2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:48 p.m.

	ORGAN DONORSHIP	Another Session
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HB 1	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Rosenberg, Conway, Hixson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 342	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 457
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, Petzold, Pugh, and Conroy
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Public Awareness and Outreach - Hepatitis C Virus and Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 592	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Bobo, and Frush
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Selection of Health Care Agent and Treatment Preferences
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 860	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Bartlett, Bohanan, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hogan, Kach, Kaiser, Kohl, Lawton, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, C. Davis, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Living Organ Donors
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 56	Status as of January 19, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Living Organ Donors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 144	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 197	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 240
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Donation - Educational Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 369	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Selection of Health Care Agent and Treatment Preferences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 657	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Public Health - Maryland Cord Blood Bank
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs