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

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HB 88	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Regulation of Optometric Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 203	Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 431	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, Cluster, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Minnick, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Proctor, Sossi, Stern, and F. Turner
Entitled	Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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HB 1087	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Dumais, Feldman, Heller, Kach, King, Madaleno, Oaks, Rudolph, and Stern
Entitled	Health Occupations - License Waiver - Pro Bono Services of Federal Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 24	Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Kelley, DeGrange, Miller, Colburn, Ruben, Stone, and Giannetti
Entitled	Health Occupations - Practicing Without License - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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