2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:02 p.m.

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HB 5	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Bronrott, Cadden, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Elmore, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, James, Lee, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Myers, Ramirez, and F. Turner
Entitled	Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 344	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, and Oaks
Entitled	Safe Nurse Staffing for Quality Care Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 351	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 407	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and King
Entitled	Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 428	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 458	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 558	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Human Relations Department - Investigation of Discriminatory Conduct
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 692	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Busch, D. Davis, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 822	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Crimes - Factual Determinations That Enhance Penalties - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 828	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Burns, Conroy, Gordon, Gutierrez, Howard, Kaiser, Lee, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Employment Discrimination - Country Clubs - Ability of Employees to Sue
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

HB 919	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Benson, Burns, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Madaleno, Marriott, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, and Vaughn
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 964	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled	Higher Education - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1001	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Costa, and Donoghue
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services Board - Commercial Air Ambulance Service
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1017	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Boteler, Goldwater, Rudolph, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1068	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1089	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1248	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 424
Sponsored By	Delegate Jennings
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance and Homeowner's Insurance - Underwriting Standards and Requirements - Active Duty Military Personnel Returning from Overseas
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1516	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, Menes, Minnick, and Weir
Entitled	Credit Insurance - Refusal to Issue Policies Based on Age - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

HJ 4	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Voting Rights Amendment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HJ 8	Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Conroy, Frush, Gaines, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Menes, Moe, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Individuals with Disabilities - Equal Employment Opportunities
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 64	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 191	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Medicare Supplement Plan A Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 205	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading 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 250	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) and Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Pinsky, Harris, and Kittleman
Entitled	Public Health - Medical Laboratories - Inspection, Information Sharing, and Whistleblower Protection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

SB 287	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 332	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 429	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 482
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Stone (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Crimes - Factual Determinations That Enhance Penalties - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 440	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 483
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, Pipkin, Britt, Brochin, and Colburn
Entitled	Task Force to Implement Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 494	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Whistleblower Protection for Employees of State Grant Recipients
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 542	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Della, Hafer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 578	Status as of April 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 678	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Retaliatory Action for Testifying on Pending Legislation - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 713	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Exum, Gladden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Outpatient Treatment for Behavioral Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 815	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 961	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations