Health -see also- Mental Health

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 110

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  HB 9

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Cane, Healey, and B. Robinson

  Entitled

  Education - Children and Youth - Reporting of Information Concerning Student Health, Well-Being, and Growth

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 15

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 66

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krebs

  Entitled

  Public Health - Glucose Testing - Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 68

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Medical Treatment - Youth - Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 70

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 158

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Examinations of Applicants and Licensees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 99

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 648

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kipke

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Semipermanent Food Service Facilities - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 131

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kramer, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Vitale, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 194

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Braveboy, Cullison, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, Glass, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Stukes, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 196

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Alston, Anderson, Bates, Braveboy, Burns, Cardin, Davis, Feldman, Frank, Frush, George, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Lafferty, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, Wilson, Wood, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Student Health and Fitness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 207

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik and Love

  Entitled

  Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 217

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Gutierrez, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 221

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and B. Robinson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start Client Service Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 227

  Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Branch, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, and Walker

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 230

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barve, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Frank, George, Gilchrist, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Holmes, Hough, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jacobs, James, Jameson, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Lee, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McHale, W. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Serafini, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Summers, Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, Washington, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Department of State Police - Yellow Dot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 283

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 658

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee and Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Sunset Extension and Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 299

  Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Aumann, Burns, DeBoy, Hubbard, Kaiser, McDonough, Reznik, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Amusement Parks - Safety Warnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 322

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, Costa, Frush, George, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, Sophocleus, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care Building Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 370

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Physical Examinations - Calculation of Body Mass Index

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 388

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 408

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, Branch, Costa, Donoghue, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 426

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Gaines

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 436

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Reznik

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 439

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cardin, Cullison, Hammen, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Mizeur, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Oaks, A. Kelly, Tarrant, Donoghue, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 470

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Cullison, Hubbard, Krebs, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Preauthorization of Health Care Services - Benchmarks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 500

  Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Medical and Dental Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 509

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 666

  Sponsored By

  Delegates K. Kelly, Beitzel, Clippinger, Cluster, Dumais, Hough, McConkey, Myers, Parrott, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Public Health - Inmates - HIV Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 511

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 667

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee and Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Transfer of Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 584

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Cullison, Kach, Krebs, Murphy, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 615

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by Law Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 627

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities and Retail Establishments - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 638

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Bona Fide Wellness Program and Wellness Promotion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 641

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 669

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Kipke, Krebs, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Lee, Pena-Melnyk, Kach, Reznik, A. Kelly, and Cullison

  Entitled

  Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses - Public Awareness, Treatment, and Outreach

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 644

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 387

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks and Niemann

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing the Incidence of Lead Poisoning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 665

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arora, Cullison, Hucker, Kramer, Reznik, B. Robinson, Valderrama, Walker, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Health and State Government - Falls by Senior Citizens - Awareness and Prevention (Senior Falls Prevention Act)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 675

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Health - Prohibition on Individuals with Tuberculosis Working in Food Service Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 679

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 671

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Burns, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Cultural Competency and Health Literacy - Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 727

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Healthy Kids, Healthy Maryland - Toxic Chemical Identification and Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 743

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Kipke, Krebs, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Inmates - Hepatitis C - Testing, Prevention, Counseling, and Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 758

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Regulations - Scope of Practice Advisory Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 759

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Health Care Delivery Systems - Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 780

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Glenn, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, A. Miller, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and Washington

  Entitled

  Multicultural Health Care Equity Certification and Accreditation - Work Group

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police - Occupational Disease Presumption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 818

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, McComas, McDonough, and B. Robinson

  Entitled

  Crimes - Rioting - Restrictions on Public Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 841

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 399

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frank, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway-Riccio, Hixson, Hucker, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Lee, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, A. Miller, Ready, Reznik, Schuh, Stocksdale, Waldstreicher, Bromwell, Morhaim, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Open Windows and Doors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 867

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Education - Public School Construction Funding and Children's Indoor Environmental Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 954

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Afzali, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - Petitions by Surrogates - Court Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 957

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 225

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cullison, Bromwell, Frank, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, Luedtke, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Public Disclosure of Professional Credentials and Reports on Advertising Regulations and Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 992

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Requirements - Authority to Withhold Funds to Local Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1015

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cullison, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Conaway, Elliott, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Ross, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1019

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 567

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Barve, Branch, Carr, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kipke, Luedtke, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, Walker, and Cardin

  Entitled

  County Boards of Education - Green Product Cleaning Supplies - Written Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1024

  Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, Clagett, Dumais, Glenn, Luedtke, Washington, and Weir

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 1080

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 700

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Cardin, Frick, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Myers, Rosenberg, Stukes, Summers, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Education - Student Athletes - Heat Acclimatization Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1084

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson, Glenn, Howard, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health - Pregnant Women - Hepatitis B Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1090

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Cullison, Hubbard, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health - Palliative Care - Services and Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1141

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 418

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Frank, Hubbard, A. Kelly, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Cardiac Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1149

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Smigiel, Afzali, Beitzel, Clagett, Conaway, Cullison, DeBoy, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Jameson, Kach, A. Kelly, McComas, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, B. Robinson, Stocksdale, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1153

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Luedtke, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Bobo, Burns, Carr, Carter, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1158

  Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Glass, Glenn, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Washington, and Weir

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 1167

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, James, A. Kelly, Lee, A. Miller, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund - Lung Cancer Screening and Biotechnology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1176

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valentino-Smith, Arora, Carr, Cullison, Frush, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Niemann, B. Robinson, V. Turner, Walker, and Washington

  Entitled

  Health Care Case Management for At-Risk Juveniles - Work Group

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1196

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 707

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ready and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Participation in Procurement - Conflict of Interest - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1224

  Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Arora, Barkley, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Hucker, A. Kelly, Reznik, B. Robinson, Simmons, Stein, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Health Nuisance - Tobacco Smoke in Multidwelling Units - Abatement and Enforcement Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1262

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, S. Robinson, and Weir

  Entitled

  Environment - Asbestos Worker Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1277

  Status as of March 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Health Improvement and Cost Savings Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1286

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Braveboy, Costa, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Procurement - Noncompetitive Negotiation - Repeal of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1385

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Youth Camps - Fees and Inspections - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1401

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 605

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Frank, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, and Stukes

  Entitled

  State Department of Education - Oral Health Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1455

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 341

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1477

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Qualified Offer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 2

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Reform of the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 13

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Bromwell, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Hubbard, Kach, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health - Prostate Cancer Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 14

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 157

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Examinations of Applicants and Licensees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 72

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 170

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Medical and Dental Treatment - Consent by Minors and Protections for Licensed Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 142

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 32

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Food Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 206

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 213

  Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Robey, Forehand, Gladden, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 234

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Kelley, King, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 263

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Young

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Medical and Dental Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 274

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Sunset Extension and Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 315

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 212

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Ferguson, King, Klausmeier, Muse, and Peters

  Entitled

  Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 317

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 214

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 376

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 395

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 224

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Public Disclosure of Professional Credentials and Reports on Advertising Regulations and Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 400

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Health Improvement and Cost Savings Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 450

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

  Entitled

  State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Transfer of Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters

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  SB 461

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillators - Immunity from Liability and Facility Registration Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 479

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 241

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 502

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start Client Service Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 505

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 526

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 540

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 534

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Preauthorization of Health Care Services - Benchmarks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 564

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Ramirez, Raskin, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Student Health and Fitness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 578

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Reilly

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care Building Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 593

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Health Care for Mothers, Children, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 611

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Benson, Klausmeier, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Health - Pregnant Women - Hepatitis B Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 634

  Status as of March 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Open Windows and Doors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 649

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Raskin, and Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  Environment - Asbestos Worker Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 708

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 566

  Sponsored By

  Senator Montgomery

  Entitled

  County Boards of Education - Green Product Cleaning Supplies - Written Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 750

  Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Cardiac Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 781

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Pipkin, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 866

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Regulations - Scope of Practice Advisory Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 867

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 604

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Dyson, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  State Department of Education - Oral Health Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 890

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Department of State Police - Yellow Dot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 904

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Health Care Delivery Systems - Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 947

  Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing the Incidence of Lead Poisoning

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 954

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Enhancement or Coordination of Patient Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 995

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

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  SB 999

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments in State Agencies - Workgroup Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1077

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 340

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SJ 6

  Status as of March 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Currie, Mathias, Middleton, Raskin, Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health - Prostate Cancer Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations