1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:20 a.m.

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HB 126	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Arnick, and Taylor
Entitled	Steam Heating Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 335	Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, DeCarlo, Clagett, Dembrow, Frush, Bobo, Mandel, Oaks, Hammen, Stull, Cane, Mohorovic, Pendergrass, and Sher
Entitled	Electric Utility Restructuring - Prior Approval
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 366	Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson (Chairman, Ways and Means Committee)
Entitled	Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 424	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Krysiak, Donoghue, and Love
Entitled	Insurance Rating Law - Exempt Commercial Policyholders
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 488	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 512
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Bozman, R. Baker, Healey, Patterson, Heller, Hixson, Valderrama, Marriott, Cryor, Benson, Zirkin, and Morhaim
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Excise Tax - Determination of Fair Market Value and Collection of Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 511	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kopp
Entitled	Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools - Rate Setting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 575	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Goldwater, and Donoghue
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Sales by Manufacturers and Wholesalers - Discounting
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 626	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt and Donoghue
Entitled	Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations - Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 747	Status as of April 7, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Linton
Entitled	Electric Utility Tax Reform - Maryland Electric Competition Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 785	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 666
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, McHale, Kirk, Donoghue, and Harrison
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Fair Distributorship Act - Notice and Arbitration Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 918	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 671
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Mitchell, Love, McClenahan, Eckardt, Minnick, Glassman, Ports, and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Small Employers - Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1027	Status as of February 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht and Bartlett
Entitled	Electricity - Affiliate Wheeling
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules

HB 1055	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	Electric Utility Industry Restructuring - Securitization
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1178	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 498
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Electricity - Industrial Customer Choice
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

SB 21	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Rates - Reductions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 126	Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Exum, and Currie
Entitled	Gas and Electric Companies - Rates - Reductions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 236	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Bromwell, Hafer, Madden, Hooper, McFadden, Exum, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Colburn, Sfikas, and Conway
Entitled	Steam Heating Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 291	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 541
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Neall, DeGrange, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Ruben
Entitled	Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools - Rate Setting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 344	Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)
Entitled	Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 349	Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Hafer
Entitled	Insurance Rating Law - Exempt Commercial Policyholders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 512	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Stoltzfus, Lawlah, and Jimeno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Excise Tax - Determination of Fair Market Value and Collection of Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 514	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Natural Gas and Electricity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 552	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Tax Sales - High-Bid Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 596	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations - Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 660	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Electric Utility Tax Reform - Maryland Electric Competition Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 676	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Fair Distributorship Act - Notice and Arbitration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 700	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Non-Group Health Insurance Market
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 705	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Electric Utility Industry Restructuring - Securitization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 767	Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson and Mooney (Frederick County Senators) and Senators Bromwell, Astle, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Electricity - Affiliate Wheeling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters