2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:11 p.m.

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HB 15	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 291
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Insurance - Public Adjusters - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 122	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 321
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Hammen, Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Young Adults
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 125	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 322
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater , Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals Enrolled in the Maryland Health Insurance Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 127	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Health Maintenance Organizations - Underwriting Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 341	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Regulation and Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 350	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Compensation of Officers and Executives - Authority of Insurance Commissioner
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 352	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Submission of Premium Tax Exemption Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 411	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Goldwater, Smigiel, Boteler, Boutin, Elliott, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 486	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak and Feldman
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 504	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 531	Status as of February 2, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Fraud Reporting and Prevention - Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 535	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Premium Finance Companies - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 552	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Private Review Agents - Uniform Treatment Plan Form - Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 837	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Benefits - Fraud
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 845	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 94
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Boteler, Donoghue, Frank, Rudolph, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and Smigiel
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission and Maryland Insurance Administration - Affordability of Health Insurance in Maryland - Study and Recommendations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 967	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen , Elliott, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and V. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax - Health Care Coverage - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 999	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Conroy, and Owings
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Premium Increases - Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1008	Status as of February 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1071	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick , Trueschler, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Feldman, Fulton, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Krebs, Krysiak, McHale, Moe, and Vaughn
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Offer and Summary of Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1102	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Insurance - Examination Requirements - Accredited Entities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1124	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, Conroy, Feldman, Fulton, Haddaway, Krebs, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn
Entitled	Insurance - Auto Body Repair Facilities - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1224	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Murray
Entitled	Insurance Producers - License Applicants - Denial Based on Fraud Conviction
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1299	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Quinter, Simmons, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pendergrass, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Reforms and Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1326	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, D. Davis, Hammen, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance Premiums - Escrow - Substantial Property Damage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1361	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Hearings on Appeals and Grievances
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1410	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boutin, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1539	Status as of March 11, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Medicare Supplement Policies - Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 7	Status as of February 13, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Mandel, Amedori, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Busch, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McKee, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Holocaust Survivors' Insurance Claims
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 10	Status as of February 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick and Weir
Entitled	National Flood Insurance Program - Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isabel
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 4	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Regulation and Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 29	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Compensation of Officers and Executives - Authority of Insurance Commissioner
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 96	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Submission of Premium Tax Exemption Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 101	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 91
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Middleton
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 131	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 93
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission and Maryland Insurance Administration - Affordability of Health Insurance in Maryland - Study and Recommendations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 148	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Cost-Sharing Arrangements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 437	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance 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 460	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 127
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Currie, Exum, Garagiola, Grosfeld, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 546	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Britt, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurance - People's Insurance Counsel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 570	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 582	Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jacobs
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Mediation - Valuation of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 583	Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Dyson, Grosfeld, Harris, Hughes, and Jacobs
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Report - Events Involving Direct Flood and Flood-Related Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 585	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jacobs
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Notice Concerning Flood Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 586	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 290
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jacobs
Entitled	Insurance - Public Adjusters - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 639	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Benefits - Fraud
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 644	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Hearings on Proposed Actions by Insurers - Attorney Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 691	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Automobile Insurance - Alternative Rating Plan Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 708	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Policies with Deductibles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 735	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Valuation of Motor Vehicles - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 737	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 805	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance Premiums - Escrow - Substantial Property Damage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 868	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 486
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SJ 6	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Green, Grosfeld, Harris, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Miller, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	National Flood Insurance Program - Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isabel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations