2000 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 19, 2000 - 3:27 a.m.

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HB 18	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barve, Hurson, Busch, Dewberry, Guns, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Bobo, Brown, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Commercial Law - The Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 19	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 11
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor and Barve and Delegates Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Guns, Hixson, Howard, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Brown, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, V. Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Donoghue, Eckardt, Harrison, Hill, and Minnick (Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 132	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Healey, and Bozman
Entitled	Telecommunications - Taxation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 164	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Healey
Entitled	Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Telephone Companies - Sales of Services and Products for Resale
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 209	Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Electronic Commerce Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 228	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Use of Portable Phones
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 237	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 274	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Rosenberg, Franchot, Barve, Petzold, DeCarlo, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Electronic Government Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

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 276	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Franchot, Barve, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and Petzold
Entitled	eMaryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 487	Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly, Taylor, Edwards, Donoghue, Shank, McKee, and Hecht
Entitled	Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties - Interactive Teleconference Sites - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 514	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Minnick
Entitled	Baltimore County - Education - Wireless Communications Technology - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 571	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Barve, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Internet Consumers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 583	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Valderrama, and Boschert
Entitled	Crimes - Child Pornography and Unlawful Sexual Conduct - Seizure and Disposition of Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 592	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 619
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Cane, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Dypski, Frush, Fulton, Gladden, Glassman, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hill, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Malone, Marriott, Moe, Montague, Owings, Paige, Parrott, Phillips, and Turner
Entitled	State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 757	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, R. Baker, Benson, Brown, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Giannetti, Griffith, Healey, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Menes, Palumbo, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Swain, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Department of State Police - Communication Systems - Waiver of Fees for Mobile Digital Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 794	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, C. Davis, Bozman, Phillips, McKee, Heller, Patterson, Bartlett, and Rosso
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Digital Telecommunications Machinery and Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 844	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick and DeCarlo
Entitled	Real Estate Brokers - Continuing Education Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 901	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Stern
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 986	Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson , Franchot, D'Amato, Benson, DeCarlo, Mandel, McIntosh, Riley, Swain, and Kagan
Entitled	Study Commission on Broadband Internet Transport Service
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1150	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Creation of Tax Credits for the Costs of Providing Teleworker Benefits to Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1214	Status as of March 15, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Procurement - Information Technology Services - Pre-Qualification of Vendors
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1265	Status as of March 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Public Safety - State Commission on Public Safety Technology - Information Management
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1429	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Campbell and D. Davis
Entitled	Maryland School Telecommunications Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

SB 3	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Commercial Law - The Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 45	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Law - Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Network Transponders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 161	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Telecommunications - Taxation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 162	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Telephone Companies - Sales of Services and Products for Resale
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 406	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 495	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 505	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Teitelbaum, DeGrange, and Astle
Entitled	Internet Consumers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 508	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Use of Portable Phones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 561	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Green, Exum, Pinsky, and Dorman
Entitled	Department of State Police - Communication Systems - Waiver of Fees for Mobile Digital Terminals
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 613	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Currie
Entitled	Public Safety Technology Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 701	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Ruben, Currie, and McFadden
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Digital Telecommunications Machinery and Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 818	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Public Safety - State Commission on Public Safety Technology - Information Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings