2000 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:37 a.m.

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HB 8	Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, and Vallario
Entitled	Working Parents Opportunity Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 11	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver and Taylor, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Kopp, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Bobo, Bozman, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Prepaid College Trust and Maryland College Investment Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 32	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 327
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Hecht, Owings, R. Baker, Edwards, A. Jones, Hutchins, and Hubbard
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 37	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 328
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan and Minnick
Entitled	Social Security Numbers on Identification Cards - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 63	Status as of April 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Clagett, McKee, Rosso, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, Valderrama, and Boschert
Entitled	Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 152	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Repayment Obligations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 192	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 578
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Tuition and Fees for Nonresident Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 215	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Healey, Hurson, R. Baker, Patterson, Turner, Marriott, V. Jones, Zirkin, Cane, Pitkin, Bronrott, Hubbard, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maryland College Investment Plan - Foster Care Youth
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 227	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosso, Busch, Clagett, D'Amato, Frush, Giannetti, Healey, Hurson, Menes, Moe, Guns, Cadden, Sher, Leopold, Hecht, Love, Klausmeier, Weir, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, Mohorovic, Boschert, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, and Bartlett
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Students - Vaccination for Meningococcal Disease
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 231	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 581
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance and Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 275	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rosenberg and Franchot
Entitled	State Information Technology Board - Membership and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 281	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, Rawlings, Healey, Kopp, Rudolph, Shriver, Marriott, R. Baker, Benson, Branch, Cane, D. Davis, Dobson, Doory, Gladden, Moe, Oaks, Swain, Turner, Hubbard, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Heller, Howard, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Ports, Rosso, and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 458	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Educational Excellence Award Program - Guaranteed Access Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 460	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Education - Disadvantaged Student College Placement Examination Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 476	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 606
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Kopp, Klausmeier, Menes, Cadden, McIntosh, A. Jones, Goldwater, Benson, D'Amato, Heller, Walkup, Frush, Eckardt, Gladden, Hubbard, Brown, Mandel, Cryor, Love, Ports, Kagan, Klima, Rzepkowski, Doory, Petzold, Finifter, Stern, Hubers, Pitkin, Rudolph, V. Jones, Hecht, Moe, Hixson, Parrott, Clagett, Carlson, Bobo, James, C. Davis, Howard, Bozman, DeCarlo, Proctor, Phillips, Swain, Stocksdale, Giannetti, Marriott, Valderrama, R. Baker, Palumbo, Rosso, Patterson, Bartlett, Shriver, McKee, and Bohanan
Entitled	HOPE for Nontraditional Students - Community College Transfer Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 543	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 537
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Guns, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Hubbard, Hurson, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Sher, Stern, Stull, V. Jones, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Heller, Bohanan, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Rosso, and Rudolph
Entitled	Education - Maryland Dent-Care Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 544	Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Amounts Awarded
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 607	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Rawlings, and A. Jones
Entitled	State Personnel - Higher Education - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 608	Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Tuition and Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 610	Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Hixson
Entitled	Critical Skills Training - Income Tax Credit for Individuals and Employers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 764	Status as of March 9, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Mandel, Dypski, Benson, Clagett, Rosso, McIntosh, Riley, Bobo, Moe, Dobson, Snodgrass, Bronrott, Menes, Paige, and Healey
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Credit Cards - Student Applicants and Cardholders
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 837	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Taylor, Rawlings, Conway, Franchot, Pitkin, Marriott, McIntosh, Clagett, Hecht, Rosenberg, and Cadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Institute, College of Art
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 878	Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Gladden
Entitled	Higher Education - Lawyers - Student Financial Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 909	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Sher, Rawlings, Doory, Hecht, Conway, Dobson, McIntosh, Montague, Clagett, McHale, C. Davis, Branch, Conroy, and Linton
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Loyola College
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1083	Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Quality Teacher Assurance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1091	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 664
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Kopp, Hixson, and Campbell
Entitled	Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1155	Status as of March 9, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Bobo, Mandel, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Credit Cards - Student Applicants
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1191	Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Jones, Guns, Conway, Bozman, Branch, Rawlings, Nathan-Pulliam, Hecht, Hixson, Krysiak, Marriott, and Taylor
Entitled	Higher Education - Dentists - Student Financial Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1230	Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Kopp
Entitled	Higher Education - Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1231	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Proctor, Turner, Stocksdale, Hubers, D'Amato, and V. Jones
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Retention of Unused Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1256	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 467
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, D'Amato, Franchot, Taylor, Rawlings, Conway, Kopp, Clagett, McIntosh, Flanagan, Rosenberg, and Hecht
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - St. John's College
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1278	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, and Hammen
Entitled	Community Colleges - Nursing Assistant Training Programs - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1361	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	State Personnel - Higher Education - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1370	Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Paige, Branch, Kirk, Phillips, Gladden, V. Jones, and Dobson
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Identification Cards - Required Information
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1425	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 17
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Busch, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rosenberg, Cane, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Guns, Conway, R. Baker, W. Baker, Branch, Cadden, Hubers, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Palumbo, Pitkin, Proctor, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

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 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 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 205	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 490
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Collins, Pinsky, Hollinger, Conway, Green, Jimeno, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 296	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Mitchell, Conway, Sfikas, and Roesser
Entitled	Maryland College Investment Plan - Foster Care Youth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 653	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Students - Vaccination for Meningococcal Disease
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs 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 686	Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Teacher Shortage - Second Career Teacher Education Assistance Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 695	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, and Collins (Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes)
Entitled	Community Colleges - Nursing Assistant Training Programs - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 697	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	HOPE for Nontraditional Students - Community College Transfer Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 751	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Miller, Astle, Blount, Middleton, Forehand, Lawlah, McFadden, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - St. John's College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 778	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Miller, Middleton, Blount, Conway, Neall, McFadden, Lawlah, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Loyola College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 790	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Accelerated Nursing Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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