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

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HB 8	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines, Hammen, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 48	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Patient Protection Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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HB 55	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Hurson, Conroy, Marriott, F. Turner, Sossi, Hubbard, Bobo, and Madaleno
Entitled	Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 113	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, McComas, McMillan, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, and Trueschler
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 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 157	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch and Edwards
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 233	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin and Mandel
Entitled	Public Health - Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 263	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Bohanan, Donoghue, and Rudolph
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Academic Detailing Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 274	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Time Limits - Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 277	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Actions - Attesting Experts - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 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 345	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 204
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Vaughn, Benson, Boutin, Goldwater, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled	Health - Hospital Summary Financial Statement - Physician Charges
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 384	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, McHale, and Moe
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 427	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 433	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, Bromwell, Cardin, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

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 485	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Jennings, Malone, Minnick, Morhaim, Shank, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Weir
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Periodic Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 499	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Boutin, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Structured Settlements and Annuities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 502	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Bartlett, Barve, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Health - Job-Related Drug Testing - Breath Tests for Alcohol
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 512	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Boteler, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McDonough, and Miller
Entitled	Medical Injury Compensation - Claimant Recovery
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 515	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 565	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Moe, Pendergrass, Quinter, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hospitals - Bone Marrow Donation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 579	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Bromwell, Kullen, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Goldwater, Haddaway, Hurson, Impallaria, Jameson, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Pendergrass, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Wood, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 630	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Liberty Road, Route 26
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 742	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1022	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Maryland Polysomnography Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1035	Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Mentally Ill Individuals' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1054	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems)
Entitled	Automated External Defibrillator Program
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

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 1145	Status as of February 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, D. Davis, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1193	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1200	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Jones, Kach, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1209	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Franchot, Holmes, McConkey, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Parker, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1227	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Myers
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Uncompensated Care
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1230	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Haddaway, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1315	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1341	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1359	Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis and Hurson
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

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 1452	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mandel
Entitled	Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1520	Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Hold Harmless Clause - Balance Billing - Authorization
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

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 29	Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Medical Professional Liability Insurance - Policies with Deductibles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 251	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 291
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 264	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Astle, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 339	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 475
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 396	Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 541	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
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 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 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 682	Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 693	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger , Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Mental Health Records - Subpoenas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 769	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus and Harris
Entitled	Health Insurance - Tax on Premiums of Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Organizations - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 782	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation 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 826	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Colburn, DeGrange, Giannetti, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 834	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 836	Status as of March 31, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations

SB 887	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Health Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs