2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:39 p.m.

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HB 116	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Dwyer
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 126	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Modification
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 132	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Cluster, DeBoy, Frush, Fulton, Goodwin, Harrison, Haynes, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Kirk, McDonough, Minnick, Moe, Myers, Parrott, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Rate Making
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 293	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 312	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Wellness Activities - Discount
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 327	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Health Insurance - Association Health Benefit Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 344	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 368	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Burns, Cardin, Howard, Kelley, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting - Performance-Based Outcomes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 682	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh , Marriott, and C. Davis
Entitled	Mass Transit Services - Cost Recovery - Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 708	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Busch, Barve, Jones, Hurson, Owings, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Krebs, Lee, McIntosh, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 744	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Benson, Bobo, Carter, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Montgomery, Owings, Petzold, Simmons, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Electric Companies - Standard Offer Service - Residential Customers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 811	Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bobo, Hubbard, Leopold, Morhaim, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Procurement - Percentage Price Preference - Environmentally Preferable Products or Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 873	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson and Marriott
Entitled	Public Safety - Correctional Institutions - Telephone Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 933	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 386
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	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modified Health Benefit Plan for Medical Savings Accounts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 1056	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Elmore, Boschert, Cane, Costa, King, Leopold, McConkey, Ramirez, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled	Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1082	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Telecommunications Services - Competition - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1222	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Kirk, Love, McHale, Moe, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History - Prohibition
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 1300	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Base Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1301	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Rates and Rate Filings
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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

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 167	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Astle, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 197	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 205	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, and Hollinger
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Rate Making
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 206	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, and Hollinger
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 268	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Hollinger, Jones, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting - Performance-Based Outcomes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 282	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Jones, McFadden, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Kramer, and Lawlah
Entitled	Mass Transit Services - Cost Recovery - Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 436	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Miller, and Stone
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Rates and Rate Filings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 438	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, and Miller
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Excessive Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 470	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Exum, Kelley, and Della
Entitled	Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations

SB 529	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Specialist Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 537	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Premium Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 545	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Britt, Currie, Frosh, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Insurance - Base Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 714	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Modified Health Benefit Plan for Medical Savings Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 739	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Astle, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 798	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase
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 931	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Board of Directors - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance