2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:03 p.m.

	HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW	Another Session
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HB 85	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 193
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Frank, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 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 294	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 344	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 366	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin and Morhaim
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Price Controls
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 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 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 738	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 877	Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Feldman, Hammen, Murray, and V. Turner
Entitled	Medicaid Quality Improvement Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 896	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 401
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1047	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen , Kach, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hurson, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nursing Facility Conversion Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 1151	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates McDonough, Impallaria, and McMillan
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Impact of Illegal Aliens on Uncompensated Health Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1306	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bozman, G. Clagett, C. Davis, DeBoy, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Mandel, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1385	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Powers and Certificate of Need Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1557	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Task Force on Men's Health
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 124	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 Financing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 300	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 577	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 606	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 607	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Jimeno
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need - Obstetric Medical Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 707	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Currie, Lawlah, Astle, Della, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio and Quality of Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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