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

	LABORATORIES	Another Session
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HB 179	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Conway, and Smigiel
Entitled	Public Safety - Repeal of Procedure for the Collection and Reporting of Handgun Shell Casing Information - Personalized Handgun Technology Report
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 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 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 719	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 391
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Weldon, Bobo, Bronrott, DeBoy, Dumais, Frush, Heller, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, F. Turner, Goldwater, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Kach, Kullen, and McDonough
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1320	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Care Facilities and Laboratories - Accreditation Organizations and Deeming
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1394	Status as of April 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hogan
Entitled	Lead-Safe Housing - Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1523	Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup and Sossi
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Marine Trades Career School
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 424	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Dyson, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 474	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Scope of Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 498	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State Racing Commission Reorganization Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 621	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medical Laboratories - Retests and Public Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs 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