1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:17 a.m.

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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 153	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Dorchester County Delegation
Entitled	Dorchester County Hotel Rental Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 252	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 83
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Allegany County - Alcoholic Beverages - Disposition of License Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 300	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 85
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Gordon, and Kagan
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Planning Commission - Alternate Members
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 301	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 411
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kagan, and Gordon
Entitled	Municipal Corporations - Authority to Regulate the Possession or Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 344	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	City of District Heights (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Slum Clearance PG 421-99
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 519	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Garrett County - Property Tax Credit - Garrett Cooperative Ministry, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 525	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Booking Process - Costs
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 580	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Swain, and Benson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of Glenarden
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 587	Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled	Prince George's County - Land Use Regulation - Delegation to Municipal Corporations MC/PG 10-99
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government 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 616	Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled	Maryland-Washington Regional District - Prince George's County - Zoning Text Amendments MC/PG 11-99
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government 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 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 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 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 770	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County and Prince George's County Delegations
Entitled	Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - Planning Authority MC/PG 15-99
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 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 820	Status as of March 31, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Additional Class B Licenses PG 306-99
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 919	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Gordon
Entitled	Financial Guaranty Insurance - Risk Limits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 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 1025	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 278
Sponsored By	Delegates Schisler and Eckardt
Entitled	Property Tax - Talbot County - Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 1208	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By	Delegates Swain, Benson, and Howard
Entitled	Prince George's County - Town of Fairmount Heights - Sheriff Road Revitalization Project Loan of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1212	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: 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 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 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 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 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 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 484	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - City of Glenarden
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 543	Status as of March 16, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Forest Conservation - Exemption of Municipal Corporations
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 679	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 592
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Financial Guaranty Insurance - Risk Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 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 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

SB 780	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 508
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Prince George's County - Town of Fairmount Heights - Sheriff Road Revitalization Project Loan of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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