DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 50

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  HB 54

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 65

  Status as of February 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  State Employees - Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 76

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 353

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 90

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kach, Morhaim, Oaks, Parker, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Public Health System Impact Note

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 104

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 358

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Animal Health - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 138

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conway, Dwyer, Frush, Leopold, Love, Malone, McConkey, McHale, McMillan, Moe, Sophocleus, and Weir

  Entitled

  Firefighters - Blood Testing - Fowler Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 143

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 196

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, and Goodwin

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 147

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 148

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 199

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hubbard, Ramirez, Barkley, Conroy, Donoghue, Dumais, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Oaks, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, DeBoy, Gilleland, Howard, Boutin, McComas, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Healthcare-Associated Infection Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 216

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 37

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  State Athletic Commission - Hepatitis C Testing Requirement for Boxers and Kick Boxers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 291

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 532

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman and Conway

  Entitled

  Ocean Pines Police Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 370

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McIntosh, Paige, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 434

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 210

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health General - Diseases Required to be Reported by Medical Laboratories - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 461

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 553

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Montgomery County Correctional Officers MC 514-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Benson, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Fulton, Gaines, Howard, Marriott, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 709

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 390

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Regulation of Poultry to Control Avian Influenza

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 827

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, Goldwater, Moe, Parrott, Stull, Zirkin, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 893

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Hixson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Quality of Care Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1025

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Frank

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1060

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Bromwell, Conway, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Cancer Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1069

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood and Krebs

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Presumptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1171

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Anderson, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, C. Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Frush, Gilleland, Jameson, Jennings, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Leopold, Love, Mayer, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, F. Turner, Vallario, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1210

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Boteler, and Impallaria

  Entitled

  Health - Immunizations - Exemptions from Immunization Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1265

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1276

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 427

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Cardin, Costa, Glassman, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Parrott, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Safety Employees Killed in Performance of Duties - Death Benefits - Heart Attack or Stroke

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1323

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, Rudolph, Sossi, Walkup, Montgomery, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Lyme Disease

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1326

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health - Hospitals, Related Institutions, and Housing Programs for Individuals in Need of Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1362

  Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Krebs, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Wood

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1416

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 270

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  State Commission on Kidney Disease - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1494

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Lee, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1519

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HJ 2

  Status as of February 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Leopold

  Entitled

  Maryland Victims of the 2001 Anthrax Attacks - Recognizing a Problem

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 3

  Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Fulton, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Oaks, and Paige

  Entitled

  Chronic Kidney Disease as a Health Disparity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 7

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Gaines, Goodwin, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Funding Treatment for Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 127

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 321

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 300

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 355

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley

  Entitled

  Hospital Infections Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 491

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Hafer, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Presumptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 506

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Education - Information to Parents - Meningococcal Disease

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 596

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Information Regarding Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 649

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Hafer, Kittleman, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 681

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 701

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Quality of Care Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 718

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 330

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, and Harris

  Entitled

  Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 779

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 333

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 825

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 838

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, DeGrange, Giannetti, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Public Safety Employees Killed in Performance of Duties - Death Benefits - Heart Attack or Stroke

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 899

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 909

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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