2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 12:04 p.m.

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HB 13	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cadden
Entitled	Business Regulation and Health Occupations - Regulation of Crematories
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 113	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, McIntosh, Bobo, Carter, Kelly, and Zirkin
Entitled	Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 114	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Insurance - Reinsurance - Ceding Insurers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 197	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Title Insurance - Converted or Misappropriated Trust Moneys - Responsibility of Title Insurer
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 262	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and James
Entitled	Optional Retirement Program - Supplemental Annuities
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 312	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak and Kirk
Entitled	Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 313	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 138
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Financial Institution - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 327	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Powers - Local Government Tort Claims Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 345	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Education - Prevention of Harassment and Intimidation in Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 438	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Vessel Excise Tax - Liability - Corporations and Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 467	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Fulton, Kach, Leopold, Love, McHale, O'Donnell, Paige, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Community Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 470	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Gutierrez, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Ex-Prisoners and Offenders - Equal Employment Opportunity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 502	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Conroy, Gordon, Jameson, Kirk, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Taylor, and Wood
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 550	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes and Hixson
Entitled	Family Law - Reporting of Out-of-State Child Abuse and Neglect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 573	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kach, Lee, Madaleno, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, and Stern
Entitled	Natural Resources - Hunting - Private Property
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 641	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 439
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Hutchins
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Valuation of Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 679	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 170
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Cane, Owings, Weir, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Natural Resources - Expanded Deer Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 694	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Montgomery, Parker, Ross, and Stern
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 695	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	State Lottery - Prize Winners - Voluntary Assignments
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 741	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Dwyer, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Community Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 745	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings (By Request)
Entitled	Education - Pole Vaulting - Helmets
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 756	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Boschert, V. Clagett, Harrison, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Owings, Sophocleus, and Walkup
Entitled	Crematory Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 802	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Title Insurance - Trust Money Protection
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 1030	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Boteler, Cane, Minnick, and Sossi
Entitled	Real Property - Redemption of Ground Rents
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1051	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Delegate McIntosh
Entitled	Environment - Brownfields - Environmental Restoration and Development
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1153	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Fulton, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Insurance - Maryland Property Insurance Availability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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

SB 21	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 69	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Hafer, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 76	Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Uninsured Motorist Insurers - Settlement Offers - Consent or Refusal to Consent to Acceptance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 165	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Reinsurance - Ceding Insurers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 287	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Hooper, Conway, and Pinsky
Entitled	Nonnative Aquatic Organisms - State of Nuisance - Abatement and Summary Abatement Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 315	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Hafer
Entitled	Retail Establishments - Immediate Restroom Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 331	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 81
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Optional Retirement Program - Supplemental Annuities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 344	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Powers - Local Government Tort Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 383	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Giannetti, Hollinger, Jimeno, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses - Prohibition on Driving (John's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 431	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	State Lottery - Prize Winners - Voluntary Assignments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 455	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 484	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Crematory Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 517	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Currie, Giannetti, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 540	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Exum, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Agriculture - Restricted Use Pesticide - Use and Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 549	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Gladden, and Hafer
Entitled	Emergency Telephone System - Wireless Enhanced 911 Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 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 655	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Real Property - Redemption of Ground Rents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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