2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:42 p.m.

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HB 213	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Exotic Birds - Standards and Permits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 357	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bromwell, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Branch, and Madaleno
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Required Appropriations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 358	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 331
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McConkey, McHale, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Parker, Quinter, Rosenberg, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 384	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Bozman, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Act - Practice of Pharmacy - Administration of the Influenza Vaccination
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 580	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Laboratory Examination Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 644	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 193
Sponsored By	Delegate James (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Disability Retirement Benefits - Reduction for Workers' Compensation Benefits - Occupational Diseases
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 666	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 59
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Aumann, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Biological Agents Registry Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 871	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1000	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 392
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey Heller, Hennessy, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1016	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 528
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Amedori, Bates, Carter, Conroy, Eckardt, Glassman, Goldwater, Healey, Hixson, King, Madaleno, Mandel, McMillan, Rudolph, Shank, and Taylor
Entitled	Task Force on Missing Vulnerable Adults
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1067	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Benson, Bobo, V. Clagett, Conroy, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Griffith, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	State Council on Cancer Control - Cervical Cancer Committee of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1070	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Krebs, and Mitchell
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Presumptions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1091	Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Holmes, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1114	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Bobo, Goldwater, Hixson, Mandel, and Montgomery
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1181	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Barkley, Frush, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Respiratory Care Practitioners Act - Practice of Polysomnography
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1270	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1273	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Teachers - Certification - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Course Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1274	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention - Public Awareness Campaign
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1311	Status as of February 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Statewide Academic Health Center Grants - Clarifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1312	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant - Distribution
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1322	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Medical Advisory Committee on Physical Evaluations for Student Athletes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1346	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 75	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Code Revision - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 304	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper (By Request)
Entitled	Retail Establishments - Immediate Restroom Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 389	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Act - Practice of Pharmacy - Administration of the Influenza Vaccination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 439	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 499	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Council on Cancer Control - Cervical Cancer Committee of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 508	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 510	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 519	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Klausmeier, and Pinsky
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 557	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Presumptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance