1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:31 a.m.

	UNIONS	Another Session
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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 281	Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, D. Davis, Dobson, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Gordon, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, McHale, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Palumbo, Pitkin, Rawlings, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	Labor Law - Notice of Employees' Right to Organize
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 405	Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County - Collective Bargaining MC 907-99
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 701	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Bobo, Dewberry, Dypski, Healey, Heller, Howard, Kagan, Kirk, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Phillips, Proctor, Riley, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Noncertificated Public School Employees - Negotiations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 729	Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 659
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale and Minnick
Entitled	Group Life Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 815	Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kittleman and Flanagan
Entitled	Education - Certificated Employees - Collective Bargaining - Merit Pay Increases
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 861	Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Linton
Entitled	Education - Charles County Exclusive Representative
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 868	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Taylor, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Fulton, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Palumbo, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Rawlings, Shriver, Slade, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Hubers, Cane, Cryor, A. Jones, Grosfeld, and Carlson
Entitled	Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement Pilot In-Classroom Breakfast Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 915	Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate DeCarlo
Entitled	Education - Baltimore County - Organizations of Noncertificated Public School Employees - Service Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1072	Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Greenip, Fulton, Boschert, McKee, Elliott, Shank, Bartlett, Brinkley, Snodgrass, La Vay, Ports, Flanagan, and Kittleman
Entitled	Election Laws - Employee Organization Representation and Service Fees - Use for Political Purposes
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters and Economic Matters

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 272	Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Collins, Conway, Hollinger, Frosh, Forehand, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Exum
Entitled	Education - Teacher Certification Incentive Grants - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 461	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Group Life Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 744	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 384
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, McFadden, Blount, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled	Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement Pilot In-Classroom Breakfast Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means