2000 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:18 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Patrick J. Hogan District 39	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 309	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 515
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Neall, Lawlah, Hooper, Stoltzfus, DeGrange, Mooney, Currie, Roesser, Middleton, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Madden, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 387	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Middleton, Hooper, Roesser, DeGrange, Mooney, Currie, Lawlah, Munson, and Madden
Entitled	Critical Skills Training - Income Tax Credit for Individuals and Employers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 498	Status as of February 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Roesser, and Forehand
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Rates - Intra-County and Adjacent County Phone Calls
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 618	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan and Currie
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Transfer of Service Credit from Employees' Pension System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 746	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Collins, and Middleton
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Purchase of Tax Stamps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 823	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 310
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan and Roesser
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rehabilitation Opportunities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 4	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Currie, and Forehand
Entitled	Real Property - Priority of Liens - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 103	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 577
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Middleton , Lawlah, McFadden, DeGrange, Munson, Stoltzfus, Exum, Hogan, , Green, Currie, and Stone
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Week
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 114	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Van Hollen, Roesser, and Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Condominium Act - Secret Proxies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 140	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Miller, the President (Administration), and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Hoffman, Van Hollen, and Neall
Entitled	Maryland Prepaid College Trust and Maryland College Investment Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 142	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Middleton, Teitelbaum, and Hogan
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 163	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Van Hollen, Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Munson, Hafer, DeGrange, and Middleton
Entitled	State Employees - Procurement - Competitive Re-Engineering Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 177	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Teitelbaum, and Hogan
Entitled	Crimes - Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail - Fraudulent Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 182	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Ruben, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Currie, Van Hollen, Roesser, Dorman, and Hoffman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Hebrew Home of Greater Washington
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 183	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Ruben, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Van Hollen, Roesser, Lawlah, Currie, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Ivymount School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 195	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 243
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Munson, Hafer, Ruben, Ferguson, Collins, Van Hollen, Hogan, DeGrange, Hoffman, Mooney, Conway, Green, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Roesser, Sfikas, Dorman, Neall, Haines, Blount, Hollinger, Frosh, Forehand, Middleton, Lawlah, Astle, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Jimeno, Kelley, Pinsky, Currie, Madden, McFadden, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	World War II Memorial Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 196	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Teitelbaum, Hogan, and Forehand
Entitled	eMaryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 197	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Hogan
Entitled	Electronic Government Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 198	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller and Hogan
Entitled	State Information Technology Board - Membership and Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 199	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Hogan
Entitled	Public Records - Privacy Policies and Data Security
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 200	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Miller, Forehand, and Hogan
Entitled	Crimes - Computer Piracy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 221	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Haines, Stoltzfus, Hafer, Ferguson, Hooper, Jacobs, Colburn, Roesser, McCabe, Mooney, Hogan, Madden, and Munson
Entitled	Family Clothing Tax Relief Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 228	Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hoffman, Bromwell, Blount, Baker, Middleton, Neall, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Currie, Munson, Hogan, Stoltzfus, Madden, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 230	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer , Bromwell, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Titling Tax - Exercise of Option to Purchase Under Vehicle Leasing Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 238	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 66
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, McFadden, Middleton, Hogan, Currie, Madden, Stoltzfus, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, Munson, Stone, Neall, Ruben, and Lawlah
Entitled	Baltimore City Charter Amendment - General Powers - Tax Increment Financing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 240	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Van Hollen, Hogan, Currie, Stoltzfus, Baker, Bromwell, Lawlah, Munson, Madden, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 289	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Dorman, Hogan, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Suburban Hospital Healthcare System, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 295	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 298	Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Conway, DeGrange, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Forehand, Mitchell, Hogan, Van Hollen, and Exum
Entitled	Education - Compulsory Attendance and Parental Responsibility - Age Limits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 299	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Jimeno, Astle, Neall, Mitchell, Hogan, Kasemeyer, and Green
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Commission - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government 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 317	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Frosh, Dorman, Hogan, Van Hollen, Roesser, McCabe, and Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Olney Boys and Girls Club Community Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 328	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Roesser, Hogan, Pinsky, Dorman, Exum, Currie, Green, Baker, Miller, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Hollinger, Hafer, Forehand, Frosh, and Hughes
Entitled	Health Care Credentialing Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 329	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Hogan, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 394	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Roesser, Frosh, Hogan, Bromwell, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Blount, Hoffman, Lawlah, Collins, McFadden, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Mitchell, Jimeno, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Task Force on the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

SB 408	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Conway, Hollinger, Mooney, Hafer, McFadden, Mitchell, Astle, Currie, Hogan, DeGrange, and Jacobs
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Bottled Water
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 412	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman , Hogan, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Community College Job Training Opportunity Program - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 507	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Colburn, Stoltzfus, Green, Middleton, Hogan, Baker, Munson, Neall, Currie, and Lawlah
Entitled	Property Tax Credits - Rehabilitated Real Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 519	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kelley, Mitchell, Blount, Bromwell, Kasemeyer, Hollinger, Hogan, Conway, and McFadden
Entitled	Education - Maryland Dent-Care Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 544	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 286
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Munson, Hogan, Neall, Currie, Sfikas, McFadden, Bromwell, and Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Grace Outreach Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 566	Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Roesser, Stoltzfus, Mooney, Haines, Harris, Hooper, McCabe, Ferguson, Madden, Hafer, Munson, Colburn, and Hogan
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Reports by Political Committees - Expenditures Made on Behalf of Candidates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 580	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie and Hogan
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 603	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hoffman, Neall, Hogan, Ruben, McFadden, Munson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Higher Education - Regional Higher Education Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 612	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hogan, Currie, and Lawlah
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Detective, Guard, and Armored Car Security Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 649	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hogan, Neall, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Pharmacies - Discounts for Medicare Beneficiaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 683	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Hoffman, Blount, Middleton, Forehand, Neall, McFadden, Lawlah, Hollinger, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Institute, College of Art
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 729	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hogan, Roesser, Frosh, Pinsky, Forehand, and Sfikas
Entitled	Potomac River Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 793	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer , Hoffman, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, Middleton, Stone, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Education Enhancement Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 859	Status as of March 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Stone, Middleton, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Currie, Munson, Kasemeyer, Stoltzfus, Neall, Hogan, and Van Hollen
Entitled	State Retirement Agency - Reimbursement for Retirement Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 896	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Bromwell, Miller, Lawlah, Neall, Kasemeyer, Madden, Middleton, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening , and Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters