HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 154

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  HB 7

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Community Access Program Grants - Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements - Sunset Extension for Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 14

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Prenatal Dietary Supplement Distribution Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 15

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Common Sense Food Consumption Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 21

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Mandel, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Program Facilities - Automated External Defibrillator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 52

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boschert

  Entitled

  Maryland Association Health Plan Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 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 83

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Pentabrominated and Octabrominated Diphenyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 86

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Gilleland

  Entitled

  Public Health - Children and Pregnant Women - Mercury and Heavy Metal-Free Vaccines and Injections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 98

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Dumais

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - HIV Testing - Time Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 123

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  On-Farm Food Establishments - Food Service - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 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 203

  Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 267

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 200

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 279

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Bartlett, Boschert, Dwyer, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, McConkey, McKee, Smigiel, Sossi, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Contributions to Health Savings Account

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 293

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker

  Entitled

  Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families - Transfer of Services - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State Department of Education, and Department of Human Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 301

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 303

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 365

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Boutin, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 309

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 350

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Boschert, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Haddaway, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Sossi, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Task Force on Indoor Air Quality in Educational Institutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 353

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 369

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Branch, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, and Paige

  Entitled

  Residential Property - Registration - Lead Paint Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 374

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, V. Clagett, Cryor, DeBoy, Gaines, Gilleland, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Love, McComas, McDonough, Ramirez, Shewell, Stern, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 423

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Free and Reduced-Cost Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 426

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Barkley, King, Stern, Barve, Costa, Donoghue, Franchot, Gordon, Hixson, Hubbard, Mandel, Murray, Ross, Taylor, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Elliott, Frank, Kullen, McDonough, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 427

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 428

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 433

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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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 452

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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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 462

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 469

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Savings Accounts - High Deductible Health Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 521

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Frush, Goldwater, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Schools - School Nutrition Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 549

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - School Health Services Program Coordinator

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 627

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 651

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 389

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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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 734

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 738

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 741

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 758

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 395

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Gaines, Goldwater, Haddaway, James, Jones, Kach, Leopold, Madaleno, McComas, McConkey, McKee, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Health Care Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 791

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Barkley, Burns, G. Clagett, D. Davis, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kullen, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Care Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 829

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 397

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Impallaria, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 883

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Feldman, Frush, Heller, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, and Ross

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 885

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Healey, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 900

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 928

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 81

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County - Health Facilities - Notification of County Health Officer and County Council Ho. Co. 4-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 944

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 252

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Gutierrez, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - HIV Testing - Time Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 991

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Kullen, Mandel, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1004

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Boschert, Dwyer, Goldwater, Kelly, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Power of Attorney - Health Care Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1012

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Undercover Patients

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1017

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 409

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1021

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1022

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  Maryland Polysomnography Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1047

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Nursing Facility Conversion Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1089

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1090

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1091

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 417

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prohibition Against Reunderwriting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1098

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Benson, Hammen, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kullen, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• 

  HB 1144

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Cryor, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• 

  HB 1155

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Branch, V. Clagett, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Environment - Lead-Contaminated Dust Testing and Inspections - Related Party

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 

  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
  

• 

  HB 1183

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conway, C. Davis, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Hammen, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Zirkin, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund Spending and Stem Cell Research Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1209

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Franchot, Holmes, McConkey, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Parker, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 

  HB 1234

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McKee, Cluster, Hogan, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning - Risk Reduction Standards - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 

  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

• 

  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

• 

  HB 1284

  Status as of May 19, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, and Kullen

  Entitled

  Fair Share Health Care Fund Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1305

  Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan and Eckardt

  Entitled

  State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Alternative Medicine Integration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• 

  HB 1315

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  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

• 

  HB 1341

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

• 

  HB 1356

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Aumann, Bartlett, Dwyer, Edwards, Impallaria, Kach, Kelley, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, Myers, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Public Health - Adult Stem Cell Research Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• 

  HB 1375

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 303

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Boutin, Glassman, Impallaria, McComas, McDonough, and Parrott

  Entitled

  Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• 

  HB 1385

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Powers and Certificate of Need Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• 

  HB 1423

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McComas

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Programs - Services and Facilities Search Engine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• 

  HB 1425

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McComas

  Entitled

  Assisted Living Facilities - Adult Family Homes - Evaluation of Care Provided

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• 

  HB 1434

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Oaks

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City Public School Buildings - Drinking Water

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 1442

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Teachers, Principals, and Health Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• 

  HB 1460

  Status as of February 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Moe

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Standards of Health Care - Accessibility and Schedule of Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

• 

  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
  

• 

  HB 1542

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 439

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Quality Home Care Services Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

• 

  HB 1557

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Task Force on Men's Health

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  HB 1588

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Moe

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• 

  HB 1593

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Trueschler

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Portable Restrooms - Waterless Soap Dispensers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• 

  HB 1614

  Status as of April 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Kirk, and Paige

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Surgery for Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorders - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

• 

  HJ 5

  Status as of February 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Donoghue, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McHale, McKee, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Sossi, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Obesity Awareness

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

• 

  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
  

• 

  SB 124

  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 Financing Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 221

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

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 222

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Sunset Extension and Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 231

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Astle, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kramer, Mooney, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 247

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 137

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Health Care Decision Making Forms - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Personal Representatives

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 251

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 291

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 269

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 294

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Britt, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Kramer, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 289

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Gladden, Green, and Stone

  Entitled

  Human Subject Research - Clinical Trials

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 303

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 296

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Kittleman

  Entitled

  The Sara Hohne Patient Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 305

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 298

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  SB 315

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Giannetti, Greenip, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Common Sense Food Consumption Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 320

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Residential Property - Registration - Lead Paint Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 332

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 333

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 301

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 339

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 475

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 351

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 302

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  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
  

• 

  SB 395

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 306

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 413

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 471

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health Care Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 473

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 312

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Student Health Promotion Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 493

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 495

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 154

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Food Sales - Religious Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 499

  Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, and Hafer

  Entitled

  State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 520

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  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

• 

  SB 607

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 609

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Public Schools - School Nutrition Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 663

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 499

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Green, Hollinger, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• 

  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

• 

  SB 682

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 690

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 503

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Authorized Disclosures - Compulsory Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 692

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retired Teachers, Principals, and Health Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  SB 699

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  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

• 

  SB 702

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum and Kelley

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 710

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 716

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

  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 727

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 751

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 764

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by Local Health Departments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 775

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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

• 

  SB 782

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones

  Entitled

  Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 790

  Status as of May 19, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Fair Share Health Care Fund Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 796

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 

  SB 800

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Child Health Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 821

  Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• 

  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

• 

  SB 841

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 843

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 865

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Munson

  Entitled

  On-Farm Food Establishments - Food Service - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 885

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 342

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 887

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  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
  

• 

  SB 961

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 1002

  Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SJ 1

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Obesity Awareness

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate:
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations