1998 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
General Assembly, 412th session,
Annapolis, Maryland,
January 14 - April 13, 1998 |
|
BILLS |
|---|
| |
Introduced |
Passed |
| Senate |
799 |
358 |
| House |
1,428 |
531 |
| Total |
2,227 |
889 |
| |
Enacted |
Vetoed |
| Senate |
305 |
52 |
| House |
479 |
50 |
| Total |
784 |
102 |
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS |
| |
Introduced |
Passed |
| Senate |
17 |
6 |
| House |
22 |
6 |
| Total |
39 |
12 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
|
| |
Introduced |
Passed |
| Senate |
8 |
0 |
| House |
20 |
2 |
| Total |
28 |
2 |
|
|
| Submitted to referendum
| 0 |
| VETOES |
| Overridden
| 0 |
|---|
| BUDGET |
| Operating Budget
| $16,632,654,449 |
| Bond- Financed Capital Program
| $621,500,000 |
| General Obligation Bonds*
| $430,000,000 |
| Consolidated Transportation Bonds
| $160,000,000 |
| Higher Education Bonds
| $31,500,000 |
1998 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Aging - creation of department; assisted suicides; bomb threats, Child Protection Act of 1998; Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 1998; Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998; college scholarships and tuition; criminal penalties - increase; digital signatures; dinosaur - State symbol; drunk and drugged driving; economic development (Maryland Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Corporation; enterprise zones); elections and campaign financing; gambling and horse racing; gubernatorial pardons; gun control (child resistant or childproof); health care regulatory reform; health insurance; intercounty connector; judges' salaries - increase; Juvenile Justice Act of 1998; legislative ethics; medical professional licensing and certification; milk (Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact; State symbol); mortgage lending business reform; nutrient management - pfiesteria; organ and tissue donation; real estate licensing reform; School Accountability Funding for Excellence; substance abuse programs; tax reduction; telecommuting; tobacco manufacturers - State claims; utility deregulation; victims' rights.
*includes $129,500,000 for Public School Construction
For further budget information, see The 90 Day Report
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