2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:52 a.m.

	HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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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 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 78	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings and C. Davis
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 130	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Hammen
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost of Living Adjustment
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 149	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Franchot, Haynes, Hubbard, James, Kirk, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Love, and Weldon
Entitled	Vera's Law
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 208	Status as of April 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Health - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 231	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Task Force to Study Increasing the Completion and Use of Advance Directives
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 245	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Bobo, Boschert, Cane, Howard, Kirk, Madaleno, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - State-Funded Operators - Licensing Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 257	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners - Revisions - Licensure and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 272	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Boschert, Boteler, Cadden, Carter, Costa, Dwyer, Impallaria, Menes, Murray, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Boutin, McDonough, Elliott, Smigiel, Donoghue, and Kach
Entitled	Vital Statistics - Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 310	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson (Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Social Work Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 357	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 147
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Amedori, Bartlett, Bozman, G. Clagett, Conway, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, James, Kelly, Krebs, McKee, Myers, Parrott, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Milk Products - Length of Sell-By Period
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 359	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State Lottery and Racing Commission and Agency - Video Lottery Terminals
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 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 405	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Hurson, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Costa, Benson, Mandel, McDonough, Goldwater, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, Weldon, Bromwell, Haynes, Smigiel, Donoghue, V. Turner, and Boutin
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities
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 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 481	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Disposition of Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 525	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Morhaim, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Private Residential Child Care Programs - Community Advisory Boards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 528	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 534	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Individual Treatment Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 537	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Group Homes - Certification of Administrator
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 553	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Barkley, Benson, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Hogan, Holmes, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, and Rudolph
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Third Party Liability Reviews and Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 630	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Healey, Barve, Bobo, Branch, Conroy, Conway, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Mandel, Moe, Oaks, Pendergrass, Taylor, Kach, V. Turner, Hubbard, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 631	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 675	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Haynes, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 746	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled	Approved Gear and Equipment - Youth Baseball
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 753	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Taxes and Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 760	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations - Funding for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 761	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 447
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, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Reorganization of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 770	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson and Carter
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Assistance - Day Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 771	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 772	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 793	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Report
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Medical Assistance Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 824	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Goldwater, Hubbard, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Haynes, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 850	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Food Processing Plant License - Seafood Processors - Inactive Status
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 897	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Developmental Disability Administration - Inspections and Investigations - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 924	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Probation Before Judgment - Driving While Impaired By or Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs - Evaluation Required
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 936	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1009	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 345
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Payment for Reserved Beds
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1075	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Benson, Boutin, 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	Procurement - Exemptions - Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 1182	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 77	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notice of Violations of Law to Affected Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 91	Status as of January 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer and Middleton
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 162	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 178	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - State-Funded Operators - Licensing Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 190	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Medical Assistance and Other Services - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 209	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan and Hollinger
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 256	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Food Establishments - Food Bank Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 261	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 268	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 228
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Social Work Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 305	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 20
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)
Entitled	Annual Curative Bill
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 322	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 376	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Hollinger
Entitled	Health - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 386	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Kramer, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Hafer, Hooper, and Pipkin
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 387	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Selling and Dispensing of Contact Lenses and Replacement Contact Lenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 413	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Division of Licensing and Monitoring of Residential Child Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 457	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
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 500	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 550	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 394
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum , Hafer, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Third Party Liability Reviews and Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 553	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 102
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, and Hafer
Entitled	Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 554	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 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 656	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Tax Compliance Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 699	Status as of February 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 774	Status as of March 28, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations