Providing that appropriations from the Cigarette Restitution Fund made for the purposes of the Maryland Medical Assistance Program may not be counted as appropriations satisfying the requirement that 50% of the Cigarette Restitution Fund be appropriated for tobacco use prevention and cessation, cancer prevention, education, screening, and treatment, and various other tobacco and health-related programs; applying the Act to fiscal years after 2004; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

RESTITUTION

SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES

TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Finance and Procurement

( 7-317 , 7-317 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered