Patients

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56

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  HB 14

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medically Underserved Areas and Populations - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 18

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Health - Abortions - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 19

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Health - Abortions - Location of Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 20

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Health - Abortion - Transport of Patient

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 82

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 434

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Kipke

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - "Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment" Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 217

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 114

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Hygiene Administration - Transfers Between Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 264

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson, Conaway, Dwyer, Glenn, Oaks, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Washington

  Entitled

  Home Health Care Services - Documents Requiring Signature

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 286

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 587

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Kipke

  Entitled

  Hospitals and Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities - Practitioner Performance Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 291

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Proctor, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Washington, and Weir

  Entitled

  Public Health - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 307

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Eckardt

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Facilities for Dental Radiology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 346

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 457

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Costa, Glenn, Haynes, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Pendergrass, Ready, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Health - State Facilities and Residential Centers - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 446

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Cullison, A. Kelly, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Preventive Physical Therapy - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 450

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 243

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Hammen

  Entitled

  Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Health Care Reform - Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 452

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 527

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Cullison, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 575

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Dwyer, Eckardt, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Redeterminations of Eligibility for Program Recipients in Nursing Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 690

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Frank, A. Kelly, Kipke, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Cardiovascular Patient Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 742

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Boteler, Burns, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Ready, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund - Annual Report - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 782

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, Branch, Costa, Donoghue, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wood

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 784

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Costa, Elliott, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Bromwell, Cullison, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Ready, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 821

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Howard, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Medical Harm Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 841

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 272

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Kach, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Cullison, Krebs, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Nitrous Oxide

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 974

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Preauthorization of Health Care Services - Use of Electronic Health Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1035

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1051

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Braveboy, Gutierrez, Niemann, Oaks, and Washington

  Entitled

  Freestanding Pain Management Clinics - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1149

  Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Delivery of Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1150

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 249

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Cullison, Kach, Lee, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Facilities - Trauma-Informed Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1229

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1268

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Rudolph, and Elliott

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Dispensing Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 5

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Physicians - Medical Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 20

  Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Facilities for Dental Radiology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 203

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 433

  Sponsored By

  Senators Montgomery, Benson, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Act - "Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment" Form

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 298

  Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 308

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mathias, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Reilly, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Affirmative Defenses - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

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  SB 384

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 456

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mathias

  Entitled

  Health - State Facilities and Residential Centers - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 388

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 426

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Reilly

  Entitled

  Pregnancy Outcomes - Confidential Statistical Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 456

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Middleton, Montgomery, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Emergency Standards for Moderate Sedation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 514

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Health Care Reform - Implementation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 528

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Reilly, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 556

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 248

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Jacobs, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Facilities - Trauma-Informed Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 567

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Health - Guidelines for Providing Mental Health Treatment to Individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 603

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Preventive Physical Therapy - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 664

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 271

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Nitrous Oxide

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 700

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Pharmacies - Delivery of Controlled Dangerous Substances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 702

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 526

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 723

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 534

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 726

  Status as of February 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Robey

  Entitled

  Hospitalized Adult Disabled Persons - Appointment of Temporary Limited Guardian

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 742

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Cardiovascular Patient Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 744

  Status as of February 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Telemedicine Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 753

  Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Benson

  Entitled

  Home Health Care Services - Documents Requiring Signature

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 808

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Benson, Reilly, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 843

  Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Garagiola, Mathias, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 883

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 166

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 884

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Montgomery

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Dispensing Permits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 889

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists - Informed Consent - Removal of Materials Containing Mercury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 934

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Kelley, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Staffing Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance