MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 8

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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 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 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 791

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 832

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Amedori, Dwyer, Elmore, Hogan, Jennings, McComas, McConkey, McMillan, Redmer, and Shank

  Entitled

  Payment of Future Economic Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 500

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 252

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SJ 8

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Requesting That the State's Congressional Delegation Support the Call for Legal Reform by the President of the United States

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings