2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 3:25 a.m.

	INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION	Another Session
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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 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 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 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 486	Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 521	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak , Kirk, Barve, Donoghue, Fulton, and Harrison
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Use of Credit History
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 537	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Mitchell, and Gordon
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Phase-In of Regulatory Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 571	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Busch
Entitled	Maryland Group Health Insurance Plan - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 754	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Harrison, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans - Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 799	Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Board Member and Officer Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 812	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 88
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Motor Clubs - Required Security - Letters of Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 882	Status as of March 21, 2002: 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 Workers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1002	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Premium Increases - Consumer Information
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1112	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Economic 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 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 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 1239	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Insurance - Proposed Premium Increase - Protest
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1456	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 286
Sponsored By	Delegate Gordon
Entitled	Insurance - Certificate of Authority - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 90	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Application of Acquisitions Disclosure and Control Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 157	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Standards for Cancellation and Nonrenewal - Repeal of Sunset and Credit History
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 158	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Subpoenas - Issuance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 371	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 22
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Dorman
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Phase-In of Regulatory Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 388	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 23
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Group Health Insurance Plan - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 410	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, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Participation in the State Medical Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 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 472	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 548	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 598	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Motor Clubs - Required Security - Letters of Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 605	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Premium Increases - Consumer Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 609	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Health Insurance Demonstration Project for Uninsured, Low-Income Workers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 651	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonrenewal of Individual Health Benefit Plans - Requirements for Carriers with Affiliates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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