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

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HB 1	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hurson, Kittleman, and Montague (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law) and Delegates Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, McIntosh, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Glassman, Malone, Mandel, Paige, Parrott, Riley, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, and Carlson
Entitled	Ethics Law - Reform of Legislative Ethics Process
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 2	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 599
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hurson, Kittleman, and Montague (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law) and Delegates Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Dypski, Franchot, Giannetti, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Sophocleus, Clagett, Riley, Bronrott, DeCarlo, Glassman, Parrott, and Brinkley
Entitled	Ethics Law - Use of Prestige of Office
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: 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 71	Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 63
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	State Employee Benefits Program - Satellite Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 73	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	State Personnel - Probation - Scope of Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 74	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	State Personnel - Leave and Disciplinary Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 87	Status as of January 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hutchins, Mitchell, and Linton
Entitled	Teachers' Systems - Employment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 127	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 211
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Maryland Aviation Commission - Powers and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 142	Status as of March 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	State Comptroller's Office - Investigative Services Unit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 179	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, McIntosh, Franchot, R. Baker, A. Jones, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Burns, Conroy, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Dypski, Frush, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, K. Kelly, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Shriver, Griffith, Giannetti, and Valderrama
Entitled	State Employees - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

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 191	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 123
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Proctor, Hecht, Pitkin, Wood, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dobson, Frush, Fulton, Hutchins, K. Kelly, Malone, McKee, Moe, Owings, Rudolph, Shriver, Turner, Vallario, Weir, Cadden, Slade, and O'Donnell
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 210	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Court Interpreters
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 311	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates McClenahan, W. Baker, Walkup, Conway, Rudolph, Eckardt, Cane, Bozman, Schisler, Guns, Edwards, Shank, K. Kelly, McKee, Hutchins, and Wood
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Department of Natural Resources
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 329	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Slade, Proctor, Owings, and O'Donnell
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 357	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate K. Kelly
Entitled	State Employees - Leave for Examinations and Interviews for State Positions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 403	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick and Busch
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Public Records - Access to Retirement Records
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations 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 517	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - Garrett County Office for Children, Youth and Families
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 550	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Eligible Veterans
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 599	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Fire and Rescue Employees of the Aviation Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 642	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bartlett
Entitled	Retirement - Correctional Dietary, Maintenance, and Supply Officers
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 734	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates A. Jones, R. Baker, Burns, Fulton, Grosfeld, Hecht, Hill, Hubers, Kirk, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Transfer of Service Credit from Employees' Pension System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 735	Status as of February 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Heller
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - University of Maryland Medical System Corporation - Inclusion in Contributory Pension Benefit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 837	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 863	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, D'Amato, Franchot, Hecht, Hubers, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, Palumbo, Rawlings, Rosenberg, and Turner
Entitled	State Personnel - Telecommuting Pilot Program - Purchase of Home Office Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 867	Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conway, D'Amato, Franchot, Hecht, Hubers, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, Rawlings, and Rosenberg
Entitled	State Employees - Telecommuting Pilot Program - Home Office Equipment Purchase Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 869	Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conway, D'Amato, Franchot, Hecht, Hubers, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, and Rosenberg
Entitled	State Employees - Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Purchase of Home Office Equipment for Teleworking
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 870	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Cadden, Conway, D'Amato, Franchot, Hecht, Hubers, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Klima, Kopp, McIntosh, Palumbo, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled	State Personnel - Teleworking Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 871	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, A. Jones, Patterson, and Swain
Entitled	State Personnel - Grievance Procedures - Award of Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 881	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan and Minnick
Entitled	Social Security Numbers on Identification Cards - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 920	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Marriott, Benson, and Hixson
Entitled	Board of Social Work Examiners - Investigation of State Employees and Officers - Reimbursement of Counsel Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 943	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, McClenahan, W. Baker, Rudolph, Cane, and Cadden
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Membership in Maryland National Guard
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 981	Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, C. Davis, Bozman, Cane, Hill, and Valderrama
Entitled	State Employees - Employees in Standard Pay Plan - Step Increases
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 992	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht and Marriott
Entitled	State Employees - Social Workers - Salaries
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 995	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 702
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Taylor
Entitled	Health Care Regulatory Reform - Commission Consolidation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1012	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Owings, Hammen, Rawlings, Conway, and Taylor
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Funding and Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1015	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht and K. Kelly
Entitled	State Employees - Standard Pay Plan - Hazardous Duty Pay
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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

HB 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 1044	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 482
Sponsored By	Delegate A. Jones
Entitled	State Employee Benefits Program - State Employees' Health Insurance Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1048	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate A. Jones
Entitled	State Employees - Contractual Employees - Credit for Service
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 1084	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	Treasurer - Staff - Special Appointments
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1085	Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	State Personnel - Payment of Wages - Direct Deposit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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

HB 1090	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Procurement Practices Improvement Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1145	Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - Purchase of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1158	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Slade, O'Donnell, and Wood
Entitled	Employees' Retirement System - Employment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1170	Status as of March 4, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate A. Jones
Entitled	State Employees - Perfect Attendance Incentive
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1173	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Kach, O'Donnell, Hubbard, Taylor, DeCarlo, Owings, Boutin, Eckardt, Oaks, Weir, Mitchell, Busch, Hammen, Linton, Bozman, Conway, Bronrott, Fulton, Mohorovic, Dewberry, Wood, Guns, McHale, Hecht, Hurson, and Edwards
Entitled	Natural Resources Police Force - Salaries
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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

HB 1204	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 503
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver Turner, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, K. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Moe, and Walkup
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Employee Leave - Adoption
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 1	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By	The President and Senators Blount and Collins (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law)
Entitled	Ethics Law - Reform of Legislative Ethics Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 25	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President and Senators Blount and Collins (Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law)
Entitled	Ethics Law - Use of Prestige of Office
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 55	Status as of January 13, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - University System of Maryland)
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Powers and Responsibilities - Accountability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 56	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 138
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Morgan State University)
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Creation of Positions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 100	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Procurement Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 106	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Minimum Hours Required for Initial Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 113	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 148
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension Systems - Limitations on Benefits and Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 121	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 151
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Optional Defined Contribution System - Supplemental Retirement Plans Authorized by Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 129	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	State Employees - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 141	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Baker, Blount, Bromwell, Munson, Middleton, McFadden, Ruben, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, Stone, Green, Currie, DeGrange, Hoffman, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 171	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Funding and Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 177	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Crimes - Threats Against State and Local Government Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 191	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell and Conway
Entitled	Procurement - Service Contracts - Standards for Privatization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 192	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Mitchell
Entitled	State Personnel - Contractual Employees - Transfers to Budgeted Positions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 214	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	State Comptroller's Office - Investigative Services Unit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 220	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Bromwell
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Membership in Maryland National Guard
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 276	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 165
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	State Personnel - Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 280	Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Court Interpreters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 363	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 176
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Systems - Inclusion in Contributory Pension Benefit Program - Participating Governmental Units and Selection C (Combination Formula) Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 364	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems - Technical Corrections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 402	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Jimeno, and DeGrange
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 420	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 179
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer and Ferguson
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Department of Natural Resources
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 437	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Optional Defined Contribution System - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 627	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Mitchell
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Investments - Mortgages for Low and Middle Income Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 630	Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Offset of Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 638	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Mitchell
Entitled	Board of Social Work Examiners - Investigation of State Employees and Officers - Reimbursement of Counsel Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 682	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 515
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Lawlah, Middleton, Neall, Ruben, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Coordination, Governance, and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 692	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Kelley, and Mitchell
Entitled	State Personnel - Grievance Procedures - Award of Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 715	Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, McFadden, and Haines
Entitled	Treasurer - Staff - Special Appointments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 716	Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Currie (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand, Haines, and McFadden
Entitled	State Personnel - Payment of Wages - Direct Deposit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 719	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Procurement Practices Improvement Act of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 731	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative and Operational Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 759	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 699
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Senators
Entitled	Elections - Directors and Administrators of County Boards of Elections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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

SB 785	Status as of March 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Natural Resources Police Force - Salaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation