2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:59 a.m.

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HB 231	Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Bobo, Cadden, Clagett, Fulton, Goldwater, Hubers, Love, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, and Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Premium Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 245	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Termination Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 423	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Shriver, Donoghue, Barkley, Bobo, Boutin, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Frush, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubers, V. Jones, Menes, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Sophocleus, Turner, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 462	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Pharmacy - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 533	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 374
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Petzold, Ports, Morhaim, Klausmeier, and Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 674	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Redmer
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Pharmaceutical Products - Accessibility and Coverage Protection for Enrollees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 679	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Prescription Drug Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 761	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Goldwater
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefit Management Regulation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 911	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 923	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sher, Frush, D. Davis, Rosenberg, Turner, Billings, Cryor, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Mandel, Montague, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Involuntary Admission, Emergency Evaluation, and Clinical Review - Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 930	Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Rosenberg, Crouse, Pendergrass, Mandel, Stern, Grosfeld, Frush, Bronrott, Montague, Hubbard, Carlson, Goldwater, Barkley, Griffith, A. Jones, Zirkin, Morhaim, Dobson, Sher, Hecht, Gladden, Menes, Moe, Phillips, and R. Baker
Entitled	Emergency Care for Survivors of Rape
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1101	Status as of April 3, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Morhaim
Entitled	Interdepartmental Task Force on the Bulk Purchasing of Pharmaceuticals
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic 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 1173	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health General - Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Increase in Copayment Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1186	Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, D. Davis, and Frush
Entitled	Fair Market Drug Pricing Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1207	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor , Busch, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Rate Making - Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1227	Status as of February 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver and Hurson
Entitled	Citizens' Prescription Drug Benefit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 1228	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 153
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor , Busch, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass, Pielke, Walkup, Barkley, Bobo, Bozman, Cadden, Clagett, DeCarlo, Hubers, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Rudolph, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Turner, Giannetti, Swain, and Conroy
Entitled	Health Insurance Safety Net Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1273	Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Patterson, Frush, Moe, Griffith, and Owings
Entitled	Health - Assistance Programs - Prescription Drugs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 1278	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Health Care - Advance Medical Directives
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 31	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Gladden, Rawlings, R. Baker, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, D'Amato, Dobson, Dypski, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Sher, and Swain
Entitled	The AIDS Epidemic in Africa
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 44	Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and DeGrange
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 45	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and DeGrange
Entitled	Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Orders - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 418	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee)
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Pharmacy - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 434	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Prescription Drug Discounts and Rebates - Additional Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 481	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 483	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Della
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Pharmaceutical Products - Accessibility and Coverage Protection for Enrollees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 550	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Bromwell, Exum, Frosh, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Fair Market Drug Pricing Act
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 623	Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman , Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Frosh, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Middleton, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Ruben, Lawlah, and Currie
Entitled	Prescription Drug Manufacturer Rebates - State Funded Prescription Drug Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 645	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Forehand
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Involuntary Admission, Emergency Evaluation, and Clinical Review - Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

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