1997 Regular Session subject information current as of December 1, 1997 - 16:16

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HB 28	Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Weight Loss Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 41	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Kelly
Entitled	Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 72	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy and Menes
Entitled	Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 80	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick and Minnick
Entitled	Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Artist Instructors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 95	Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, Barve, Krysiak, Frank, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Cadden
Entitled	Consumer Health Care Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 127	Status as of January 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Health - Hotels - Cleaning Commonly Used Items
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 155	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Bobo, Frush, Grosfeld, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, Walkup, Cryor, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 209	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Delegates Stup, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, and Hecht
Entitled	Regulation of Food Establishments - Excluded Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 230	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 235	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Harrison, and Branch
Entitled	Health - Information Privacy - Disclosure of Medical Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 261	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Pitkin, Workman, Kopp, Barve, Bobo, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 268	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Hammen, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Boston, Branch, Campbell, C. Davis, Doory, Fulton, Harrison, Kirk, McIntosh, C. Mitchell, Montague, Opara, Parker, Rawlings, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 299	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, Dypski, Rawlings, Marriott, Boston, Opara, Oaks, McIntosh, Rosenberg, Montague, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, T. Murphy, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker
Entitled	Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 313	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Barve
Entitled	Benefits for Routine Gynecological Care - Coverage Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 320	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Insurers - Medical Information - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 322	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Benefits Coverage - Inpatient Hospitalization for Mastectomy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 323	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Walkup, Mossburg, Kirk, Pendergrass, and Goldwater
Entitled	Commercial Law - Tanning Facilities - Disclosure and Notice of Risks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 334	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Health Department
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 355	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 432
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Minnick
Entitled	Correctional Facilities - Authorization for Medical Treatment of Juvenile Inmates
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 386	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Mohorovic, Dembrow, Love, Holt, Harkins, Pitkin, Faulkner, DeCarlo, and Franchot
Entitled	Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 387	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Department of Legislative Reference - Code Revision)
Entitled	Insurance Article - Code Revision - Supplemental Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 395	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 423	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, Genn, and Doory
Entitled	Medical, Dental, or Hospital Records and Writings - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 436	Status as of January 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Parker, Boston, Marriott, Frush, and E. Burns
Entitled	Health - Inspections of Food Establishments
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 476	Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Minnick
Entitled	Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 504	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Stup, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Stull, Brinkley, Snodgrass, Hecht, McKee, Edwards, Harkins, D. Hughes, Donoghue, Poole, Workman, Watson, O'Donnell, Hubbard, Kirk, C. Davis, Boston, C. Mitchell, Love, Harrison, Fulton, Fry, Willis, Hutchins, Klausmeier, Stocksdale, Frush, Getty, Montague, and Arnick
Entitled	Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 506	Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Frush, D. Davis, Rudolph, Kopp, Grosfeld, and Pitkin
Entitled	Health Care Services - Thriving by Three Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 549	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Greenip
Entitled	Minors - Treatment - Repeal of Immunity from Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 554	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Drivers' Licenses - Medical Advisory Board - Disclosure of Records and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 598	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Frank, Donoghue, Barve, Walkup, Crumlin, Eckardt, Kirk, Krysiak, Pitkin, Doory, Hurson, Harrison, Goldwater, Cadden, Kach, Pendergrass, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, and Fulton
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 604	Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Crumlin, Krysiak, Love, and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Benefits Appeals Board
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 642	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Pitkin, Conroy, Turner, Cadden, Franchot, Kagan, Petzold, Hurson, Hubbard, Howard, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Perry, Hecht, Love, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Project
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 653	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg (Joint Committee on Welfare Reform) and Delegates Rawlings, Branch, Cadden, Klima, C. Mitchell, and McHale
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 667	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Morhaim, Frank, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Recovery by Minor in Tort - Small Withdrawals for Medical or Educational Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 701	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, Walkup, Guns, Boston, Oaks, and Opara
Entitled	Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance

HB 731	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Gordon, Kagan, Goldwater, and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Benefit Packages - Coverage for Certain Blood and Blood Products
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 753	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hurson, and Hammen
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 834	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Baldwin, Bissett, Bonsack, Boston, Brinkley, M. Burns, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Ciliberti, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Heller, Holt, Jacobs, Kach, Klima, Leopold, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, O'Donnell, Parker, Pitkin, Rosapepe, Rzepkowski, Schade, Stocksdale, Turner, Walkup, and Workman
Entitled	The Patients' Consent Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 842	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Beck, Bissett, Brinkley, Crumlin, DeCarlo, Dypski, Dembrow, Elliott, Fry, Harkins, Jacobs, Leopold, Mohorovic, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Ports, Rzepkowski, Schade, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Health Care Savings Accounts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 865	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Branch, Valderrama, Nathan-Pulliam, Krysiak, Rosenberg, Conroy, Hammen, Morhaim, C. Davis, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Program - Special Needs Children
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 945	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Guns, and Billings
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 949	Status as of February 12, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Harrison, Love, and Krysiak
Entitled	Community Health Networks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 971	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By	Delegates Muse, Valderrama, R. Baker, C. Davis, Howard, Patterson, C. Mitchell, Benson, Turner, Opara, Crumlin, Finifter, and Marriott
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 984	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Healey, and Rawlings
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Tax Health Protection Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1009	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 508
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Bozman, Elliott, and Donoghue
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Issuance of Permits - Dialysis Drugs and Devices
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1038	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bonsack, W. Baker, Barve, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Crumlin, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Exum, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Fry, Fulton, Getty, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Heller, Holt, Howard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Hurson, Kagan, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Malone, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, C. Mitchell, Mohorovic, Morhaim, D. Murphy, Oaks, Muse, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Rudolph, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Willis, Wood, Workman, Turner, Boston, Poole, Owings, Curran, Proctor, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Quality of Care - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1042	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Oaks, Kirk, Watson, Opara, C. Mitchell, Fulton, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker
Entitled	Health - Refrigerated Foods - Sale After Certain Dates
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1044	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Public and Private Recreational Facilities - CPR Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1061	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, McHale, Pitkin, Bonsack, Love, and Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1072	Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Grosfeld, Kirk, Parker, Valderrama, Watson, E. Burns, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, and Mohorovic
Entitled	Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1081	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Minors - Treatment - Capacity to Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1084	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Bonsack, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, and Goldwater
Entitled	Public Health - Food Service Facilities - Availability of List of Ingredients of Prepared Food
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1094	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Frederick County Adult Detention Center - Testing of Inmates
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1104	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Spiritual Healing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1138	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Boston, Fulton, Bobo, Muse, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker, Opara, Marriott, and Branch
Entitled	Childhood Lead Screening Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1218	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, C. Davis, Harrison, Fulton, and Watson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Total Health Care, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1227	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Campbell, and McIntosh
Entitled	Tobacco Products - Sales to Minors - Enforcement Exception to Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1352	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 168
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, and Fulton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1358	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 294
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Walkup, La Vay, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Fulton, and Harrison
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1429	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Medicaid - Children with Special Health Care Needs Council
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1447	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled	Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1452	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Guns
Entitled	Transfer of the Authority to Regulate the Land Application of Sewage Sludge from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Agriculture
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1461	Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Childhood Lead Screening - Exemption for Religious Beliefs and Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 12	Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Health Care Consumers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HJ 26	Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes and Montague (Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Entitled	Task Force to Study Drug Treatment and Employment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 5	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 8	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Young
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Total Health Care, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 23	Status as of January 27, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Sfikas
Entitled	Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Computation - Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 28	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Haines, Craig, Middlebrooks, Trotter, Roesser, Stone, Blount, Kelley, Boozer, Lawlah, and Collins
Entitled	Correctional Detention Facilities - Authorization for Medical Treatment of Juvenile Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 53	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Health Club Services - Registration Renewal Fees , Bonding Liability, and Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 67	Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Craig
Entitled	Tattooing - Minors - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 91	Status as of February 6, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Laboratories - Tissue Banks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 94	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Tuberculosis
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 95	Status as of March 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Nurse Practice Act - Dispensing of Drugs or Devices by Health Department Nurses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 108	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. of Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 117	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter , Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 151	Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dependent Children and Grandchildren - Coverage Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 162	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 145
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Care Consumer Information and Education Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 163	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Hafer, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Experimental Medical Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 165	Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Madden
Entitled	Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 201	Status as of February 20, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast or Testicular Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 220	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Hollinger, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Commercial Law - Tanning Facilities - Disclosure and Notice of Risks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 233	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Currie, Derr, Dorman, Hollinger, Forehand, Middleton, Ruben, Young, Trotter, Neall, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Hoffman, Madden, Pinsky, Hafer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Expansion of Eligibility for Low and Moderate Income Pregnant Women and Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 270	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 551
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, McFadden, Hughes, Blount, Young, Conway, Kelley, and Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 284	Status as of March 4, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Licensing and Regulation of Tattoo Artists and Body Piercing Artists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 325	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators Craig, Pinsky, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Roesser
Entitled	Medical Records - Maintenance, Disclosure, and Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 337	Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Bromwell
Entitled	Community Health Networks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 358	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Health Department
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 368	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 167
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Hafer, Dorman, Roesser, Astle, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Della, Derr, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Diabetes Equipment, Supplies, and Self-Management Training - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 396	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	AIDS - Pregnant Women - Counseling and Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 401	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 407	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 435	Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Craig and Hafer
Entitled	Milk Products - Health Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 436	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Issuance of Permits - Dialysis Drugs and Devices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 451	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Young, Conway, and Hoffman
Entitled	Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 452	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, and Colburn
Entitled	Education - School Health Pilot Program - Repeal of Termination Provision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 478	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 180
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Hafer, Madden, Teitelbaum, Astle, Derr, and Trotter
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 479	Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Practice Parameters and Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 482	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 363
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman and Hafer
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 497	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie, Chairman, Prince George's County Senators (Prince George's County Executive)
Entitled	Prince George's County - Local Health Services Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 499	Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 512	Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 518	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Sexual Offenders - Parole and Probation - Hormonal Treatment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 527	Status as of March 22, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Discipline of Physicians - System of Delivery of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 529	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Physicians - Intractable Pain - Prescribing or Administering Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 531	Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 544	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	State Tobacco Tax - Smoking and Cancer Prevention Fund - Poverty Grants for Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 545	Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 185
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Disclosure of Medical Records - Compulsory Process - Notice to Person in Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 592	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Derr and Ferguson (Frederick County Senators)
Entitled	Frederick County - Frederick County Adult Detention Center - Testing of Inmates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 643	Status as of April 2, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Hoffman, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Program - Special Needs Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 654	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Health Insurance - Quality of Care - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 659	Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Civil Procedure - Evidence - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 709	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 710	Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Forehand, Conway, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Ruben, Pinsky, Lawlah, Currie, and Frosh
Entitled	Taxation of Smokeless Tobacco Products - Tobacco Awareness Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 727	Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Compulsive Gambling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 752	Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Young
Entitled	Fairness in Milk Marketing Act of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 768	Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser and Haines
Entitled	Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund and Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 813	Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Roesser, Derr, Trotter, and Hafer
Entitled	The Patients' Consent Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 841	Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care Regulatory Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 843	Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Young
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 849	Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Dorman, and Bromwell
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Quality of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 879	Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Comprehensive Care and Subacute Care Bed Need
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 899	Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 904	Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Young, Hollinger, Astle, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Hafer, Della, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Madden
Entitled	Consumer Health Information Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SJ 5	Status as of February 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Task Force to Study Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Public Safety and Emergency Services Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SJ 11	Status as of March 28, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Young and Trotter
Entitled	Health Care Consumers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters