2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:51 a.m.

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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 2	Status as of March 30, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Hurson, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 32	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Barve, Doory, Krysiak, and Simmons
Entitled	Criminal Law - Candy-Like Products Containing Tobacco - Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 33	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Franchot, and Murray
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Whitman-Walker Clinic
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 69	Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hurson, and Franchot
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 75	Status as of February 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Hammen, and Krysiak
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Medical System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 98	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Franchot, Hixson, Murray, Aumann, Barkley, Bromwell, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, Vaughn, Benson, Haynes, Morhaim, V. Turner, and Oaks
Entitled	State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 112	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Carter, Donoghue, and Vallario
Entitled	Administrative Per Se Offense - Modification of Suspension or Issuance of Restrictive License - Health Care Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 164	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Health Occupations - Medical Review Committees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 194	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Fulton, Haynes, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health - Food Service Facility Managers - Certification
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 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 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 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 269	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 319	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Barkley, Benson, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Gaines, Gutierrez, King, Krysiak, Marriott, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rawlings, and Taylor
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release of Inmates for Health Reasons or to Reduce Overcrowding
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 335	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Community Access Program Grants - Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements - Pilot Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 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 433	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 297
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barkley, Burns, C. Davis, Harrison, Jones, McDonough, Murray, Paige, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, Morhaim, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force on the Needs of Persons with Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders
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 465	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City Health Department - Designation of Nonprofit and Quasi-Governmental Entities - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 478	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, V. Turner, Hurson, Bromwell, Costa, Haynes, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Rudolph, Smigiel, Weldon, Eckardt, Niemann, DeBoy, Mitchell, Frank, and Leopold
Entitled	Money Follows the Individual Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 482	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Stem Cell Research -- Donation of Certain Tissue for Research Purposes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 483	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	State Procurement - Community-Schools Benefit Factor
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 522	Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 524	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 589	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate McKee
Entitled	Lead Poisoning - Risk Reduction Standards - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 597	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Amedori, Bates, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Impallaria, Kach, McComas, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusion from Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 599	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 600	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Bates, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 605	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Evaluation of Mandated Health Insurance Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 627	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Cane, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 635	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Healey, King, Ramirez, Ross, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gordon, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Education - Early Childhood Educational and Developmental Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 646	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Fulton, Krysiak, McHale, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosenberg, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Chase Brexton Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 653	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Massage Therapists and Massage Practitioners
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 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 671	Status as of April 1, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Moe, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Health Club Services Providers - Registration and Renewal Fees - Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 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 759	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Advisory Committee to Study Expansion of the All-Payor System
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 762	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Medicaid Modernization Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 763	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Patterson
Entitled	Prince George's County - Sales Tax to Fund Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 766	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Patterson
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Licensed Health Clubs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 785	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Bates, Dwyer, Elliott, Glassman, Jennings, Kach, Mitchell, Parrott, Shank, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 788	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospital-Based Health Care Practitioner Payment System
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 817	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Zirkin, Amedori, Gutierrez, Kelly, Morhaim, Quinter, and Shank
Entitled	The Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 819	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Carter, Hubbard, Kirk, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 828	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, McHale, Malone, Anderson, Bates, Boschert, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Franchot, Fulton, Glassman, Howard, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Paige, Patterson, Quinter, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 830	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Haynes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rawlings, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Mandel, McDonough, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 883	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 453
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Carter, Griffith, Haynes, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Care Services Disparities Prevention Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 902	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Health and Safety of Students
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 981	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 990	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Business Enterprise Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 1012	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Day Treatment Center - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1029	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Employers - Individual Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1039	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mandel
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1065	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, and Rudolph
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Appointment of Members
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1085	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1117	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1129	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Amedori, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Hennessy, Hogan, Jameson, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, McKee, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	State Health Services Cost Review Commission - Number and Appointment of Members
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1146	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Environment - Lead-Based Paint - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1169	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Education - School Curriculum and Health Services - Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 19	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Medical System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 31	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 39	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 59
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Pinsky, Della, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 79	Status as of January 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Whitman-Walker Clinic
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 153	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Task Force to Study Health Regulations for Bed and Breakfast Operators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 164	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 166	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 181	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, and Lawlah
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 187	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	State Reimbursement - Medical Expenditures to Local Detention Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 300	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 230
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Task Force to Study the State's Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities - Extension of Final Reporting Date
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 326	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Study of Health Care Cost Reductions for State and County Inmate Populations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 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 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 345	Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City Health Department - Designation of Nonprofit and Quasi-Governmental Entities - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 382	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 403	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Drivers' Licenses - Restrictive Licenses and Suspension Modifications - Medical Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 424	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, DeGrange, Gladden, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 437	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 458	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 477	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 93
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 478	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Della
Entitled	Health Club Services Providers - Registration and Renewal Fees
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 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 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 573	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Chase Brexton Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 579	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 609	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 612	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Definition and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 624	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Green
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 651	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 665	Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 669	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 108
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Health - General - Anatomy Board - Powers and Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 677	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, and Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 688	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 690	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, and Jones
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 709	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Astle, Conway, Exum, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 732	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospice Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 759	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 268
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Motor Carrier Safety Regulations - Applicability of Medical and Certification Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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