File Code: Private Sector Labor and Industry
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1284  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden,
Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Miller,
Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
 
Establishing the Fair Share Health Care Fund; establishing the purpose
of the Fund; providing that the Fund consists of specified payments
made by employers in connection with a specified health care payroll
assessment; providing that the Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund;
requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to
account for the Fund; requiring that investment earnings of the Fund
be retained in the Fund; requiring the interest on and other income
from the Fund be separately accounted for; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Finance & Budget and Taxation
 - 2/9
 - Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Greenip) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator DeGrange) Rejected  (21-26)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator DeGrange) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Hogan) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Teitelbaum) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Withdrawn
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected  (17-29)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (14-33)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (14-33)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (14-33)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Greenip) Rejected  (14-32)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected  (15-31)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Greenip) Withdrawn
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Rejected (13-33)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman) Rejected  (16-30)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (16-30)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (14-32)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted
 -      Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin)  (Senator Middleton) Adopted (31-16)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Rejected  (16-31)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Hooper) Rejected (14-32)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (14-33)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (16-30)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (30-16)
 - 4/7
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 4/1
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/7
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 -      Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/5
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/6
 - Third Reading Passed (81-49)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/19
 - Governor vetoed - Policy
             
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 - 1/11/2006
 - Senate - Motion Special Order until 1/12 (Senator McFadden) Adopted
 - 1/12/2006
 - Senate - Motion override the Governors veto
             
 - Senate - Motion limit debate (Senator McFadden) adopted (31-16)
             
 - Senate - Veto overridden (30-17)
             
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 - 1/12/2006
 - House - Motion override the Governors veto             
             
 - House - Veto overridden (88-50)
             
 -  
             
 - Became law per Maryland Constitution, Ch 1 of 2006 Session             
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
 - Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
 - Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
 - Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
 - LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
 - PENALTIES
 - REPORTS
 - REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 15-142 
)
 -   Labor and Employment
 - (
 8.5-101 ,
 8.5-102 ,
 8.5-103 ,
 8.5-104 ,
 8.5-105 ,
 8.5-106 ,
 8.5-107 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 033026/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
10:10 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 033227/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
10:17 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 053423/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:44 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 053429/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:48 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 053522/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:19 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 093827/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:31 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 337373/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:25 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 343220/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:43 p.m.      Status: Withdrawn
 - Number: 363224/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
10:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 393329/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:36 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 533525/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:49 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 563321/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:57 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 653729/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:38 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 693425/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:54 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 803723/02 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:32 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 833024/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:14 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 913721/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:32 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 933422/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:44 p.m.      Status: Withdrawn
 - Number: 933422/02 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
10:07 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 953027/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
9:24 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 963323/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:25 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 993029/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
8:42 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (DeGrange) {963323/1 Rejected  (21-26)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {053429/1 Rejected  (17-29)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Harris) {833024/1 Rejected  (14-33)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {053522/1 Rejected  (14-33)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Harris) {953027/1 Rejected  (14-33)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Greenip) {803723/2 Rejected  (14-32)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {393329/1 Rejected  (15-31)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Haines) {053423/1 Rejected  (13-33)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Kittleman) {533525/1 Rejected  (16-30)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {693425/1 Rejected  (16-30)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {563321/1 Rejected  (14-32)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Brochin) {933422/2 Rejected  (16-31)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Hooper) {033026/1 Rejected  (14-32)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {363224/1 Rejected  (14-33)
 - April 1, 2005: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {033227/1 Rejected  (16-30)
 - April 3, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (30-16)
 
House 
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (81-49)