2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:04 p.m.

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HB 96	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert, Frush, Menes, and Moe
Entitled	Higher Education - University of Maryland University College - Governing Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 194	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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HB 273	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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HB 274	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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 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 404	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gutierrez, Holmes, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Menes, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Courts - Certificate of Merit - Licensed Professional
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 814	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Minnick, and Morhaim
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Review Panel Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 823	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Review Panel
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 836	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Aumann, Bohanan, and Marriott (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - Structured Settlements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 890	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Petzold
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 924	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Sheriff's Offices - Reserve Deputies
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 941	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Bronrott, Carter, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Mayer, McDonough, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, and Weldon
Entitled	Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1081	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Vallario, and Smigiel
Entitled	Courts - Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 1215	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, and Weir
Entitled	Courts - Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1362	Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Krebs, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Wood
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 85	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Automobile Insurance Fund)
Entitled	State Personnel - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees and Officials of Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 143	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled	Courts - Certificate of Merit - Employer of Licensed Professional
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 154	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Limits of Liability - Transactional Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 347	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 414	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 649	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hafer, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 683	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Courts - Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 781	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Forehand, Haines, and McFadden (Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - Structured Settlements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 819	Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Brinkley
Entitled	Sheriff's Offices - Reserve Deputies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings