INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 2

  Status as of March 30, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 83

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Insurance - Professional Liability Insurers - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 114

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Insurance - Reinsurance - Ceding Insurers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 200

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 35

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Regulation of Insurance Producers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 364

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Noncontracting Providers - Reimbursement Rate Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 410

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 295

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Examination of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 494

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Public Adjusters - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 499

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Insurance Administration - Disability Benefits - Adoption of Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 600

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Bates, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 641

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 439

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Hutchins

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Valuation of Motor Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 700

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 321

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass and Murray

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 729

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 323

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Care Services - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 749

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love

  Entitled

  Insurance - Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Premium Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 785

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Bates, Dwyer, Elliott, Glassman, Jennings, Kach, Mitchell, Parrott, Shank, Stocksdale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 792

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Individual Health Insurance Availability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 802

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Title Insurance - Trust Money Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 964

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance - Insurance Commissioner's Data Request

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, Weldon, Minnick, McHale, Krysiak, Harrison, Arnick, Weir, and Doory

  Entitled

  Health Insurance Coverage Availability Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1170

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Courts - Abatement or Dismissal of Civil Action Against Insurer - Interpretation of Insurance Article

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1179

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 148

  Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 165

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Reinsurance - Ceding Insurers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 166

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 182

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 314

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Valuation of Motor Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 351

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 477

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 93

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 517

  Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Currie, Giannetti, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 609

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 658

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Prohibited Use of Terrorism Exclusions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 772

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 773

  Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, and Harris

  Entitled

  Study of CareFirst and the Laws Affecting Nonprofit Health Service Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations