2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:47 p.m.

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HB 315	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Gordon, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Boteler, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, O'Donnell, Parker, Pugh, Ramirez, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stern, Stull, Taylor, Walkup, Weldon, Anderson, Benson, Boschert, Bozman, Cadden, Cardin, Donoghue, Gilleland, Goldwater, Howard, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ross, and Trueschler
Entitled	Family Caregiver Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 386	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Lee, and Menes
Entitled	Crimes - Caregiver Convicted of Identity Fraud - Prohibition Against Contracting with Vulnerable Adult
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1038	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Bronrott, Goldwater, Lee, McComas, and Walkup
Entitled	Personal Care Providers - Registry and Training
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1129	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Feldman, King, and Menes
Entitled	Vulnerable Adults - Home Care Providers - Registration and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1152	Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1319	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Cadden, and Sossi
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Home Health Care and Personal Care Providers Referred by Agencies - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1420	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Health Facilities - Certificates of Need - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1476	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Hubbard, Anderson, Benson, Feldman, Goldwater, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Murray, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, and Cardin
Entitled	Caregivers - Voluntary Tax Withholding
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1497	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Following a Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1549	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Hubbard, Kelley, Kullen, Mandel, Parker, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 102	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Care Facilities and Laboratories - Accreditation Organizations and Deeming
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 216	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Schrader, Brinkley, DeGrange, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Family Caregiver Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 410	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 482	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Colburn, Hafer, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Household and Dependent Care Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 491	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 529	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Facilities - Certificates of Need - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 711	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs - Long-Term Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 715	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Personal Assistance Services Advisory Committee - Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 754	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Caregivers - Voluntary Tax Withholding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means