2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 12:20 p.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 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 83	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Insurance - Professional Liability Insurers - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 238	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boutin, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 548	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bates, Bromwell, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jennings, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 615	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater , Ross, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and V. Turner
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

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

HB 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 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 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 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 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 790	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 791	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
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 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 974	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Mitchell, Morhaim, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Stull, Wood, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 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 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 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 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 150	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Astle, Gladden, and Hooper
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 224	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Therapy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 354	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 537	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Brochin
Entitled	Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 588	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 646	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, Green, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Abortifacient Conscience Act
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 687	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 261
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, and Pipkin
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider
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