SENATE  BILL  20

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management, and
assigned to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.  It would
establish a new statute providing for limitations on disclosure and use of
health information.

SENATE  BILL  21

This bill was introduced by the Special Committee on Information
Management, and assigned to the Senate Transportation and Tourism
Committee.  It relates to the records of the Division of Vehicles, and
places restrictions on the release of some information.

SENATE  BILL  87

This bill was introduced by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and assigned
back to the same Committee.  It concerns civil procedure, relating to
pleadings and claims for relief.

SENATE  BILL  97

This bill was introduced by the Senate Judiciary Committee and referred
back to that Committee.  It amends the statute relating to small claims
procedure to provide that a corporation may be represented in court by an
officer of the corporation or by an agent designated by corporate
resolution.

SENATE  CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION  1603

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management, and
assigned to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.  It urges
Congress to pass the Freedom And Privacy Restoration Act of 1998.

SENATE  RESOLUTION  1803

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management, and
assigned to the Senate Transportation and Tourism Committee.  It would
require the Attorney General to bring suit challenging provisions of the
federal law which requires that state issued drivers' licenses and
non-driver identification cards must either contain the holder's social
security number or that the state must verify with the Social Security
Administration the social security number of each applicant for a license
or identification card.

HOUSE  BILL  2015

This was introduced by Representative O'Neal and assigned to the House
Insurance Committee.  It relates to service of process upon insurance
companies and fraternal benefit societies.

HOUSE  BILL  2018

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management and
assigned to the House Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee.
 It would create a new statute which would prohibit any state agency from
accepting for any identification-related purpose any identification number
which another state agency already accepts for an identification-related
purpose.

HOUSE  BILL  2019

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management, and
assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.  It relates to criminal
statutes, amending the eavesdropping statute, repealing the present breach
of privacy statute, and combines the two into one crime known as invasion
of privacy.

HOUSE  BILL  2083

This bill was introduced by the House Judiciary Committee and referred back
to that Committee.  It amends the statute relating to collection of debts
owed to courts and restitution ordered by courts, and the authority of the
Attorney General to contract for collection services.

HOUSE  CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION  5006

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management, and
assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.  It urges Congress to pass the
Medical Privacy Act of 1998.

HOUSE  RESOLUTION  6004

This was introduced by the Special Committee on Information Management, and
assigned to the House Federal and State Affairs Committee.  It is identical
to Senate Resolution 1803.

The pace of bill introductions really stepped up on Thursday.  The bill
packets today show that yesterday there were 28 measures introduced in the
House, and 39 in the Senate.
 

I have added only two Senate bills and one House bill to the list of bills
that we should be watching.   My bill status report as of the calendars for
today is listed above.

                                                Sincerely, Elwaine