1998 LEGISLATIVE SESSION 412th session of General Assembly 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

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