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

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HB 52	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Maryland Association Health Plan Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 53	Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Dumais, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Ramirez, and F. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Guaranteed Eligibility and Reenrollment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 56	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Bobo, Cadden, Cane, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Kach, King, Kullen, Lee, Love, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Niemann, Parker, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, Barve, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Howard, Kirk, Krysiak, Minnick, Quinter, and Trueschler
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 114	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Barve, Arnick, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Cryor, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shewell, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Weir
Entitled	Quality Health Care Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

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 194	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Myers, and Shank
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Collateral Sources
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 273	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Past Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 292	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Judicial Compensation Commission)
Entitled	State Employee Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Judges' Retirement System - Eligibility - Surviving Spouse or Dependent Child
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 301	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 303	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 365
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Boutin, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 324	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 282
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Elliott, Eckardt, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 417	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 372
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 421	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reporting by Large Employers on Enrolled Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 422	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Small Employer Criteria and Cancellation and Nonrenewal Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 426	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Barkley, King, Stern, Barve, Costa, Donoghue, Franchot, Gordon, Hixson, Hubbard, Mandel, Murray, Ross, Taylor, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Elliott, Frank, Kullen, McDonough, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled	Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 452	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 462	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Mandel, Stern, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 469	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Savings Accounts - High Deductible Health Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 473	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, C. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 474	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, C. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, McDonough, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 509	Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Open Enrollment Period for Self-Insured Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 538	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Bobo, Boutin, DeBoy, Glassman, James, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Sossi, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Employees - Health Insurance and Benefit Options - Dependent Grandchildren
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 543	Status as of February 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Borrowing Powers - Employee Health Care Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 599	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By	Delegate Niemann
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Employees of the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center - Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

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 747	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Morhaim, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 791	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Barkley, Burns, G. Clagett, D. Davis, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kullen, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 813	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Hammen, and Hurson
Entitled	Income Tax - Surcharge for Lack of Health Care Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 833	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Frush, and Moe
Entitled	Insurance - Fraud Prevention Fee - Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 883	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Feldman, Frush, Heller, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, and Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 925	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Credentialing Process
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 953	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Gilleland
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Preferred Drug List - Price
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1058	Status as of March 29, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Goldwater, Elliott, Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Frank, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers Regulation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1062	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Gordon, Hammen, Haynes, Holmes, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Oaks, Rudolph, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Coverage - Alternative Drugs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1090	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1091	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prohibition Against Reunderwriting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1110	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Board of License Commissioners - Authority to Approve Transfers - Attorney Benefits PG 324-05
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1144	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Cryor, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Moe, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1182	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon and Krysiak
Entitled	Insurance - Rate Filings - Prior Approval
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

HB 1212	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Courts - Medical Injury Claims - Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1243	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Bobo, Branch, Feldman, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	State Employees and Retirees - Health Insurance and Benefit Options - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1263	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, Weldon, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bozman, Busch, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hogan, Howard, Jennings, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McHale, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Myers, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1284	Status as of May 19, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, and Kullen
Entitled	Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1305	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan and Eckardt
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Alternative Medicine Integration
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1328	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Premiums and Information from Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1361	Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, DeBoy, Malone, and G. Clagett
Entitled	Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1380	Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1386	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1532	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - In Vitro Fertilization - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1543	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Health Professionals - Credentialing Information - Electronic Collection, Filing, and Display
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1566	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Goldwater, Benson, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Gaines, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Home Care Services - Personal Care Providers - Reimbursement, Training, and Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1597	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement - Erroneous Denial of Provider's Claim
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1614	Status as of April 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Kirk, and Paige
Entitled	Health Insurance - Surgery for Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorders - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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

SB 89	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Currie, Della, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hughes, Kelley, McFadden, Stone, Middleton, Exum, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 114	Status as of January 19, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, and McFadden
Entitled	State Personnel - Contractual Employees of Department of Juvenile Services Facilities - Health Insurance Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 221	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 231	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 550
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kramer, Mooney, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Freestanding Medical Facilities - Licensing and Pilot Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 253	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Judicial Compensation Commission)
Entitled	State Employee Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Judges' Retirement System - Eligibility - Surviving Spouse or Dependent Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 280	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 282	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Pharmacy Programs - Modifications and Subsidies for Medicare Drug Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 297	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 305	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Task Force to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 316	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 333	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 301
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 346	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 358	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Mooney
Entitled	Frederick County - Borrowing Powers - Employee Health Care Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 471	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 496	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 499	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, and Hafer
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality - Guidelines for Patient Privacy and Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 521	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - High-Deductible Health Plans - Prohibition on Deductible - Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 543	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 610	Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Jacobs
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 723	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Giannetti, Green, Munson, and Stone
Entitled	Pharmacies - Posting of Prescription Drug Prices
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 772	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Health Insurance - Substance Abuse Treatment - Copayments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 790	Status as of May 19, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Fair Share Health Care Fund Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 821	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 885	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maintenance Drug Prescriptions - Mail Order Purchase - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 895	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 343
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Computerized Eligibility System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 918	Status as of March 29, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - In Vitro Fertilization - Coverage
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

SB 986	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Brochin, Conway, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Middleton, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Maryland Home Care Services - Personal Care Providers - Reimbursement, Training, and Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1014	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations