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1998 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 652

CHAPTER NUMBER: 122 File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 972

Sponsored By:: Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hughes, Kelley, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Derr, and McFadden

Entitled:: Manufacturers of Tobacco Products - State Claims

Clarifying that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's right of subrogation for payments relating to medical assistance recipients is not an exclusive right, remedy, or cause of action; providing that in any action brought by the State against a manufacturer of a tobacco product the causation and the amount of medical assistance expenditures may be proved or disproved by evidence of statistical analysis without specified other proof; stating an agreement between the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos and the Attorney General; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/6: First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/11: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings; Favorable with Amendments; Special Order 3/30 (Senator Green) Adopted
3/30: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Withdrawn; Substitute Committee Amendment; Laid Over (Senator Neall) Adopted
3/31: Substitute Committee Amendment (Judicial Proceedings); Special Order 4/1 (Senator Green) Adopted
4/1: Substitute Committee Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) Withdrawn; Substitute Committee Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) Adopted; Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Hogan) Rejected; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2: Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (22-21); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (30-17); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (31-15); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Adopted (33-14); Third Reading Passed (28-16)
4/9: Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments; Senate Requests House Recede; Conference Committee Appointed ...; Senators Green, Jimeno, and Forehand
4/10: Conference Committee Report Adopted (22-21); Third Reading Passed (26-17)
4/9: Passed Enrolled
4/28: Signed by the Governor Chapter 122

House Action

3/31: First Reading Judiciary
4/3: Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/3: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4: Motion Special Order 4/9 (Ciliberti) Rejected; Floor Amendment (Delegate Flanagan) Rejected (41-87); Floor Amendment (Delegate Flanagan) Rejected (44-81); Third Reading Passed with Amendments (75-58); House Refuses to Recede; Conference Committee Appointed ...; Montague, Vallario, Comeau
4/9: Motion Tabled (Delegate DeCarlo) Rejected (49-80); Conference Committee Report Adopted (75-59); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Oaks) Adopted; Third Reading Passed (79-57)

Sponsored by:: Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6; Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43; Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25; Senator John W. Derr, District 3; Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21; Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17; Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16; Senator Leo E. Green, District 23; Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11; Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40; Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31; Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10; Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26; Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45; Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22; Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20; Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19; Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:: AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND; ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS; ATTORNEY GENERAL; CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING; CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS; COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.; CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT; COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS; EVIDENCE; FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES; HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF; INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; PATIENTS; SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES; TOBACCO; TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MAL.; WRONGFUL DEATH

Bill affects the following Statute:: Health - General; ( 15-120 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate: Number: 008353/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 1, 1998 at: 11:20 a.m. Status: Withdrawn; Number: 638653/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 30, 1998 at: 9:09 p.m. Status: Withdrawn; Number: 768952/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 1, 1998 at: 11:20 a.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 963603/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 1, 1998 at: 12:25 p.m. Status: Rejected
House: Number: 423102/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1998 at: 5:06 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 641998/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1998 at: 10:49 a.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 913608/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1998 at: 4:50 p.m. Status: Rejected

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 763305/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at: 3:49 p.m. Status: Adopted

Amendment Number: 963702/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at: 3:49 p.m. Status: Incomplete

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate: April 2, 1998: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (22-21); April 2, 1998: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (30-17); April 2, 1998: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (31-15); April 2, 1998: Motion limit debate (Blount) Adopted (33-14); April 2, 1998: Third Reading Passed (28-16); April 10, 1998: Conference Committee Report Adopted (22-21); April 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (26-17)
House: April 4, 1998: Floor Amendment (Flanagan) {913608/1 Rejected (41-87); April 4, 1998: Floor Amendment (Flanagan) {423102/1 Rejected (44-81); April 4, 1998: Third Reading Passed (75-58); April 9, 1998: Motion Tabled (DeCarlo) Rejected (49-80); April 9, 1998: Conference Committee Report Adopted (75-59); April 9, 1998: Third Reading Passed (79-57)