HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56

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  HB 2

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Rosenberg, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, Boston, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Fulton, Gordon, Kirk, McHale, Miller, Mohorovic, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Regulatory and Systems Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 19

  Status as of March 28, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 98

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Frank, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, Minnick, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Boston, Crumlin, Eckardt, Fulton, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, La Vay, McClenahan, V. Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Provider-Sponsored Organizations - Medicare+Choice Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 131

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 47

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 146

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 167

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 124

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Morhaim, Hurson, Pendergrass, Genn, Bobo, Conroy, Busch, Barve, Crumlin, Donoghue, Eckardt, Exum, Frank, Fulton, Gordon, Kach, Kirk, V. Mitchell, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 168

  Status as of March 26, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 318

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, and Watson (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Delegates Guns, D. Hughes, McHale, Mohorovic, Harkins, Morhaim, Stull, Owings, Oaks, Klausmeier, Hubbard, Stup, D. Davis, Weir, Bonsack, Comeau, Krysiak, Dypski, C. Mitchell, Branch, Harrison, Baldwin, Bissett, and Conroy

  Entitled

  The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 323

  Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Love

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Transfers and Reimbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 344

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Hospital Rates - Outpatient Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 366

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Faulkner, Kittleman, and Flanagan

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 395

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Bozman, Harrison, and Bonsack

  Entitled

  Public Elevators - Elevator Handrails in Health Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 439

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates T. Murphy, Love, Leopold, McHale, Rzepkowski, Schade, M. Burns, Cadden, and Dewberry

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Harbor Hospital Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 479

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 74

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)

  Entitled

  Exposure to Contagious Disease or Virus - Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 534

  Status as of March 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Evaluation of Practitioners and Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 556

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 611

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Goldwater, Elliott, Nathan-Pulliam, McHale, and Stup

  Entitled

  Health - Utilization Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 578

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 698

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, Palumbo, Gordon, Turner, Valderrama, Pitkin, Perry, Opara, Conroy, Vallario, and Comeau

  Entitled

  Evidence - Records and Writings of Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 619

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kirk, Watson, Oaks, C. Mitchell, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 640

  Status as of April 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Mitchell, Boston, Donoghue, Eckardt, Finifter, Frank, Goldwater, Harrison, Kach, Kelly, Love, McClenahan, Pendergrass, Preis, and Wood

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for General Anesthesia for Dental Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 647

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dewberry, Malone, D. Murphy, T. Murphy, and McHale

  Entitled

  Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 650

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mohorovic, Beck, Benson, Billings, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Fulton, Howard, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Jacobs, Marriott, McKee, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Preis, Watson, Weir, Klausmeier, C. Davis, Valderrama, Hubbard, Finifter, Holt, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Directory of Providers - Information to be Provided

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 735

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, R. Baker, Howard, and Exum

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 272

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, M. Burns, Rzepkowski, Cadden, Leopold, Schade, Perry, Owings, Clagett, Baldwin, Bissett, Greenip, and Busch

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - North Arundel Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 874

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 606

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Love

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Hospital Emergency Facilities and Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 918

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 411

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Owings, Moe, Malone, McHale, Ciliberti, Hammen, Stup, Weir, Elliott, Hubbard, Schisler, Frush, and Stull

  Entitled

  Medicaid - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 932

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Valderrama

  Entitled

  Human Cloning - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1011

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 288

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Property Tax Credit - Garrett County Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1095

  Status as of March 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1104

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 292

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McClenahan, Bozman, and Conway

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - McCready Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1206

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Facility Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1241

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 302

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Fulton, Rawlings, Oaks, Rosenberg, and Campbell

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1351

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Guns

  Entitled

  Hospital or Nursing Facility - Employee Name Tags

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1401

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 787

  Sponsored By

  Dorchester County Delegation

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Eastern Shore Hospital Center Redevelopment Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 41

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Boozer

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Medical, Dental, or Hospital Writings or Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 111

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Harbor Hospital Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 143

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 123

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Bromwell, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 209

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 156

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Garrett County Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 230

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Derr, and Dorman (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Senators Astle, Bromwell, Della, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter

  Entitled

  The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 286

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 164

  Sponsored By

  Senator McCabe

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 338

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 171

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 373

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 605

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Roesser, Van Hollen, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Kelley, and Conway

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Hospital Emergency Facilities and Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 435

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 610

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Health - Utilization Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 453

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 460

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's Hospital Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 470

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 477

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - McCready Memorial Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 479

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr, Della, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for General Anesthesia for Dental Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 485

  Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Boozer, Della, Van Hollen, Kasemeyer, Derr, Hafer, and Miller

  Entitled

  Health - Certificate of Need - Reformation of Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 521

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Care Regulatory Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

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  SB 554

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 410

  Sponsored By

  Senators Fry, Conway, McFadden, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Medicaid - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 645

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Uncompensated Care and Rate Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 698

  Status as of March 30, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 737

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Facility Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 746

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - North Arundel Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 759

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 434

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 778

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Eastern Shore Hospital Center Redevelopment Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations