2010 Regular Session
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 69
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Automobile Insurance - Use of Territory in Rate Making - Limitation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 32
Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Cap on Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Copayments for In Vitro Fertilization Procedures and Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Insurance - Insurers - Audits, Investments, and Operations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Insurance - Underwriting and Rating - Consumer Rates and Rating
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
- Entitled
- People's Insurance Counsel Division in the Office of the Attorney General - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Insurance - Premium Increase for Commercial and Workers' Compensation Insurance - Notice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 274
Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate King
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Benefit Cards - Copayments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Holmes, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Davis, Doory, Elmore, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kullen, McConkey, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ross, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weir
- Entitled
- Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 478
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Stukes, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, Donoghue, Jenkins, Morhaim, Kach, Krebs, Oaks, Riley, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Facilities - Freestanding Medical Facilities - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frick, George, Glenn, Holmes, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Payment for Accrued Generation Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Burns, Howard, Impallaria, Kirk, Taylor, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Carr
- Entitled
- Roadway Lighting - Expressways and Controlled Access Highways - Lighting Curfew and Tariffs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 767
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Security Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale, Hecht, Bartlett, Hammen, Krysiak, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frick, George, Glenn, Holmes, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stull, Burns, Braveboy, Davis, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Minnick, Rudolph, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Cost Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Olszewski, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Individual Health Benefit Plans - Frequency of Premium Increases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hecht
- Entitled
- The Renewables First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Benson, Hubbard, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Davis
- Entitled
- Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Status and Renaming
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1027
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Gender Equity Health Coverage Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan) and Delegates Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Options - Governmental Third Party Payers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Shank
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Residential Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Niemann
- Entitled
- Green Maryland Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicles - Salvage - Standards and Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Frick
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1351
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Insurance - Use of Genetic Information and Genetic Tests
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1386
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Disclosure of Health Premium Expenditures Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1468
Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Elliott, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Reznik, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph, Miller, and Niemann
- Entitled
- Title Insurance - Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Barkley, Feldman, Hucker, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Gasohol and Gasoline Products - Provision to Noncontrolled Outlets
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1515
Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Serafini
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Sales Below Cost - Meeting Competition Exception
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Walker, V. Turner, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Standardbred Recovery Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan) and Delegates Benson, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Administration of National High Risk Pool Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
- Entitled
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Kelley, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Insurance - Premium Increase for Commercial and Workers' Compensation Insurance - Notice
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Della, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Della, Frosh, Harrington, Pipkin, Raskin, Rosapepe, Middleton, Garagiola, Exum, and Mooney
- Entitled
- Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Status, Renaming, and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 511
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh and Forehand
- Entitled
- Vehicle Manufacturers - Advertising - Prohibiting Threats to Dealers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- The Renewables First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, King, Pipkin, Colburn, Della, Exum, Forehand, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Facilities - Freestanding Medical Facilities - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Payment and Fee Disclosure
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Jones, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Insurance - Premium Finance Companies - Premium Finance Agreement Terms - Disclosure and Publication
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Maryland Health System Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Green Maryland Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Frosh, Kelley, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Cost Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Sale of Cigarettes - Cost
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Ratepayer Relief Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Harrington, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Electricity Market - Goal of the State - Best Possible Price for Ratepayers Through Reregulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Madaleno
- Entitled
- Motor Fuel Tax - Index
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Utility Consumer Protection Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone and Della
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicles - Salvage - Standards and Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand and Raskin
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Title Insurance - Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Standardbred Recovery Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Nonparticipating Providers - Disclosure of Status and Charges
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange and Garagiola
- Entitled
- Rebate Programs for Retail Sales - Collection of Sales and Use Tax
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 1125
Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health Insurance Plan)
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Administration of National High Risk Pool Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
