HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 87

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  HB 80

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick and Minnick

  Entitled

  Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Artist Instructors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 95

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Barve, Krysiak, Frank, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Cadden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Care Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 125

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Independent Living Services Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 127

  Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Health - Hotels - Cleaning Commonly Used Items

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 209

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 418

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Regulation of Food Establishments - Excluded Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 268

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 178

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Hammen, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Boston, Branch, Campbell, C. Davis, Doory, Fulton, Harrison, Kirk, McIntosh, C. Mitchell, Montague, Opara, Parker, Rawlings, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 303

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner, Perry, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Mandel, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Snodgrass, Hecht, Vallario, Proctor, Frush, Kagan, Patterson, Muse, Petzold, E. Burns, Bonsack, Bobo, Faulkner, Conroy, Montague, Cryor, Shriver, Love, M. Burns, D. Murphy, Parker, Hutchins, Genn, Menes, Pitkin, Cadden, Hubbard, Crumlin, Preis, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Bissett, Jacobs, Krysiak, Dembrow, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Malone, Branch, Fulton, Mossburg, Ciliberti, T. Murphy, Frank, Finifter, Klausmeier, Hurson, Workman, Edwards, McKee, and B. Hughes

  Entitled

  Adoption Contact Services and Access to Adoption Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 344

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Dembrow

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators and Sexual Offenders - Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 374

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld and Marriott

  Entitled

  Vital Statistics - Certificate of Birth - Reissue After Change of Sex

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 386

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Mohorovic, Dembrow, Love, Holt, Harkins, Pitkin, Faulkner, DeCarlo, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 389

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Frank, and V. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Public Swimming Pools and Spas - Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 411

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings, Weir, Ciliberti, Redmer, and Stup

  Entitled

  Job-Related Drug Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 436

  Status as of January 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Parker, Boston, Marriott, Frush, and E. Burns

  Entitled

  Health - Inspections of Food Establishments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 444

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, D. Davis, Parker, C. Mitchell, Boston, Marriott, Frush, McIntosh, and E. Burns

  Entitled

  Food Service Managers - Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 484

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Conroy, Love, and Healey

  Entitled

  Supplemental Income Tax on Corporations - Developmental Disabilities - Waiting List Equity Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, Hecht, McKee, Edwards, Harkins, D. Hughes, Donoghue, Poole, Workman, Watson, O'Donnell, Hubbard, Kirk, C. Davis, Boston, C. Mitchell, Love, Harrison, Fulton, Fry, Willis, Hutchins, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Frush, Getty, Montague, and Arnick

  Entitled

  Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 506

  Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Frush, D. Davis, Rudolph, Kopp, Grosfeld, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Services - Thriving by Three Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 514

  Status as of April 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rawlings, McHale, Hubbard, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program - Capitation Payments - Graduate Medical Education Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 598

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 107

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Frank, Donoghue, Barve, Walkup, Crumlin, Eckardt, Kirk, Krysiak, Pitkin, Doory, Hurson, Harrison, Goldwater, Cadden, Kach, Pendergrass, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 642

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Pitkin, Conroy, Turner, Cadden, Franchot, Kagan, Petzold, Hurson, Hubbard, Howard, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Perry, Hecht, Love, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 653

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg (Joint Committee on Welfare Reform) and Delegates Rawlings, Branch, Cadden, Klima, C. Mitchell, and McHale

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 687

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  State Advisory Commission on Gambling Addiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 701

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 553

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, Walkup, Guns, Boston, Oaks, and Opara

  Entitled

  Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance

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  HB 726

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton (Co-Chairman, Special Joint Committee on Group Homes)

  Entitled

  Interagency Coordinating Council on Community-Based Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities or Mental Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 753

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hurson, and Hammen

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 776

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Confidentiality and Disclosure of Genetic Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 786

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and Poole

  Entitled

  Medicaid Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 865

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Branch, Valderrama, Nathan-Pulliam, Krysiak, Rosenberg, Conroy, Hammen, Morhaim, C. Davis, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Program - Special Needs Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 875

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Valderrama, Montague, Harrison, Conroy, Heller, McIntosh, Kopp, Perry, Mandel, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Love, DeCarlo, B. Hughes, Genn, Conway, Petzold, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 920

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Frank, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Genetic Information Privacy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 949

  Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Love, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Community Health Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 952

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Goldwater, Shriver, Marriott, Conroy, Love, Bonsack, Barve, and Healey

  Entitled

  Children's Health Insurance Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Healey, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Tax Health Protection Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Youth Camps - Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1045

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 709

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Watson, Oaks, McHale, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Hammen, Exum, Hubbard, D. Davis, Morhaim, Fulton, Marriott, Elliott, Parker, Stull, Stup, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Core Service Agencies - Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1138

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 521

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Boston, Fulton, Bobo, Muse, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker, Opara, Marriott, and Branch

  Entitled

  Childhood Lead Screening Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1157

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stup

  Entitled

  State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Appointment of Audiologist Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1167

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, and Parker

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Programs - Reimbursement for Federally Qualified Health Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1209

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 368

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Flanagan, and Genn

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1227

  Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Campbell, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Sales to Minors - Enforcement Exception to Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1253

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Premarriage Education - Waiting Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1289

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Hospital Capacity and Cost Containment Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1375

  Status as of February 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Howard, Exum, Patterson, B. Hughes, Opara, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Doory, Menes, Rosapepe, Palumbo, Healey, Dembrow, E. Burns, Mandel, Muse, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Welfare Reform - Legal Immigrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1429

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Medicaid - Children with Special Health Care Needs Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1447

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration)

  Entitled

  Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1461

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Childhood Lead Screening - Exemption for Religious Beliefs and Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 80

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 130

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Residential Treatment Centers - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 91

  Status as of February 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Laboratories - Tissue Banks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 92

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 325

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 94

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 8

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Disease Prevention - Tuberculosis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 95

  Status as of March 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Nurse Practice Act - Dispensing of Drugs or Devices by Health Department Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 211

  Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Blount, Collins, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Della

  Entitled

  Community-Based Residential Programs - Group Homes - Minimum Staff Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 233

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Derr, Dorman, Hollinger, Forehand, Middleton, Ruben, Young, Trotter, Neall, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Hoffman, Madden, Pinsky, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Expansion of Eligibility for Low and Moderate Income Pregnant Women and Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 240

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman (Co-Chairman, Special Joint Committee on Group Homes)

  Entitled

  Interagency Coordinating Council on Community-Based Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities or Mental Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 284

  Status as of March 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 331

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Blount, Hoffman, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Payments to Nursing Facilities with High Medical Assistance Utilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 337

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Community Health Networks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 353

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Resident Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 356

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Pinsky, Dyson, Collins, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Health Occupation Boards - Sexual Misconduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 404

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 586

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Recovery of Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 407

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 408

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Nursing Facilities - Reserved Beds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 435

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig and Hafer

  Entitled

  Milk Products - Health Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 451

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 177

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Young, Conway, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 452

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 358

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Blount, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 458

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig , Hafer, and Young

  Entitled

  Task Force on Maryland's Dairy Industry - Recommendations - Milk Pricing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 499

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 503

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 594

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Job-Related Drug Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 512

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 531

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 544

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Tax - Smoking and Cancer Prevention Fund - Poverty Grants for Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 609

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Core Service Agencies - Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 643

  Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Hoffman, McFadden, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Program - Special Needs Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 654

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Quality of Care - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 661

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 194

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Collins

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Nursing Assistants - Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 686

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Collins, Madden, Trotter, Stone, Van Hollen, Conway, Dorman, Frosh, Sfikas, Currie, Kelley, Pinsky, Jimeno, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Toxics Safety Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 688

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Van Hollen, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Young, and Craig

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Community-Based Services - Reimbursement Rate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 710

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Forehand, Conway, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Ruben, Pinsky, Lawlah, Currie, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Taxation of Smokeless Tobacco Products - Tobacco Awareness Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 727

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dorman

  Entitled

  Compulsive Gambling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 735

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 380

  Sponsored By

  Senators Craig and Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Appointment of Audiologist Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 752

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 841

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Regulatory Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 849

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Quality of Health Care Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 850

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Excess Hospital Bed Capacity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 899

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 904

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Information Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters