2000 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:00 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Roy P. Dyson District 29	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 256	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 511
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Summerseat Sanctuary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 257	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Hollinger
Entitled	Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 392	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and Visitors Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 393	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Agricultural Transfer Tax - County Land Preservation Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 404	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Hooper, and Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition Against Minors as Passengers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 733	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Real Property - Sale of Property - Disclosures - Sewage Sludge
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 734	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	St. Clement's Island - Potomac River Museum Loan of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 735	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Animal Shelter and Education Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 736	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Lexington Park Family Support and Head Start Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 855	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 886	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Calvert County, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SJ 6	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Environment - Solid Waste Management - Voluntary Statewide Diversion Goal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SJ 8	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Hughesville-Lexington Park Railway Corridor Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 68	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Battle Creek Nature Education Society Environmental Education Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 99	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Stone, Blount, Dyson, Munson, Sfikas, Kelley, DeGrange, Exum, Ruben, Lawlah, Dorman, and Conway
Entitled	Crimes - Masks and Hoods - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 152	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Stone, and Dyson (Task Force on Driver's Education in Maryland)
Entitled	Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System - Provisional Licenses - Occupant Restrictions Applicable to Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 160	Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Munson, Green, Lawlah, Roesser, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Neall, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 181	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Collins, Pinsky, Forehand, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, Exum, Conway, Blount, Hollinger, Currie, Dyson, and Harris
Entitled	Waiver of Tuition and Fees - Foster Care Recipients
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 202	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Della, Kelley, Dorman, Exum, Currie, Green, Stone, Sfikas, Mitchell, Lawlah, Pinsky, Frosh, Dyson, Collins, and Conway
Entitled	Procurement - Prevailing Wage - School Construction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 234	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Jimeno, Haines, Stone, Colburn, DeGrange, Mooney, Dyson, Harris, Jacobs, Hooper, Stoltzfus, Hafer, and Munson
Entitled	Self-Defense Act - Rule of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 245	Status as of January 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, McFadden, Conway, Exum, Currie, Ruben, Jimeno, Kelley, Forehand, Della, Green, Frosh, Pinsky, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Collins, Hollinger, Middleton, Mitchell, Dyson, and Blount
Entitled	State Personnel - Higher Education - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 248	Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Pinsky, Hollinger, Conway, Sfikas, and Dyson
Entitled	Environment - Registry of Voluntary Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 255	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Munson, Hogan, Baker, Hooper, Collins, Jimeno, Bromwell, Haines, Jacobs, Dyson, Hafer, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 287	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 512
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Roesser, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 303	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Stoltzfus, Haines, Astle, DeGrange, Hoffman, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Ruben, Hooper, Munson, Hafer, Neall, Jacobs, Bromwell, Roesser, Lawlah, Hollinger, Baker, Sfikas, Harris, Dorman, Ferguson, Kasemeyer, Collins, Conway, Dyson, McCabe, McFadden, Mooney, Hogan, and Green
Entitled	Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 310	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Van Hollen, Middleton, Collins, Hooper, Currie, Mooney, Harris, Dyson, Roesser, and DeGrange
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 425	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Pinsky, Van Hollen, and Dyson
Entitled	Election Laws - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 426	Status as of February 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hooper, Collins, Dyson, Jimeno, Hafer, Middleton, Munson, Madden, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abduction - Restitution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 434	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Dyson, and Middleton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Maryland Center for Youth and Family Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 435	Status as of March 31, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Conway, Exum, Mitchell, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, and Hollinger
Entitled	Nursing Home and Facility Inspections - Awards and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 436	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Sfikas, Astle, Dorman, Currie, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Green, and Pinsky
Entitled	Transportation Trust Fund - Bicycle Ways and Sidewalks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 441	Status as of March 15, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Currie, Hughes, Collins, Blount, McFadden, Hollinger, Dyson, Conway, Lawlah, Mitchell, Jimeno, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, and Harris
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - Teacher Shortage - Study Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 446	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hafer, Dyson, Ferguson, Haines, Hooper, Colburn, Munson, Jacobs, Mooney, and McCabe
Entitled	Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 451	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 528
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Conway, Hooper, Colburn, Collins, Dyson, Forehand, Lawlah, Blount, McCabe, and Middleton
Entitled	Real Property - Abatement of Nuisance Actions - Municipal Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 456	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Kelley, Stone, Frosh, Munson, Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, Dorman, Hooper, Conway, Dyson, Van Hollen, and Astle
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - Transportation of Disabled Students - Grants to Local Jurisdictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 517	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Exum, Sfikas, Lawlah, Mitchell, McFadden, Frosh, and Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Youthbuild Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 520	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Sfikas, Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky
Entitled	Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 568	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Blount, Conway, Dorman, Currie, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 607	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 620
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Munson, Lawlah, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Bromwell, Colburn, Dyson, Hooper, Pinsky, Frosh, Stone, Mooney, and Madden
Entitled	State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 608	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Exum, Frosh, Pinsky, Dyson, Hughes, and Sfikas
Entitled	Open Meetings Act - Public Bodies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 650	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Neall, Munson, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Hafer, and Mooney
Entitled	Libraries - Funding - Regional Resource Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 679	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 552
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, McCabe, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hogan, and Harris
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 741	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, Sfikas, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum, McFadden, Jimeno, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, and Dyson
Entitled	State Government - Access to Services and the Justice System - Language Barriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 743	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Blount, Hollinger, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Middleton, McCabe, Jacobs, Frosh, Collins, Sfikas, Conway, Dyson, Kasemeyer, Munson, Hogan, Ruben, Currie, Pinsky, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership - S.T.O.P. Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 756	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Exum, Roesser, Harris, Dyson, and Jacobs
Entitled	Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 758	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Haines, Jacobs, Dyson, Stone, and Harris
Entitled	Abortion - Minors - Parental Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 774	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 86
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Hafer, Munson, Astle, Blount, Haines, Hooper, Della, Ferguson, Teitelbaum, Bromwell, and Dyson
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flags
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 810	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 493
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Blount, Hoffman, Collins, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Van Hollen, Middleton, and Munson
Entitled	Governor's Teacher Salary Challenge Program - Public School Funding Enhancement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 849	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Hooper, Roesser, Colburn, Middleton, Jacobs, Baker, Munson, Dyson, McCabe, and Haines
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SJ 5	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Dorman, Kelley, McFadden, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Della, DeGrange, Lawlah, Currie, Conway, Frosh, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Ruben, Green, Forehand, Stone, Sfikas, Exum, Kasemeyer, Hughes, Dyson, Hoffman, Blount, and Collins
Entitled	Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters