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

	INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS	Another Session
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HB 165	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 79
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Examination Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 166	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Workers' Compensation Commission)
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Timing of Benefit Payments, Filing Issues, and Processing Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 191	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Workers' Compensation Commission)
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Governmental Self-Insurance Group and Self-Insurance by Individual Employers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 245	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn and Love
Entitled	Insurance - Prior Approval Rating Law - Exempt Commercial Policyholders
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 246	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 83
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Temporary Insurance Producer Licenses - Specified Types of Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 271	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Haynes
Entitled	Life Insurance - Insurable Interests - Trustees, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 285	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, Cluster, Burns, Conroy, Doory, Haddaway, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Underwriting, Premium Increases, Cancellation, and Refusal to Renew
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 306	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 494	Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Anderson, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Pugh, Ross, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage for Mold and Mold Remediation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 513	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Conroy, and Krysiak
Entitled	Insurance - Loans and Advances Made to Stock Insurers and Mutual Insurers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 570	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 580
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Miller, and Krebs
Entitled	Insurance - Notice - Cancellation, Nonrenewal, and Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 583	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 581
Sponsored By	Delegate Moe
Entitled	Surplus Lines Insurance - Compliance with Filing Requirement - Electronic Transmission
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 597	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 182
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, D. Davis, Elmore, Impallaria, Krebs, McHale, Moe, Parrott, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Inducements to Financing an Insurance Contract
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 667	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert and Love
Entitled	Maryland Locksmiths Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 733	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 100
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Insurance - Certificates of Guarantee for County Bond Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 739	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Mayer, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Smigiel, and Zirkin
Entitled	Insurance - Improper Premiums and Charges - Bail Bonds - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 751	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mayer, Aumann, Boteler, Cryor, Lee, McComas, McConkey, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled	Natural Resources - Motorized Vessels - Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 802	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory (Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight)
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Special Administrative Expense Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 814	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cadden, Dumais, Dwyer, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hogan, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, Kohl, Lawton, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Taking Care of Our Own - Income Tax Credit for Purchase of Life Insurance for Active Duty Military
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 833	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 586
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Goodwin, McConkey, Parker, Sophocleus, and Impallaria
Entitled	Surety Insurance - Failure to Pay Bail Bond Judgment - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 861	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 194
Sponsored By	Delegate D. Davis
Entitled	Insurance - Regulation of Premium Finance Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 956	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1068	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McKee
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Cancellation or Nonrenewal of Policies - Right to Protest Proposed Action
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1082	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Murray
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Claims Adjusters and Medical Billing Entities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1174	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Aumann, Cadden, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, Kohl, McDonough, Shank, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Real Property - Maryland Condominium Act - Unit Owner Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1216	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Insurance - Homeowner's Insurance and Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies - Notices of Cancellation and Nonrenewal
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1261	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 388
Sponsored By	Delegates Trueschler and Minnick and D. Davis, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Moe, Parker, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Burns, Conroy, Doory, Haddaway, Harrison, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Parrott, and Taylor
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Summary of Coverage , Notice Regarding Flood Insurance, and Statement of Additional Optional Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1288	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 615
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Cryor, Donoghue, Kohl, Love, Stull, Trueschler, and F. Turner
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Loans Secured by Real Property - Insurance Coverage Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 1386	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Hammen, Cadden, Costa, Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1387	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 393
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns and Conroy
Entitled	Personal Insurance - Premium - Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1419	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Medical Malpractice - Analysis of Information and Reports - University of Maryland and University of Maryland Baltimore County
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1460	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 620
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1499	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Medical Malpractice Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1534	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Heritage Credit - Maximum Credit - Multiple Related Structures
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1544	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1705	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 63	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Prior Approval Rating Law - Exempt Commercial Policyholders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 67	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Licensing Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 229	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 233	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Insurance Commissioner - Subsequent Employment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 251	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 514
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Gladden
Entitled	Insurance - Loans and Advances Made to Stock Insurers and Mutual Insurers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 275	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Premium Finance Companies - Calculation of Finance Charge - Return of Unearned Interest After Cancellation of Insurance Contract
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 300	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, Brinkley, Garagiola, Gladden, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Life Insurance - Insurable Interests - Trustees, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 377	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Surplus Lines Insurance - Compliance with Filing Requirement - Electronic Transmission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 378	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Improper Premiums and Charges - Bail Bonds - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 463	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 585	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight) and Senators Exum , Kelley, Astle, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Special Administrative Expense Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 689	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Middleton, Astle, Della, and Exum
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 777	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Home Mortgage Loans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 785	Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Vessel Gaming Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 806	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Claims Adjusters and Medical Billing Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 810	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Middleton, Ruben, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Corporate Responsibility and Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 862	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 912	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Commission to Study Homeowner's and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 913	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Notice - Cancellation, Nonrenewal, and Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 1044	Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Eligibility for Subsidy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance