers - Joint Operation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 583	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Vallario
Entitled	Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts - Abrogation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 603	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Dembrow
Entitled	Civil Actions - Disclosure of Information and Service of Process
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 610	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Montague
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Charitable Organizations - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 632	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Dembrow
Entitled	Fair Disclosure Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 634	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Dembrow
Entitled	Civil Actions - Substituted Service of Process
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 652	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert, Greenip, Rzepkowski, Leopold, Baldwin, Burns, Guns, K. Kelly, Owings, W. Baker, and Amedori
Entitled	Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in Residence - Defense
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 672	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Pitkin, and Cane
Entitled	Cosmetologists - Practice Settings - Elderly, Homebound, and Other Confined Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 676	Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Donoghue, and Goldwater
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 736	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Brinkley, Cryor, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Guns, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Linton, McKee, Mitchell, Owings, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Self-Defense Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 750	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Vallario, Griffith, and Valderrama
Entitled	Courts - Settlements and Releases - Limited Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 774	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Business Trusts - Formation and Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 780	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Morhaim, and Zirkin
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Spousal Elective Share
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 798	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale and Minnick
Entitled	Life Insurers - Investments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 809	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, McIntosh, Dypski, Petzold, Fulton, Rosenberg, Dembrow, Montague, Heller, Turner, Barve, Pitkin, Mandel, Love, Hixson, Goldwater, Rosso, Marriott, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Election Laws - Clean Campaign Public Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 833	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Elliott
Entitled	Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Liability of Insurer for Costs and Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 834	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubers, Turner, Weir, A. Jones, James, DeCarlo, Mohorovic, D'Amato, Stocksdale, and Cane
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sex Offender Registration - Immunity for Community Associations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 856	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Billings, Grosfeld, Bobo, Cane, Dypski, Frush, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, McIntosh, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Stern, and Turner
Entitled	Carriers and Managed Care Entities - Health Care Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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

HB 890	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Giannetti
Entitled	Evidence - Negligence - Forfeiture of Collateral and Guilty Verdicts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 893	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 669
Sponsored By	Delegate Giannetti
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Insurance - Personal Injury Protection - Preclusion of Subsequent Action
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 913	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Love, Rzepkowski, Cadden, and Clagett
Entitled	Community Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 924	Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Minnick
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Insurance Agreements - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 959	Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Bozman, Giannetti, Brown, Goldwater, Gordon, Moe, Patterson, Pendergrass, and Turner
Entitled	Real Property - Priority of Liens - Homeowners Associations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 960	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Frush, Hubbard, and Stern
Entitled	Telephones - Changes in Telecommunications Service
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1060	Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitation on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Occupational Exposure
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1086	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 683
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Donoghue, Love, Mitchell, McHale, Eckardt, Goldwater, Barve, Krysiak, Harrison, Kirk, Hill, Brown, Moe, and Fulton
Entitled	Stop-Loss Insurance Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 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 1171	Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Montague
Entitled	Courts - Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1172	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Special Police Officers - Authorized Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 4	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Bromwell
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 178	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Munson and Mooney
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Immunity - Insurance Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 261	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Hollinger
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 293	Status as of February 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Physician Assistants - Medical Services for Charitable Organizations - Immunity from Suit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 294	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 167
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Collins, Pinsky, Forehand, Conway, Van Hollen, Sfikas, and Blount
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 299	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Telephones - Changes in Telecommunications Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 307	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	The Decisionally Incapacitated Research Subject Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 336	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Hogan, Currie, Exum, and Hollinger
Entitled	Real Property - Priority of Liens - Homeowners Associations
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 409	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 431	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Forehand, Harris, Collins, Roesser, Hollinger, Currie, Bromwell, and Green
Entitled	Volunteer Health Care Providers and Physicians - Charitable Organizations - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 483	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Roesser, and Dorman
Entitled	Life Insurers - Investments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 520	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Kelley
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 523	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Automobile Liability Insurance and Homeowner's Insurance - Prohibited Terminations and Refusals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 556	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Harris, Mooney, and Jacobs
Entitled	Prevailing Wage Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 563	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Collins and Della
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sex Offender Registration - Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 570	Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Frosh, Sfikas, Dorman, Exum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Election Laws - Clean Campaign Public Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 588	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 44
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Mental Health Care Providers - Patient's Violent Behavior - Duty to Predict, Warn, or Take Precautions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 590	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, and Della
Entitled	Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 604	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Civil Actions - Year 2000 Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 622	Status as of February 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 626	Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitation on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 635	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Della
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sex Offender Registration - Immunity for Community Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 691	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Protest by Insured of Proposed Action of Insurer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 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