2000 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:21 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Ralph M. Hughes District 40	Another Session	Short Format
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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 545	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Family Tree
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 546	Status as of March 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Park Heights Community Men's Health Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 547	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Restrictions on Hours of Sale
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 548	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - New Song Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 850	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 89
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Mitchell, and Hoffman
Entitled	Baltimore City - Community Benefits Districts - Review by Mayor and City Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 851	Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - W.W. Payne Education and Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 2	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Blount, Astle, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Mitchell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 81	Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Baker, Green, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, Mitchell, and Mooney
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Seniors - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 110	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Mitchell, Lawlah, McFadden, and Hughes
Entitled	Task Force to Study Race-Based Traffic Stops
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 118	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Neall, Van Hollen, Hughes, Stone, Blount, Exum, McFadden, Hooper, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Pinsky, Hafer, DeGrange, and Mitchell
Entitled	Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

SB 119	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Mitchell, Blount, McFadden, Exum, Hughes, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Grievance Procedures - Award of Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 144	Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Roesser, Hollinger, Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Jimeno, Pinsky, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Mitchell, Hoffman, Colburn, Hughes, Ferguson, Mooney, Van Hollen, DeGrange, and Haines
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Unsupervised Visitation - Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 153	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Kelley, Stone, Jimeno, Sfikas, Green, Hughes, Mitchell, and Ferguson
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support
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 186	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Della, McFadden, Mitchell, Hughes, Bromwell, Conway, and Sfikas
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Walters Art Gallery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 201	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Miller, Blount, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Children's Health Program Expansion Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 224	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hoffman, McFadden, Mitchell, and Hughes
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Violence - Possession of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 229	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Mitchell, Ferguson, Jimeno, Colburn, Haines, Forehand, Hughes, Green, and McCabe
Entitled	Foster Parents' Bill of Rights of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 239	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Della, Blount, Kelley, McFadden, Hughes, Bromwell, Conway, Sfikas, and Mitchell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 264	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Stone, Green, Jacobs, Harris, Mooney, Currie, Ferguson, Jimeno, Roesser, and Hughes
Entitled	Memorial Day - Moment of Silence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 265	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Della, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, and Hoffman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Outward Bound-Leakin Park Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 271	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Kelley, Forehand, Lawlah, Dorman, Hooper, Hughes, and Hoffman
Entitled	Tobacco Products - Vending Machines - Access by Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 297	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell, Hughes, McFadden, and Conway
Entitled	State Prosecutor - Investigations - Homicide by Law Enforcement Officer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 322	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 323	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Accessories Before the Fact - Abrogation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 347	Status as of February 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Hughes, Della, Sfikas, Mitchell, Kelley, Blount, Bromwell, and McFadden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Transfer of Housing Authority Police to the Police Department of Baltimore City
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 380	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Forehand, Hughes, McFadden, Blount, Dorman, Madden, Sfikas, Hafer, Van Hollen, Della, Lawlah, Mitchell, and Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Home Builder Registration Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 383	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell, McFadden, and Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Goodwill Industries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 391	Status as of April 4, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Currie, Munson, Blount, Hughes, Kelley, Exum, Conway, Mitchell, and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

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 532	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 285
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Hughes and Mitchell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Abandoned Property - Statute of Limitations and Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 537	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Kelley, Blount, Hughes, Conway, Exum, Currie, Mitchell, and Lawlah
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 555	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Bromwell, Collins, Dorman, Hughes, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Program for Hearing-Impaired Children - Hearing Aid Loaner Bank - Establishment and Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 576	Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Hooper, Dorman, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Mitchell, and Hughes
Entitled	Health - Assisted Living Programs - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 614	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Hughes
Entitled	Commission on Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 615	Status as of February 11, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, and Mitchell
Entitled	State Holiday - "Juneteenth"
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 616	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 290
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Blount, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board - Law Enforcement Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 687	Status as of February 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Green, Bromwell, McFadden, Collins, Hooper, Pinsky, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	School Health Programs - Smoking Prevention - A Nurse in Every School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 717	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 301
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Hughes and Mitchell
Entitled	Real Property - Abatement of Nuisance - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 719	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration) and Senator Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Ways and Means

SB 760	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Hoffman, and Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Park Heights Golf Range and Family Sports Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 769	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Hughes, Della, Mitchell, Bromwell, Sfikas, Blount, and Hoffman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Fraternal Order of Police Memorial
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 780	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Stone, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Jimeno, Van Hollen, Hughes, and Forehand
Entitled	Powers of Attorney
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 781	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Hughes, Pinsky, Lawlah, Frosh, Sfikas, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Mitchell
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Order - Additional Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 782	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, Forehand, Exum, McFadden, Mitchell, and Hughes
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Fairness Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 805	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell, Hughes, Colburn, Sfikas, Conway, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Associations - Abatement of Nuisances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 806	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Lawlah, Sfikas, Conway, Hughes, Mitchell, Blount, Currie, and Hoffman
Entitled	Lead-Based Paint Damages - Reimbursement by Manufacturer - Market Share Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 808	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By	Senator Conway, the President (Administration), and Senators Lawlah, Blount, Mitchell, Exum, Hughes, McFadden, Currie, and Kelley
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 827	Status as of February 18, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Blount, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Dorman, Frosh, McFadden, Hughes, Forehand, Sfikas, Pinsky, Exum, Lawlah, Conway, Mitchell, and Currie
Entitled	Discrimination - Grants and Procurement Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 830	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Dorman, Conway, Pinsky, Hughes, Teitelbaum, and Della
Entitled	Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Investigative and Enforcement Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 831	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Blount, Currie, Della, Exum, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Task Force to Study Minority Business Enterprise and Women's Business Enterprise Policies and Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 840	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, McCabe, Mitchell, Mooney, Roesser, and Stone
Entitled	Veterans' Vocational Training, Employment, and Housing Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 854	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Kelley, Lawlah, Currie, Mitchell, Conway, Exum, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, and Impact of Slavery's History and Legacy in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 858	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Mitchell, Conway, and Kelley
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Associated Black Charities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 867	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell, Bromwell, Conway, McFadden, Blount, Hughes, Lawlah, Currie, Kelley, and Exum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Historic Providers of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 901	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, and Mitchell
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Adult and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Services for Minority Populations Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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