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1989 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
395th session of General Assembly
Convened: January 11,1989
Adjourned: April 10,1989
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate ............. 910 ............. 353
House ............ 1,627 ............. 576
Total ............. 2,537 ............. 929
Enacted Vetoed
Senate ............. 300 .............. 53
House ............. 532 .............. 44
Total .............. 832 .............. 97
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Introduced Passed
Senate .............. 31 ............... 7
House .............. 32 .............. 15
Total ............... 63 .............. 22
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Senate ................................. 3
House ................................. 6
Total .................................. 9
Submitted to referendum: ................. 0
VETOES
Overridden ............................. 1
BUDGET
Operating Budget........... $10,957,798,672
Stare Debt .................. .$279,996,025
General Construction Loan ..... .$119,693,775
School Construction Loan ....... .$44,000,000
Bonds ...................... .$116,302,250
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Aquaculture; farm preservation; anti-drug legis-
lation; seizure of property of drug dealers; assault
rifle control; competitive rate insurance; interstate
banking; truck trailers; corporate takeover; worker
retraining; ethics; election law reform; nontidal
wetlands; environmental legislation; AIDS dis-
crimination; housing; tax relief; higher education
funding; Patuxent Institution; testing truck drivers;
covered truck loads; drunk driving; death penalty
and mentally retarded; baby selling; reforestation;
underground gasoline storage tanks; telephone
rates; business development fund; Rocky Gap State
Park golf course; police aid; corrections; off track
betting; horse racing; campaign finance; light rail;
transportation trust fund; reorganization of State
government—Juvenile Services Agency; dis-
crimination against smokers.
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1990 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
396th session of General Assembly
Convened: January 10,1990
Adjourned: April 9,1990
BILLS
Introduced Passed
Senate ............. 920 ............. 319
House ........... 1,546 ............. 490
Total ............ 2,466 ............. 809
Enacted Vetoed
Senate ............. 270 .............. 49
House ............. 442 .............. 48
Total .............. 712 .............. 97
Also line item veto of House Bill 376.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Introduced Passed
Senate .............. 33 ................2
House .............. 56 ................7
Total ............... 89 ............... .9
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Senate ............................... 13
House .................. 20
Total ................................ 33
Submitted to referendum: ................. .2
VETOES
Overridden:............................ .0
BUDGET
Operating Budget .......... $11,485,327,092
State Debt ................... $329,999,402
General Construction Loan (includes
$53,000,000 for School Construction)
......................... $242,095,402
Bonds ....................... $87,904,000
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Abortion; campaign finance; asbestos liability;
port facilities; health insurance for AIDS patients;
gun control; recycling; underground storage tanks;
reforestation; insurance; anti-drug legislation;
farmland preservation; arts funding; convention
center; venture capital fund for small business; con-
sumer credit; election reform; housing; boot camp
prison; education funding; gas nozzles; flag burn-
ing; light rail.
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