LABORATORIES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 14

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  HB 179

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Conway, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Repeal of Procedure for the Collection and Reporting of Handgun Shell Casing Information - Personalized Handgun Technology Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 351

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 434

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 210

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health General - Diseases Required to be Reported by Medical Laboratories - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Benson, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Fulton, Gaines, Howard, Marriott, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 719

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 391

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Weldon, Bobo, Bronrott, DeBoy, Dumais, Frush, Heller, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, F. Turner, Goldwater, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Kach, Kullen, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1320

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities and Laboratories - Accreditation Organizations and Deeming

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1394

  Status as of April 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hogan

  Entitled

  Lead-Safe Housing - Income Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1523

  Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup and Sossi

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Marine Trades Career School

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 250

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) and Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Pinsky, Harris, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Health - Medical Laboratories - Inspection, Information Sharing, and Whistleblower Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 424

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Dyson, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 474

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 498

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  State Racing Commission Reorganization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 621

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 324

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Laboratories - Retests and Public Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 825

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules