2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 6, 2001 - 0:18 a.m.

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HB 6	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush,Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Stull, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 15	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cole, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Hammen, Heller, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, and Weir
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Entity Accountability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 50	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Conroy
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Hair Prosthesis for Hair Loss Resulting from Alopecia
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 58	Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 139	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Southern Maryland Delegation
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Participation by Employees of Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 149	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Standard Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 151	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 153	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 51
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 160	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Morhaim, Finifter, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Hearing Aids - Coverage for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 179	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 53
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents and Complaint Process
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 190	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Goldwater, Kach, Finifter, Zirkin, Hammen, McHale, Cane, Hurson, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, Moe, Shriver, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 223	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Oaks, Phillips, Boutin, and Zirkin
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 280	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 285	Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Referrals to Specialists
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 307	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Antidiscrimination Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 369	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 216
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College, and Baltimore City Community College)
Entitled	Retirement - Optional Retirement Program - Health Insurance Benefits for Retirees and Surviving Spouses and Children
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 396	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold and Redmer
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 457	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate K. Kelly
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 488	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 516	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Small Group Health Insurance - Premium Rates for Health Benefit Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 517	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plan with High Deductible
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 549	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Barve, Goldwater, Hill, Love, and Moe
Entitled	Claims for Reimbursement of Health Care Services Rendered - Interest on Unpaid Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 551	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 640	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Heller, Kopp, Mandel, and Petzold
Entitled	Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Uniform Claims Remittance Form
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 675	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 493
Sponsored By	Delegate Goldwater
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 676	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Goldwater
Entitled	Health Insurance - Covered Health Care Services - Underlying Medical Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 686	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly, Amedori, R. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Flanagan, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Getty, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, A. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kittleman, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McClenahan, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Zirkin
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

HB 687	Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Cane, D. Davis, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Goldwater, Guns, Hammen, Harrison, Hill, Hubbard, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Schisler, Stern, Stull, Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Senior Assistance - Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan for Urban and Rural Counties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 688	Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Regarding Behavioral Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 695	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McClenahan, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Study of Maryland's Small Group Market
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 807	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Bozman, Sophocleus, Bobo, Snodgrass, Brinkley, Owings, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Hurson, J. Kelly, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Prescription Benefit Cards, or Other Technology
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 891	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Branch, Shriver, Cadden, and Pitkin
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 929	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 693
Sponsored By	Delegates Love and Cadden
Entitled	Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 940	Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, Kagan, Valderrama, Turner, Rosso, Marriott, Rzepkowski, La Vay, Pitkin, Riley, C. Davis, Menes, Greenip, Gladden, Grosfeld, Dewberry, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Carlson, Kittleman, Hubers, and Redmer
Entitled	The Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 941	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Moe
Entitled	Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Prompt Payment - Workers' Compensation Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 951	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bobo, Brown, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Hubers, Hurson, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, Moe, Petzold, Rzepkowski, Stern, Turner, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 995	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income, Working Adults
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1002	Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush and Baldwin
Entitled	State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Registration of Energy Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1029	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, W. Baker, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Cadden, Conway, D'Amato, Eckardt, Fulton, V. Jones, K. Kelly, McClenahan, Mohorovic, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Sophocleus, Valderrama, and Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1037	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement for Health Care Services Rendered
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1041	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch and Hurson
Entitled	Health Insurance - Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1042	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 701
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch , Taylor, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Harrison, Hurson, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1050	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Employer Group Market - Affordability Cap
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1056	Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Krysiak, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Mortgage Lending - Single Premium Financed Credit Insurance - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1075	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier and Guns
Entitled	Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1185	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Small Group Market Health Insurance - Premium Rates for Health Benefit Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1376	Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver and Donoghue
Entitled	Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1396	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Long-Term Care Insurance - Loss Ratios - Premium Increases
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1448	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Medicare Supplement Policies - Medicare Select Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 33	Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, DeGrange, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, Exum, Dyson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 34	Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Exum, Teitelbaum, Dyson, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 45	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 46	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Risk Based Capital Standards for Insurers - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 100	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Dorman, Roesser, Ruben, Green, Exum, Pinsky, Forehand, Kelley, Collins, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 132	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Standard Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 148	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 175	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Sfikas
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

SB 181	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Blount, Bromwell, Collins, Frosh, Hoffman, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maintenance Prescription Drugs - Supply
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 205	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Antidiscrimination Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 236	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Bromwell, Sfikas, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Forehand
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 269	Status as of January 31, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 285	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Dorman, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Claims for Reimbursement of Health Care Services Rendered - Interest on Unpaid Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 329	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Task Force to Study the State's Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 332	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Standing Referrals to Specialists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 343	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

SB 375	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Hair Prosthesis for Hair Loss Resulting from Alopecia
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 457	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 388
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Study of Maryland's Small Group Market
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 458	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 473	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 490	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Collins, DeGrange, Hafer, Kelley, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 511	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels - Dental Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 521	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Health Insurance - Covered Health Care Services - Underlying Medical Conditions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 522	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 736
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman , Hollinger, Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 541	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, McFadden, Mitchell, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 568	Status as of April 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income, Working Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 591	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement for Health Care Services Rendered
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 593	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Prompt Payment - Workers' Compensation Claims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 615	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Exum, Ferguson, Haines, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Bromwell, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Insurance - Hearing Aids - Coverage for Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 626	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 653	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, DeGrange, Della, Hafer, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Uniform Claims Remittance Form - Feasibility Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 686	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 416
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Health Insurance Benefit Cards, Prescription Benefit Cards, or Other Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 705	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Exum, and Pinsky
Entitled	Marijuana - Exceptions for Medical Use
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 743	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Frosh, Hoffman, Hollinger, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance Expansion Initiative of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 856	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Procedures - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 865	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Dental Plan Organizations - Solvency Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 8	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Blount, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Neall, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance