2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:57 a.m.

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HB 67	Status as of March 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Fulton, Barve, Brown, Goldwater, Gordon, Krysiak, La Vay, McHale, and Moe
Entitled	Genetic Discrimination - Workers' Compensation Coverage and Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 217	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 247	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Boutin, Branch, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Dypski, Eckardt, Finifter, Harrison, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Zirkin, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Arthritis Prevention and Control Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 296	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Powers of the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 303	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Governor's Emergency Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 304	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Administrative Search Warrants
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 361	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biological Agents Registry Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 420	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, D. Davis, Baldwin, Billings, Boutin, Cane, Elliott, Frush, Hammen, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Sher, Stern, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Asthma Control Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 496	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Owings, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Giannetti, Moe, Healey, Love, Menes, D. Davis, Griffith, Pitkin, and Schisler
Entitled	Health - Hepatitis B Disease - Vaccination of First Time Enrollees at Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 499	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Cadden, Baldwin, Bohanan, Boutin, Cane, Conway, D'Amato, Eckardt, Glassman, Greenip, A. Jones, Kagan, Kelly, Linton, Malone, McKee, Mitchell, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Contraband Tobacco Products and Conveyances - Distribution of Sale Proceeds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 532	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 573	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barkley
Entitled	Maryland Breast Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means

HB 692	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater , Hurson, and Lee
Entitled	Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Modification and Clarification
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 777	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Boutin, Burns, Cole, D. Davis, Frush, Fulton, Hammen, Harrison, Hubbard, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Oaks, Owings, Phillips, Stern, Morhaim, McHale, Stull, and Branch
Entitled	Health - Transportation Assistance for Renal Dialysis Patients
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 781	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Bozman, Elliott, Klausmeier, Sophocleus, Sher, Morhaim, Hurson, Weir, Baldwin, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 866	Status as of March 14, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Giannetti
Entitled	Health - Reporting of Infectious Diseases - Anthrax
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 889	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Barve, Boschert, Branch, Brown, Dewberry, Donoghue, Hammen, Hill, Hubbard, Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Redmer, Riley, and Stull
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Firefighters
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 890	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Barve, Boschert, Branch, Brown, Dewberry, Donoghue, Gordon, Hammen, Hill, Hubbard, Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Redmer, Riley, Shank, and Stull
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 941	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maryland Kidney Disease Program Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 983	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Hubers, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Minnick, Mohorovic, Weir, and Pielke
Entitled	Crimes - Biological Terrorism
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1035	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam and Frush
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Hepatitis A, B, and C Education and Prevention Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1059	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force on Medicaid Disease Management Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1122	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen , Shriver , Hurson, Rawlings, Taylor, Boutin, Branch, Brinkley, Cole, C. Davis, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Gladden, Glassman, Harrison, James, Krysiak, Malone, McHale, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parrott, Phillips, Riley, Sher, Stern, Zirkin, Klausmeier, Frush, Billings, Cane, D. Davis, Owings, Weir, Elliott, Redmer, Stull, Boutin, and Hubbard
Entitled	Prescription Drug Spending Control Program - Medical Care Programs Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 1129	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Hecht, and Riley
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Vaccinations Against Meningococcal Disease
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1132	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Genetics Public Education Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1133	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Maryland Genetic Counselors Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1134	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter and Morhaim
Entitled	Health - Genetic Tests - Medical Laboratory Director
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1163	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Codification of the Maryland School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1222	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
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, Bates, Hubers, Redmer, Ports, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Cole, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Griffith, Hammen, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Rosenberg, and Hutchins
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1282	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hecht
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Alzheimer's Special Care Unit or Program - Disclosure of Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1295	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Care Disparities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 37	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Medicare Coverage of Oral Cancer Drugs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 22	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Blount, Hollinger, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Harris, and Schrader
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 137	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Union Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 165	Status as of April 1, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Collins, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Hafer, Jacobs, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Neall, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 234	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Powers of the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 235	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Governor's Emergency Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 236	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Administrative Search Warrants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

SB 437	Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Insurance - Life Settlement Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 558	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Collins
Entitled	Health - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Hepatitis B Virus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 572	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Collins, Conway, Frosh, Kelley, and Lawlah
Entitled	Arthritis Prevention and Control Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 583	Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Firefighters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 584	Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 611	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Reimbursement - Diabetes Test Strips
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 676	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Bromwell
Entitled	Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 746	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 336
Sponsored By	Senators Collins and Hollinger
Entitled	Assisted Living Programs - Alzheimer's Special Care Unit or Program - Disclosure of Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 788	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 337
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Hollinger
Entitled	Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 815	Status as of February 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Genetics Public Education Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 20	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Medicare Coverage of Oral Cancer Drugs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance