2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 6, 2001 - 0:47 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HB 58	Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters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 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 422	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 76
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Hospitals and Residential Treatment Centers - Inspections and Oversight
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 433	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Boutin, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dypski, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hutchins, James, V. Jones, Kagan, Leopold, Marriott, McIntosh, Pitkin, Riley, Rzepkowski, and Valderrama
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Electronic Monitoring
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental 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 508	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Taylor, and Turner
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 591	Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Complaint and Hearing Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 636	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Sher, Morhaim, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Glassman, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Kopp, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Sophocleus, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Registry - Reporting of Central Nervous System Tumors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 752	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 267
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Eckardt, Schisler, Goldwater, and Guns
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Law - Advance Directives
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 824	Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Frush, Hubbard, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, and Turner
Entitled	Personal Medical Records - Ownership and Transfer of Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 863	Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Pain Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 889	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Bobo, Eckardt, Goldwater, Grosfeld, A. Jones, and Montague
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Nurses - Involuntary Overtime Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1073	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Transition to Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1120	Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Branch, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and Valderrama
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Pain Management - The "Fifth Vital Sign"
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1220	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Renal Dialysis Treatments - Transportation Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1227	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 546
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Redmer, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Billings, Hammen, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, Boutin, Frush, Morhaim, Baldwin, Owings, Weir, Hubbard, Sher, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1274	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale Hammen, Shriver, and Donoghue
Entitled	Patients' Safety Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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 1446	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Murphy
Entitled	Crimes - Physicians - Medical Marijuana - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 42	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 15
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Refusal of Psychiatric Medication - Clinical Review Panel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 139	Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Violations of the Health - General Article - Notice to Affected Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 240	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 280	Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Complaint and Hearing Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 289	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Blount, Bromwell, Forehand, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Roesser, Ruben, and Sfikas
Entitled	Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 636	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, Mitchell, Pinsky, and Sfikas
Entitled	Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental 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 732	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Mitchell, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Nurses - Involuntary Overtime Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 772	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Care - Therapy Management Agreements and Cooperative Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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