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Senator Barbara A. Hoffman
District 42

Total Number of Bills: 112
SB 14         Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Energy for Residential Condominiums
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 103       Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Capital Debt Affordability Committee - Membership
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 124       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Prevention Education Program
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means
SB 143       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 358
Local Property Tax Credit - County Income Tax Rate Increases
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 148       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 164       Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2001, 10:00 a.m.)    
SB 165       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 166       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 581
Income Tax - Earned Income Credit
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 167       Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 232       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 364
Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit - Addition Modification for Corporations
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 319       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 374
Creation of a State Debt - Star Spangled Banner Flag House and 1812 Museum
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 366       Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Student Identification Cards - Required Information
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs    
SB 367       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 595
Skills-Based Training for Employment Promotion (STEP) Pilot Program
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance     House: Appropriations
SB 368       Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 34
State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Applications
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 384       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Minors' Access to Firearms - Felony
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 385       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 381
Creation of a State Debt - The Walters Art Museum
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 386       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Notice
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 460       Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 461       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 390
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Hearing and Speech Agency
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 462       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 391
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means
SB 463       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License Transfers
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Economic Matters
SB 464       Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
SB 521       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Health Insurance - Covered Health Care Services - Underlying Medical Conditions
Senate: Finance    
SB 522       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 736
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters
SB 585       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Estates and Trusts - Corporate Fiduciaries and Successor Corporate Fiduciaries - Qualifications and Liabilities
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 586       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 608
Smart Growth - Arts and Entertainment Districts
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
SB 616       Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Center
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 617       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 612
Maryland Tourism Development Board and Fund
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Economic Matters
SB 794       Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Senate Rules
Real Property - Preservation of Housing for the Elderly
Senate: Senate Rules    

Co-sponsored Bills

SB 4           Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 1
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Evidence - Refusal to Submit to Test for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 33         Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters
SB 34         Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Practice of Medicine - Definition
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
SB 62         Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Maryland Youth Camps - Days of Operation and Regulations
Senate: Finance    
SB 82         Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 84         Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 100       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 127
Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters
SB 106       Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 108       Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 4
Alcohol Concentration - "0.08"
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 134       Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sexually Violent Predators
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 144       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 359
Department of Aging - Assisted Living Programs - Subsidies
Senate: Finance     House: Appropriations
SB 145       Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses - Allowances
Senate: Finance    
SB 171       Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Education - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements - Kinship Care
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs    
SB 178       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Alcohol, Drug, or Controlled Dangerous Substance Related Driving Offenses - Mandatory License Suspension and Vehicle Impoundment or Immobilization for Subsequent Offenses
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 179       Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Alcoholic Beverages - Open Containers
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 180       Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Office of Women's Health - Women's Health Care Grant Fund
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs    
SB 181       Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Insurance - Maintenance Prescription Drugs - Supply
Senate: Finance    
SB 192       Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Tobacco Tax - Contraband Products - Destruction of Seized Property
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 28, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 193       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 363
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - The Wellness Community-Baltimore - Janet L. Hoffman Building
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 202       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
"Smart Growth" and Neighborhood Conservation - Community Legacy Program
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation     House: Economic Matters
SB 203       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 104
Higher Education - Private Donation Incentive Program - Bowie State University, Coppin State College, Morgan State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Appropriations
SB 204       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 566
Office of Smart Growth
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters
SB 205       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 340
Antidiscrimination Act of 2001
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 208       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 342
Law Enforcement Officers - Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 209       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Bulletproof Body Armor - Prohibitions
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 211       Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Crimes - Theft - Fines
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 224       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 584
Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 228       Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Senate: Finance    
SB 236       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134
Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
SB 239       Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Maryland Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Program
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation    
SB 244       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 366
Inheritance Tax - Corrective
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 245       Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
State Budget
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
SB 250       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Possession of Firearms
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 252       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 137
Sales and Use Tax - Supplies Supporting Breast-Feeding
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 275       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 588
State Police Retirement System - Special Death Benefits
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 277       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Baltimore City - Sheriff - Deputy Sheriff Majors and Deputy Sheriffs
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 278       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 590
Election Law - Baltimore City - Required Notice of Elections by Newspaper Advertisement - Repeal
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 288       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 139
Creation of a State Debt - Aging School Program - Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 289       Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: April 3, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 292       Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 33
Motor Vehicle Registration - Surcharge - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Commerce and Government Matters and Appropriations
SB 311       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 373
Maryland Individual Development Account Act
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 316       Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Death Penalty - Moratorium
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 333       Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Maryland Nonprofit Sector Development Center Program
Senate: Finance    
SB 387       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 597
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Technology Incubator Program
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Economic Matters
SB 399       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 600
Education - Creation of a Task Force to Study Adult Education Services in Maryland
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means
SB 402       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 385
Creation of a State Debt - Loyola College Maryland Hall
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 405       Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicle Laws - Violations - Assessment of Points
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 422       Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Maryland Commission for Women - Sexual Trafficking of Women
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary     (Heard: April 4, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 431       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 150
Partial-Year Property Taxation - Newly Annexed Properties Within Municipal Corporations
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 432       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 109
Community Providers - Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Rate Increase
Senate: Finance     House: Appropriations
SB 434       Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Right to Breast-Feed
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 29, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 449       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 386
Baltimore City - Payment of Student Transportation Costs - Sunset Extension
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 450       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 387
Baltimore City - Hotel Room Tax - Convention Center Promotion
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 453       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 603
Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention - Law Enforcement Equipment Fund
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 455       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Critical Skills and Occupations - Income Tax Credit for Individuals
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 459       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Income Tax - Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 475       Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 481       Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Domestic Violence - Out-of-State Orders for Protection - Enforcement
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 500       Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Education - Baltimore City - Public School Construction
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 523       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 160
Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 525       Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Repeat Offenders
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 537       Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
State Juvenile Justice Disciplinary and Grievance Advisory Commission
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 6, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 542       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 396
State Government - Survey of State Departments, Agencies, and Programs - Persons with Limited English Proficiency
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 548       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 397
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Reopening of Licensed Premises
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Economic Matters
SB 550       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 164
Creation of a State Debt - Outward Bound Leakin Park Project
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 572       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Film Production Activity - Smoking
Senate: Budget and Taxation    
SB 603       Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Forest Park Clubhouse
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations
SB 604       Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Public Charter School Act of 2001
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means
SB 647       Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Graduate Scholarships - University of Maryland, Baltimore - Davidge Scholars Program
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs    
SB 694       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 418
Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Postconviction Review
Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary
SB 704       Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Safe Haven for Newborns Act
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 729       Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Unappropriated General Fund Surplus - Appropriation for Reduction of State Debt
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 28, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 733       Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 170
Baltimore City Charter Amendment - General Powers - Tax Increment Financing
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SB 736       Status as of February 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Maryland Summer Youth Connection
Senate: Finance     (Heard: February 27, 2001, 1:00 p.m.)    
SB 738       Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Lead Paint Poisoning - Testing and Prevention
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 743       Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Insurance Expansion Initiative of 2001
Senate: Finance    
SB 775       Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 8
Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority Act
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     House: Commerce and Government Matters and Appropriations
SB 805       Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 626
Baltimore City - Special Tax Districts
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
SB 820       Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Task Force to Study Investigations into Allegations of Police Corruption
Senate: Judicial Proceedings    
SB 850       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 436
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Ladies' Auxiliary
Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Ways and Means
SJ 5           Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means
SJ 8           Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Health Care for All Marylanders
Senate: Finance    

Committee Bills

SB 719       Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 420
Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means and Appropriations