2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:48 p.m.
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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53
HB 58 Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 450 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Racial and Ethnic Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 107 Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, D. Davis, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, 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 121 Status as of January 18, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 192 Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, and F. Turner
Entitled Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 306 Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
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 441 Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 549 Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 331 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Morhaim, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Taylor, Donoghue, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Emergency Inpatient and Residential Crisis Services Admission Determinations
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 574 Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative Failed - Vetoed - Duplicate Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Insurance - Credentialing and Recredentialing of Health Care Providers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 592 Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed Failed - Dead Legislation
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 677 Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lawton, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled Hospital Patient Safety and Awareness Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 722 Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 753 Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates McComas, Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Dumais, Edwards, Frank, Gaines, Gilleland, Griffith, Jennings, Kohl, Kullen, Marriott, McConkey, Menes, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 789 Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Donoghue, Jones, McConkey, Morhaim, and Shank
Entitled Health Care Malpractice Claims - Certificates of Qualified Experts
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 790 Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Jones, and Morhaim
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 828 Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Cryor, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 957 Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 595 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Benson, Pendergrass, and Stocksdale
Entitled Maryland Polysomnography Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 958 Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Bohanan, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1003 Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 597 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Kach, Rudolph, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1058 Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Myers, and Weldon
Entitled Civil Action Reform Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1059 Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Oaks, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Weldon
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Standard of Proof for Liability
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1164 Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 484 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Rudolph, Donoghue, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1169 Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Barve and Donoghue
Entitled Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1214 Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Bromwell, Costa, Jones, McComas, Moe, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, Shewell, and Sophocleus
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1243 Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Elliott
Entitled Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Local Health Department Volunteers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1287 Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy Failed - Vetoed - Policy or Technical
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1295 Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Costa, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pugh, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1419 Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
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 1425 Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Kach, Rudolph, and Zirkin
Entitled Health Care Malpractice Actions - Payment of Future Damages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1458 Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Barve, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Costa, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Kach, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Pendergrass, Pugh, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Weldon
Entitled Maryland Compassionate Use Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

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

HB 1510 Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1549 Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
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

HB 1550 Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate C. Davis
Entitled Involuntary Admission Hearings - Procedure
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 137 Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 237 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senators Hooper, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled Harford County - Injury Reports
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 197 Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 240 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 199 Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Jacobs
Entitled Cecil County - Injury Reports
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 203 Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Harris
Entitled Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 229 Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
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 250 Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Exum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled Workers' Compensation - Selection of Health Care Provider - Employee's Choice
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters

SB 273 Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Middleton
Entitled State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians and Signatures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations

SB 297 Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 333 Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy Failed - Vetoed - Policy or Technical
Sponsored By Senators Miller, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, and Middleton
Entitled Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 345 Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 369 Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 522 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 398 Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 448 Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Kelley, Astle, Della, Exum, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 636 Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 54 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Exum, Frosh, and Garagiola
Entitled Health Insurance - Credentialing and Recredentialing of Health Care Providers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 686 Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative Failed - Vetoed - Duplicate Signed
Sponsored By Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 711 Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Failed - Dead Legislation
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 728 Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 266 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled Telemedicine - Use and Reimbursement - Study
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 816 Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Gladden
Entitled Maryland Compassionate Use Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 818 Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 540 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Hollinger
Entitled Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Delegation Agreements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 835 Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Middleton
Entitled Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement Rates - Grants
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

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