INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 57

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  HB 165

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 79

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Insurance - Examination Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 166

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 159

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Workers' Compensation Commission)

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Timing of Benefit Payments, Filing Issues, and Processing Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 191

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 163

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Workers' Compensation Commission)

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Governmental Self-Insurance Group and Self-Insurance by Individual Employers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 245

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 564

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn and Love

  Entitled

  Insurance - Prior Approval Rating Law - Exempt Commercial Policyholders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 246

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 83

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Insurance - Temporary Insurance Producer Licenses - Specified Types of Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 271

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell and Haynes

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Insurable Interests - Trustees, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 285

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 454

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Cluster, Burns, Conroy, Doory, Haddaway, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Underwriting, Premium Increases, Cancellation, and Refusal to Renew

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 306

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 494

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Anderson, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Pugh, Ross, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage for Mold and Mold Remediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 513

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Conroy, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Insurance - Loans and Advances Made to Stock Insurers and Mutual Insurers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 570

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Miller, and Krebs

  Entitled

  Insurance - Notice - Cancellation, Nonrenewal, and Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 583

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 581

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Moe

  Entitled

  Surplus Lines Insurance - Compliance with Filing Requirement - Electronic Transmission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 597

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 182

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, D. Davis, Elmore, Impallaria, Krebs, McHale, Moe, Parrott, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Inducements to Financing an Insurance Contract

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 667

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert and Love

  Entitled

  Maryland Locksmiths Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 733

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 100

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Insurance - Certificates of Guarantee for County Bond Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 739

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 349

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Mayer, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Smigiel, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Insurance - Improper Premiums and Charges - Bail Bonds - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 751

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mayer, Aumann, Boteler, Cryor, Lee, McComas, McConkey, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Motorized Vessels - Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 802

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory (Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight)

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Special Administrative Expense Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 814

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cadden, Dumais, Dwyer, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hogan, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, Kohl, Lawton, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Taking Care of Our Own - Income Tax Credit for Purchase of Life Insurance for Active Duty Military

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 833

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 586

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Goodwin, McConkey, Parker, Sophocleus, and Impallaria

  Entitled

  Surety Insurance - Failure to Pay Bail Bond Judgment - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 861

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 194

  Sponsored By

  Delegate D. Davis

  Entitled

  Insurance - Regulation of Premium Finance Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 956

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 594

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1068

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McKee

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Cancellation or Nonrenewal of Policies - Right to Protest Proposed Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1082

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Murray

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Claims Adjusters and Medical Billing Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1174

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Cadden, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, Kohl, McDonough, Shank, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Real Property - Maryland Condominium Act - Unit Owner Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1216

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  Insurance - Homeowner's Insurance and Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies - Notices of Cancellation and Nonrenewal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1261

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 388

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Trueschler and Minnick and D. Davis, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Moe, Parker, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Burns, Conroy, Doory, Haddaway, Harrison, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Parrott, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Summary of Coverage , Notice Regarding Flood Insurance, and Statement of Additional Optional Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1288

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 615

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Cryor, Donoghue, Kohl, Love, Stull, Trueschler, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Loans Secured by Real Property - Insurance Coverage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1319

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Cadden, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Home Health Care and Personal Care Providers Referred by Agencies - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1386

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Insurance - Viatical Settlements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1387

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 393

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns and Conroy

  Entitled

  Personal Insurance - Premium - Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1419

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice - Analysis of Information and Reports - University of Maryland and University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1460

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 620

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1499

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Medical Malpractice Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1534

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Heritage Credit - Maximum Credit - Multiple Related Structures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1544

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1705

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 63

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Prior Approval Rating Law - Exempt Commercial Policyholders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 67

  Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Licensing Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 229

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 233

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Insurance Commissioner - Subsequent Employment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 251

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 514

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Gladden

  Entitled

  Insurance - Loans and Advances Made to Stock Insurers and Mutual Insurers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 275

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Premium Finance Companies - Calculation of Finance Charge - Return of Unearned Interest After Cancellation of Insurance Contract

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 300

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, Brinkley, Garagiola, Gladden, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Insurable Interests - Trustees, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 377

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Surplus Lines Insurance - Compliance with Filing Requirement - Electronic Transmission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 378

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Improper Premiums and Charges - Bail Bonds - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 463

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 585

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 527

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton (Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight) and Senators Exum , Kelley, Astle, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Special Administrative Expense Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 689

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 146

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Middleton, Astle, Della, and Exum

  Entitled

  Insurance - Viatical Settlements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 777

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Home Mortgage Loans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 785

  Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Vessel Gaming Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 806

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Claims Adjusters and Medical Billing Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 810

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Middleton, Ruben, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Corporate Responsibility and Governance

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 862

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 912

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Homeowner's and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 913

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Notice - Cancellation, Nonrenewal, and Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 1044

  Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Eligibility for Subsidy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance