2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:01 p.m.

	AUDITORS AND AUDITS	Another Session
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HB 314	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 202
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Barkley, Bates, Levy, Niemann, and Paige
Entitled	Correctional Facilities - Commission on Correctional Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 423	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Hospitals - Free and Reduced-Cost Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 425	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman and Conway
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - New Racetrack at Pocomoke City
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 573	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Kach, McDonough, Hubbard, Kullen, Pendergrass, and Boteler
Entitled	State Board of Morticians - Authority to Conduct Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 595	Status as of February 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Commissioners and Audits MC/PG 105-05
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 627	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Feldman, Goldwater, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, Boutin, Elliott, Frank, Kach, McDonough, and Weldon
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 664	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 99
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Hixson, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bohanan, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Heller, Holmes, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Kaiser, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Parrott, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, Zirkin, Boschert, Bozman, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Healey, Howard, McKee, Myers, and Patterson
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 720	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled	Gaming and Video Lottery Terminals - State Lottery Commission - Licensing, Revenues, and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 841	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Costa, Glassman, Moe, and Stull
Entitled	Public Safety - Volunteer Company Assistance Fund - State Budget
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 865	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 399
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Feldman, McConkey, and McComas
Entitled	State Real Estate Commission - Special Fund - Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1095	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Feldman, Jameson, Miller, and Stocksdale
Entitled	State Board of Public Accountancy Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1167	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Bromwell, Eckardt, Holmes, Kullen, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, and Petzold
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1171	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Anderson, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, C. Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Frush, Gilleland, Jameson, Jennings, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Leopold, Love, Mayer, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, F. Turner, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1223	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 88
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	State Board of Public Accountancy - Mandatory Peer Review
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1316	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1341	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1359	Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis and Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

HB 1546	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 95
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Howard County - Revenue Authority Ho. Co. 8-05
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1548	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Economic Development - Local Redevelopment Authorities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 228	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Public Safety - Volunteer Company Assistance Fund - State Budget
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 620	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Britt, Currie, Della, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 716	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 727	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 775	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 782	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 836	Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations