2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 3:52 a.m.

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HB 61	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Interexchange Telecommunications Carriers - Customer Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 234	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Rosenberg, and McHale
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Private Providers - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

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HB 598	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled	Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Price Discount
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 650	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Reimbursement Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 727	Status as of February 7, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Wood
Entitled	Emergency Telephone System - Wireless Enhanced 911 Service
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 794	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, McHale, Kach, Brown, Fulton, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, Minnick, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Maryland Household Goods Movers Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 805	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 839	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Vallario, Phillips, and Cadden
Entitled	Public Safety - Correctional Institutions - Telephone Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 988	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Carlson, Conroy, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Shriver, Pitkin, V. Jones, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1036	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 100
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Rawlings, Bozman, Vallario, Clagett, Love, Barkley, Cole, Dewberry, Heller, McHale, Montague, Valderrama, Frush, DeCarlo, Zirkin, Wood, Owings, Giannetti, McIntosh, Conway, Busch, Pitkin, Hixson, Rosso, Barve, Dembrow, Franchot, Kelly, Moe, Shriver, Mandel, Hubbard, Brown, Morhaim, Healey, and Hubers
Entitled	Maryland Security Protection Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1051	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Taylor, Amedori, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cane, Crouse, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Hecht, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, Kelly, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Moe, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Environment - Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 1117	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, D. Davis, Pitkin, Howard, Swain, Hubbard, Griffith, Moe, and Benson
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Foster Care and Group Home Care - Reimbursement and Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1159	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Small Group Health Insurance - Community Rate Adjustment - Small Employer Group Experience
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1162	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Dypski, Hammen, Krysiak, Marriott, and McIntosh
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Rate Making Principles - Geographic Terms
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 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 1202	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Murphy
Entitled	Motor Fuel - Raising Price During State of Emergency Prohibited
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 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 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 1279	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Telephone Companies - Universal Directory Service
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1281	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Sewage and Water Fees - Swimming Pools
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1425	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings (By Request)
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Rates - Intracounty and Adjacent County Phone Calls
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 102	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 124
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Disposition of Contraband Motor Fuel - Pricing Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 230	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 306
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Private Providers - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 343	Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Hoffman and Senators Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
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 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 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 466	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 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 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 578	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and Della
Entitled	Maryland Household Goods Movers Act
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 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 639	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Baker and the President (Administration) and Senators Astle, Currie, Hogan, Middleton, Munson, Colburn, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Roesser
Entitled	Maryland Security Protection Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 649	Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Exum, and Pinsky
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Foster Care Reimbursement and Group Home Care Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 768	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Bromwell
Entitled	Emergency Telephone System - Wireless Enhanced 911 Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 798	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance