2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:39 a.m.

	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES	Another Session
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HB 1	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Hurson, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Trauma and Emergency Medical Response System - Funding and Structure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 67	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 274
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Cadden, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Glassman, Heller, James, Krysiak, Malone, Moe, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, and Stull
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Firefighters and Other Emergency Services Personnel - Exemption from Driver Licensing Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 136	Status as of January 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Study Panel on the Funding Needs of Regional Trauma Centers - Duties and Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 168	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 33
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Calvert County - Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services - Length of Service Award Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 236	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Cardiac Services - Licensing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 275	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, Costa, Glassman, Malone, Moe, Parrott, and Stull
Entitled	Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Mandatory Physical Examinations - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 656	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, Goldwater, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, Sophocleus, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Haynes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Definition of Covered Service
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 657	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled	Preferred Provider Organizations - Payments to Nonpreferred Providers - Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 672	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Amedori, Barkley, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Busch, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hammen, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Sophocleus, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Fire and Emergency Services Support Fund - Moving Violations - Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 674	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Health - Maryland Trauma Center Services Fund - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 773	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services Board - Inter-Facility Helicopter Transport
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 781	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergency - Volunteer Health Care Provider - Workers' Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 963	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1099	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Boutin, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Trauma Center Physician Services Funding Act
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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

HB 1181	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Boschert, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Glassman, Jennings, Love, Malone, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Sophocleus, Stull, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Fire-Rescue Services Memorial Sculpture
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1184	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Jennings, Moe, Sophocleus, and Wood
Entitled	Voluntary Company Assistance Fund - Funding - Tire Recycling and Emergency Response Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 1	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The President (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Public Safety
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 337	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Gladden, Lawlah, and Miller
Entitled	Cardiac Services - Licensing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 479	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Lawlah
Entitled	Maryland Trauma and Emergency Medical Response System - Funding and Structure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 529	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Forehand, and McFadden
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 587	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Services Funding Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 689	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 694	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 704	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Homeland Security Trust Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
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

SB 746	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 267
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Volunteer Police, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Subtraction Modification Program - Active Military Service and Civilian Support Personnel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means