2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 3:59 p.m.

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HB 207	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 327
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Aging)
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Appointment of Agent - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 556	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 557	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Advance Directive Information Availability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1043	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Advance Directives - Immunity for Health Care Providers and Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1284	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 352	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations