Delegate Robert A. Costa
District 33B

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 90

• HB 93

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 49

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 223

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  State or Local Retirement or Pension Systems - Military Service Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 252

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 533

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Permit - Term and Renewal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 526

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 585

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 722

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa and Frush

  Entitled

  Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 730

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Southern High School Field House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 766

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Gas, Electric, and Telephone Companies - Billing Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1362

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1565

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Gaming - Commercial Bingo Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 4

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 7

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 8

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Riley, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Ramirez, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Government - Flags - Made in USA

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 20

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 119

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Carr, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, George, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Intellectual Disability (Rosa's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 39

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 654

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, Montgomery, Bronrott, Frick, Lee, Hammen, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Out-of-State Association Contracts - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 75

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Preexisting Condition Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 76

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 125

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hepatitis C Virus - Public Awareness and Outreach - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 84

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 47

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Ali, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Reznik, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 114

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Aumann, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Frush, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krysiak, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Auction and Internet Sales - Prohibition - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 127

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 130

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 173

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 530

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Schuh, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 181

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Cancer Treatment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 188

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Aumann, Boteler, Costa, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Love, McComas, Myers, Riley, Robinson, Serafini, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Assessment Freeze and Annual Reassessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 195

  Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Love, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Proof of Lawful Presence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 207

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Boteler, Cane, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, Holmes, Jameson, Krebs, Love, Mathias, McConkey, McDonough, Shewell, Sossi, and Wood

  Entitled

  Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 255

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 265

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Guzzone, Harrison, Jones, Levy, Love, Mathias, Sossi, V. Turner, Bohanan, Branch, Holmes, Malone, Weldon, Benson, Donoghue, Kullen, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services Board and Joint Oversight Committee on Emergency Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 275

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Barnes, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, Frush, George, Kipke, Love, Pena-Melnyk, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Historical Freetown Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 281

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kullen, Levi, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Disability History and Awareness Month - Educational Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

• HB 293

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Delegates Dumais, Bronrott, Ali, Lafferty, Waldstreicher, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Haddaway, Heller, Holmes, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Lee, Levy, McComas, Manno, Mathias, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Ross, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Suspension of License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 320

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Boteler, Cardin, V. Clagett, Costa, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Murphy, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Walker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Voltage Regulation Technology - Income Tax Subtraction Modification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 346

  Status as of March 21, 2009: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, George, King, Kipke, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Nitrogen-Removing Septic Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 347

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, George, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Linthicum Veterans Memorial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 352

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Sophocleus, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, George, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Benson-Hammond House Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 403

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Busch, George, Beidle, Costa, Kipke, Love, McConkey, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Historic London Town Visitors Center and Museum Loan of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 405

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 670

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Breast Cancer Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 415

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 621

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Riley, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 420

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 391

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Environment - Limitation of Actions - Political Subdivisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 421

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, George, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 422

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 672

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, DeBoy, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Walker, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Duty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 434

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Conway, Costa, Jennings, Mathias, Morhaim, Rudolph, Stull, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Firemen and Rescue Workers Memorial Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 462

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 395

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Kipke, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Medicaid State Plan and Medical Assistance Program - Amendments and Waiver Applications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 470

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, James, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 486

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Costa, Dwyer, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stull, and Wood

  Entitled

  Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 502

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Malone, Bromwell, Costa, Kipke, McDonough, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 503

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 338

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Cardin, Carr, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Myers, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Hammen, Bromwell, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Manno

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Commission on Autism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 507

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 142

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, Tarrant, Hammen, Pendergrass, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 509

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Howard, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McComas, Montgomery, Norman, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Crimes - Harassment - Electronic Communications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 512

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Beidle, Costa, Dwyer, George, King, Love, McConkey, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Election Law - Photo Identification for Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 567

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Benson, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Frush, Gaines, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 576

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 566

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Riley, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 579

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 244

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Cane, Carr, Costa, Feldman, Frick, Guzzone, Hecht, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, and Rice

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 580

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 681

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Carr, Carter, Donoghue, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Manno, Minnick, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Foster Kids Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 610

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 673

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Ali, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Donoghue, Kipke, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 674

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 682

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Bromwell, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, George, James, Kelly, King, Kipke, Levy, Malone, McConkey, Minnick, Olszewski, Riley, Rudolph, Schuler, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Federal Flight Deck Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 706

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 709

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Kipke, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Children's Environmental Health Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

• HB 710

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 608

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Anderson, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Branch, G. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Haynes, James, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 714

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, and Costa

  Entitled

  Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 725

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 315

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 734

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Conaway, Costa, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Robinson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited Rejections or Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 739

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 332

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Kach, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ross, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 751

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 752

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kipke, Kramer, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, F. Turner, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Income Tax - U.S. Government Employees' Foreign Earned Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 755

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Barkley, Carr, Costa, Glenn, Haddaway, Ivey, Kipke, Krebs, Lee, Malone, Manno, McHale, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Hometown Heroes Act of 2009 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 767

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, and Stull

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Offense in the Second Degree - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 843

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 694

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Cardin, Costa, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Simmons, Stein, V. Turner, Kullen, Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Benson, Tarrant, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Internal Grievance Procedure and Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 874

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Beidle, Boteler, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elmore, Holmes, Krebs, Love, McComas, Riley, Robinson, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Trespass on Posted Property and Wanton Trespass on Private Property - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 875

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Costa, DeBoy, Elmore, Holmes, Krebs, McComas, Riley, Robinson, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Drunk and Drugged Driving - Refusal to Take a Blood or Breath Test - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 878

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Cane, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Elmore, Holmes, James, Love, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Shewell, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Use of a Motor Vehicle

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 897

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, George, Love, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Office Discipline Referrals - Accountability Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 898

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, Norman, Ramirez, Schuh, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 918

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Anderson, Bohanan, Boteler, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Gaines, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Jones, King, Love, Mathias, McComas, Morhaim, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuler, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, F. Turner, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Retired Pilots with the Maryland State Police

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 925

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Personhood Amendment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 936

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Serafini, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, George, Haddaway, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Stukes, Stull, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Student Speech on Religious Issues

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 944

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 538

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Barnes, Costa, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Kipke, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Women in Military Service Monument

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 946

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Busch, V. Clagett, George, Barnes, Beidle, Costa, Frush, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Light House Shelter

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 952

  Status as of May 31, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 750

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Krebs, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Agreements and Related Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 967

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Barnes, Braveboy, Costa, Frush, King, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Local Correctional Facilities - New Construction - Residential Programs for Substance Abuse Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations

• HB 1069

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 311

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 1105

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 708

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Beidle, Bobo, Costa, Manno, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Private Wastewater Treatment Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1106

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, George, Healey, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Septic Systems - Nitrogen Removal Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1116

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Frush, Gaines, Guzzone, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kullen, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, and Weir

  Entitled

  Smart Growth - Visions and Performance Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1149

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1194

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 164

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Weldon, Bromwell, and Costa

  Entitled

  Open Meetings Act - Expansion of Definition of Public Body

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1246

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Carter, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Waldstreicher, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 1262

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Frush, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Manno, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, Stein, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Walkup, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1367

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, George, King, Kipke, McConkey, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2005 - Anne Arundel County - Tipton Airport Control Tower

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1534

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 349

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance