Insurance Administration

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46

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  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

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  HB 145

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 550

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Boteler

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 246

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  HB 272

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Bronrott, Donoghue, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Coverage Affordability and Revenue Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 406

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Lafferty, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  HB 647

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Limited Lines License - Sale of Insurance Products by Licensed Morticians or Licensed Funeral Directors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 718

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Transactions Within Insurance Holding Company Systems - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 819

  Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Workplace Fraud Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 860

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 868

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 317

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  HB 972

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Health Insurers - RBC Reduction Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Automobile Insurance - Use of Territory in Rate Making - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1073

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1235

  Status as of April 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Rate Filing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1280

  Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Gender Equity Health Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1317

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Eligibility for Insurance Coverage - Take-Out Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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

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  HB 1538

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals - Chesapeake Region Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 79

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 509

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 86

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 361

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 380

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 419

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 455

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Limited Lines License - Sale of Insurance Products to Fund Pre-Need Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 481

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 515

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 563

  Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Harrington, Jones, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 616

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 571

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Middleton, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 636

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 89

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Required Report and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 638

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 683

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 646

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 90

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 661

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 751

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 97

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pipkin, Pugh, Currie, Jones, Raskin, Conway, Muse, McFadden, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 756

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 757

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated Care and Undercompensated Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 769

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Transactions Within Insurance Holding Company Systems - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 778

  Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Continuing Care - Department of Aging and Maryland Insurance Administration - Transfer of Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 792

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 316

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 909

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 188

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kelley, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Workplace Fraud Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 949

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Eligibility for Insurance Coverage - Take-Out Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 959

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 336

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Regulation and Status

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 1070

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 348

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations