HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 1

  Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Hurson, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma and Emergency Medical Response System - Funding and Structure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 27

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 123

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Doory, and Anderson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Good Samaritan Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 136

  Status as of January 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Wood

  Entitled

  Study Panel on the Funding Needs of Regional Trauma Centers - Duties and Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 150

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 152

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Sexual Assault Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 188

  Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 206

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 232

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 236

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Cardiac Services - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 248

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, and Carter

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 294

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Private Rights of Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 309

  Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, Rawlings, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Property Tax - State Grants to Local Government for Tax Exempt Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 342

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, G. Clagett, Frank, Jones, Kach, Malone, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Redmer, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 343

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 143

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers and First Responders

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 413

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 481

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Disposition of Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 575

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Vallario

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - DNA - Postconviction Review and Felony Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 645

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gordon, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 656

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 440

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, Goldwater, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, Sophocleus, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Haynes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Definition of Covered Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 657

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Sophocleus, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Preferred Provider Organizations - Payments to Nonpreferred Providers - Emergency Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 672

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Amedori, Barkley, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Busch, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hammen, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Sophocleus, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Fire and Emergency Services Support Fund - Moving Violations - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 674

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Wood

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Trauma Center Services Fund - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 676

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brown, Amedori, Cane, Donoghue, Jameson, McComas, McHale, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Statute of Limitations - Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 683

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes and Paige

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 726

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 751

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson and Franchot

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington Adventist Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 759

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Advisory Committee to Study Expansion of the All-Payor System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 773

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services Board - Inter-Facility Helicopter Transport

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 781

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Catastrophic Health Emergency - Volunteer Health Care Provider - Workers' Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 788

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospital-Based Health Care Practitioner Payment System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 803

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 1

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan and Senior Prescription Drug Program - Modifications and Clarifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 828

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, McHale, Malone, Anderson, Bates, Boschert, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Franchot, Fulton, Glassman, Howard, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Paige, Patterson, Quinter, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 840

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Franchot, Kirk, Paige, Haynes, Branch, and C. Davis

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 883

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 453

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Carter, Griffith, Haynes, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Services Disparities Prevention Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 894

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 338

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Provider Services - Professional Counselors and Therapists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 897

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Developmental Disability Administration - Inspections and Investigations - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 932

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Gaines, Ross, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 946

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Frank, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 981

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 999

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 18

  Status as of January 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 33

  Status as of January 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 119

  Status as of January 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Good Samaritan Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 157

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Property Tax - State Grants to Local Government for Tax Exempt Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 194

  Status as of January 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington Adventist Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 201

  Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 283

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 371

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Hafer, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Private Rights of Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 284

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Public Records - Motor Vehicle Records - Access by Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 337

  Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Gladden, Lawlah, and Miller

  Entitled

  Cardiac Services - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 424

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, DeGrange, Gladden, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 447

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Ruben

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 479

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 385

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma and Emergency Medical Response System - Funding and Structure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 482

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 508

  Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 557

  Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 587

  Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Trauma Services Funding Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 602

  Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 648

  Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 665

  Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 667

  Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 688

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 262

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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