2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 790

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

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative Date

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Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Withdrawn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Floor Amendment (Senator Greenip) Withdrawn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
 
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)
 
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 )

Documents:

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)