2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 10

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1247/01 - APP Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 833
Sponsored By:
Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding of Public Mental Health System Services

Synopsis:

Imposing the insurance premiums tax on HMOs; requiring specified tax revenue to be distributed annually to the Maryland Public Health System Fund; specifying the purposes and uses of the Fund and that the Fund is a special, nonlapsing Fund; requiring that beginning in fiscal year 2004, the fees paid by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to a community mental health services provider for providing specified services be adjusted annually by a rate of change not to exceed 5%; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
10/3
Pre-filed
1/9
First Reading Finance
1/11
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
1/21
Hearing cancelled
Re-referred Finance & Budget and Taxation
1/22
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#1, 2, 4) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#3) Adopted (36-9)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (38-8)
House Action
3/25
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/28
Re-assigned Ways and Means
3/29
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MENTAL HEALTH
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 16-201.2 , 19-727 )
Insurance
( 6-101 , 6-102 , 6-102 , 6-103 , 6-103.2 , 6-103.3 , 6-104 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 797879/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2002   at: 11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2002: Committee Amendment (#3) Adopted (36-9)
March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (38-8)