2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 3:22 a.m.

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HB 2	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Taylor, Arnick, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Crouse, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Donoghue, Dypski, Eckardt, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pielke, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 38	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 137	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Property Tax - State Grants to Local Government for Tax Exempt Real Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 167	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Worcester County - Atlantic General Hospital Corporation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 170	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, and Rudolph
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Union Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 183	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Sacred Heart Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 219	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Dorchester County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester General Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 277	Status as of January 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Care - Programs and Facilities - Pain Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 312	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, and McClenahan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 376	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, McIntosh, Harrison, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Branch, Campbell, C. Davis, and Franchot
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 450	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 548	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Rawlings, Burns, Campbell, Cole, C. Davis, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Gladden, Hammen, Harrison, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 587	Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Boutin, Frush, Hubbard, and Mohorovic
Entitled	Facilities or Schools for Individuals with Mental Disorders - Video Surveillance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 602	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Rosenberg, Billings, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Cryor, Franchot, Gordon, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, and Sher
Entitled	Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 785	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Hubers, Weir, DeCarlo, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 795	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kirk, Harrison, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Hammen, Krysiak, Paige, Goldwater, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Adverse Decisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 829	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Jones, Branch, Cadden, A. Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Paige, and Rawlings
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bon Secours Baltimore Health System, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 862	Status as of April 3, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Hammen, Redmer, and Cole
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Hospitals - Off-Site Community-Based Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 891	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Turner and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage Period for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 894	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, Brown, and Boutin
Entitled	Hospitals - Due Process - Certified Nurse Midwives
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 909	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Dewberry, Bates, Boschert, Cole, DeCarlo, Dobson, Elliott, Malone, McHale, Mohorovic, Murphy, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 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 936	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1015	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gladden, Grosfeld, Cole, and Montague
Entitled	Health Care Records - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1139	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Howard
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Debt Collection - Consumer Transactions Involving Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1157	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Oaks, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1177	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Managed Care Organizations - Claim Payments and Late Fines
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1184	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	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Field Verification of Facilities that Participate in the Program - Appeals Process
Committee Assignments	House: 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 1232	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 93
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Garrett County - Bonds for Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1254	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crouse, Cryor, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Flanagan, Frush, Getty, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klima, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1452	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's Hospital System Improvement Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1454	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Conway
Entitled	Low Interest Revolving Loan Account - Funding - Tire Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HJ 28	Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hecht
Entitled	Sheppard Pratt Hospital - Facility Replacement Project
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 3	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Senators Green , Forehand, and Ruben
Entitled	Maryland Safe Haven Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 46	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing - Study of the Use of Technology to Assist Nurses in Caring for Patients
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 58	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Kelley, Hollinger, Mitchell, and Munson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bon Secours Baltimore Health System, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 152	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Sacred Heart Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 160	Status as of January 16, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Blount and Hughes
Entitled	Property Tax - State Grants to Local Government for Tax Exempt Real Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 164	Status as of January 16, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 209	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Hoffman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 260	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Worcester County - Atlantic General Hospital Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 264	Status as of February 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 269	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
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: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 396	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Collins, Harris, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 411	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Financial Audit to Determine Value of Public Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 412	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Nonprofit Health Service Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 413	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Substantial, Available, and Affordable Coverage Products - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 414	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 487	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 519	Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health - Public Health Emergencies - Hospital Decontamination Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 537	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 322
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Mooney, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and McFadden
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Nurses - Involuntary Overtime Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 562	Status as of April 1, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 612	Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Bromwell
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Hospitals - Off-Site Community-Based Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 688	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 703	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Dorchester General Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 732	Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Blount, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Kelley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 819	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Astle, Exum, Hafer, and Hooper
Entitled	Hospitals - Uniform Standard Credentialing Form
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 899	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Currie, Exum, Green, Miller, Pinsky, Schrader, and Dorman
Entitled	Prince George's Hospital System Improvement Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SJ 14	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Mooney
Entitled	Sheppard Pratt Hospital - Facility Replacement Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters