2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:21 p.m.

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HB 270	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 665	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maryland Children's Health Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 943	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out of Specialty Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations 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 1058	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Elliott
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Insurance Benefit Cards
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1117	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, and Rudolph
Entitled	Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1134	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, McDonough, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Dental Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1172	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, and Montgomery
Entitled	Air Quality - Limits on Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Units
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1271	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Sophocleus, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Mandel
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2004
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 1484	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Insurance Premium Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 454	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Insurance Benefit Cards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 715	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Middleton
Entitled	Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 717	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	School-Based Health Centers - Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 731	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Revenue Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 756	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Carve-Out of Specialty Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 819	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 4 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Middleton, Green, Teitelbaum, Dyson, Kelley, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waivers - Waiver for Older Adults and Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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