2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:33 a.m.

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HB 121	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Eckardt, Kelley, Love, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, and Owings
Entitled	Health - Hepatitis B Disease - Vaccination of First-Time Enrollees at Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 195	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Fulton, Haynes, Jones, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Hepatitis A and B Education and Prevention Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 247	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bromwell, Goldwater, Haynes, and Hubbard
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Required Appropriations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 263	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carter, Donoghue, Fulton, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Murray, Oaks, Paige, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Walkup
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 343	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 143
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Health Care Providers and First Responders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 386	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barkley, Benson, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Donoghue, Frush, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Jones, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Zirkin, Hurson, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, McDonough, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 416	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conway, Dwyer, Elmore, Leopold, Love, Malone, McConkey, Moe, Murray, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Weir
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 428	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam and Patterson
Entitled	Health Insurance - Kidney Dialysis Services - Coinsurance Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 441	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Optometrists - Quality Eye Health Improvement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 475	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman and Parrott
Entitled	Agriculture - Regulation of Domesticated Reindeer
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 509	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, Walkup, and Zirkin
Entitled	Advisory Council on Obesity in Youth
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 569	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Insurance - Payment to Providers for Colorectal Screenings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 670	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Ovarian Cancer Screening
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 685	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, G. Clagett, Elliott, Franchot, Goldwater, Hogan, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal for Epilepsy
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 702	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Redmer, Anderson, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, C. Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Ross, Rzepkowski, Simmons, Smigiel, F. Turner, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 726	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 736	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Conroy, Doory, Fulton, Kirk, Krysiak, Minnick, Moe, and Vaughn
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Baltimore City Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 748	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Boschert, Cadden, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Dwyer, Edwards, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McHale, Menes, Paige, Parker, Rzepkowski, and Walkup
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease or Hypertension Presumption - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 808	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, and Elmore
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 882	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Amedori, Anderson, Aumann, Barve, Bates, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Breast Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 935	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 993	Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Quality of Care - Assisted Living Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1093	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Pharmaceutical Products - Access, Coverage, and Cost-Saving Protections and Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1106	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Boschert, Bromwell, Cadden, Costa, Moe, Sophocleus, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Bloodborne Pathogens - Emergency Responders
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 148	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 15
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 182	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 329	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Conway, Currie, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 502	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 519	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Conway, Harris, Hollinger, and Jones
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 633	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Baltimore City Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 712	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Somerset County - Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 723	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, DeGrange, Della, Giannetti, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Bloodborne Pathogens - Emergency Responders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SJ 3	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	The AIDS Epidemic in Africa
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations