2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:55 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 27	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 123	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Doory, and Anderson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Good Samaritan Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 150	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 152	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and O'Donnell
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Sexual Assault Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 206	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Civil Actions - Enforcement of Prompt Payment of Claims
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 248	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, and Carter
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 294	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Private Rights of Action
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 309	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, Rawlings, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Property Tax - State Grants to Local Government for Tax Exempt Real Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 342	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, G. Clagett, Frank, Jones, Kach, Malone, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Redmer, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 413	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County General Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 575	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - DNA - Postconviction Review and Felony Convictions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 645	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Gordon, and Simmons
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 676	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown, Amedori, Cane, Donoghue, Jameson, McComas, McHale, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, and Zirkin
Entitled	Statute of Limitations - Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 683	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes and Paige
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 751	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Franchot
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington Adventist Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 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 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 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 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 840	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Franchot, Kirk, Paige, Haynes, Branch, and C. Davis
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 894	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Provider Services - Professional Counselors and Therapists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 932	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Gaines, Ross, and Hubbard
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 946	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Frank, and Trueschler
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 999	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 18	Status as of January 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 33	Status as of January 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Sheppard Pratt Health System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 119	Status as of January 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Good Samaritan Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 157	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Property Tax - State Grants to Local Government for Tax Exempt Real Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 194	Status as of January 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington Adventist Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 201	Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 283	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Hafer, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Private Rights of Action
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 284	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Public Records - Motor Vehicle Records - Access by Hospitals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 447	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 482	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 508	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County General Hospital
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 602	Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 648	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital
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 667	Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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