2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:34 a.m.

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HB 17	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 270
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 60	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Mandel, Cardin, DeBoy, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Redmer, and Zirkin
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 64	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Cardin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Written Orders - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 143	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Busch, Hurson, Mandel, Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, E. Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Echardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon; Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Zirkin, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon & Wood
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension, and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 188	Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 211	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Hurson, Hammen, Bates, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Mitchell, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 232	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 251	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bozman, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, Gordon, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Income Tax - Income Tax Credit for Low Income Senior Citizens
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 363	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Costa, Boutin, Goldwater, Mandel, Smigiel, Donoghue, Hubbard, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 410	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater and Bromwell
Entitled	Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Examination of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 548	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bates, Bromwell, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jennings, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 615	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater , Ross, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and V. Turner
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 684	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Zirkin, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Morhaim, Redmer, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Pharmacists - Practice - Information on Generic Drug Option
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 725	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Senior Citizen Prescription Medicine Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 803	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan and Senior Prescription Drug Program - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 950	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program - Copayment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 1179	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 17	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 48	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 49	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Munson, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Written Orders - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 224	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Therapy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 334	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Dyson, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension , and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 354	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 450	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Pipkin
Entitled	Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 537	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Brochin
Entitled	Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 557	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 676	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 772	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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

SJ 10	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Medicare - Prescription Drug Benefit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations