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

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HB 54	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 65	Status as of February 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	State Employees - Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

HB 76	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 353
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 90	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kach, Morhaim, Oaks, Parker, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Public Health System Impact Note
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 104	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Animal Health - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 138	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conway, Dwyer, Frush, Leopold, Love, Malone, McConkey, McHale, McMillan, Moe, Sophocleus, and Weir
Entitled	Firefighters - Blood Testing - Fowler Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 143	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 196
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, and Goodwin
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 147	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 148	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 199	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hubbard, Ramirez, Barkley, Conroy, Donoghue, Dumais, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Oaks, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, DeBoy, Gilleland, Howard, Boutin, McComas, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Healthcare-Associated Infection Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 216	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 37
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	State Athletic Commission - Hepatitis C Testing Requirement for Boxers and Kick Boxers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 291	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman and Conway
Entitled	Ocean Pines Police Department
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 370	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McIntosh, Paige, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 434	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health General - Diseases Required to be Reported by Medical Laboratories - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 461	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Montgomery County Correctional Officers MC 514-05
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 504	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Benson, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Fulton, Gaines, Howard, Marriott, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 709	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Regulation of Poultry to Control Avian Influenza
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 827	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, Goldwater, Moe, Parrott, Stull, Zirkin, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 893	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Hixson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Quality of Care Oversight
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1025	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen and Frank
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1060	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Bromwell, Conway, and Donoghue
Entitled	Cancer Drug Repository Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1069	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood and Krebs
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Presumptions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1210	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Boteler, and Impallaria
Entitled	Health - Immunizations - Exemptions from Immunization Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1265	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1276	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Cardin, Costa, Glassman, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Parrott, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public Safety Employees Killed in Performance of Duties - Death Benefits - Heart Attack or Stroke
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1323	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, Rudolph, Sossi, Walkup, Montgomery, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force to Study Lyme Disease
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1326	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health - Hospitals, Related Institutions, and Housing Programs for Individuals in Need of Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1362	Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Krebs, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Wood
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1416	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 270
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	State Commission on Kidney Disease - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1494	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Lee, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1519	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HJ 2	Status as of February 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Leopold
Entitled	Maryland Victims of the 2001 Anthrax Attacks - Recognizing a Problem
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 3	Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Fulton, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Oaks, and Paige
Entitled	Chronic Kidney Disease as a Health Disparity
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 7	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Gaines, Goodwin, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, and Taylor
Entitled	Funding Treatment for Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 127	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 321	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Public Safety Worker
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 355	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request) and Senators Green and Kelley
Entitled	Hospital Infections Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 491	Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Hafer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Presumptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 506	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Education - Information to Parents - Meningococcal Disease
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 596	Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Stoltzfus, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Information Regarding Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 649	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hafer, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 681	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 701	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, and Kelley
Entitled	Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Quality of Care Oversight
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 718	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, and Harris
Entitled	Hospitals - HIV Testing - Consent and Public Safety Workers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 779	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 825	Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 838	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Della, DeGrange, Giannetti, and Jimeno
Entitled	Public Safety Employees Killed in Performance of Duties - Death Benefits - Heart Attack or Stroke
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters

SB 899	Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 909	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Impact of Autoimmune Disease in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations