2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:27 p.m.

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HB 30	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 528
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Donoghue, Rosenberg, Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Oral Health Safety Net Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 130	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Feldman, Haynes, Hubbard, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 132	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and F. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 202	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 288	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 313	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Eckardt, Frush, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 325	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Gaines, Kullen, Taylor, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 329	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 336	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kirk, Lee, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Stukes, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 367	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 75
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Oaks
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Primary Adult Care Program - Enrollment in a Managed Care Organization
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 400	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 572	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 613
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Shewell, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Personal Responsibility - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 594	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Services for Cognitive and Functional Impairments - Study and Analysis
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 754	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner
Entitled	Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 796	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Mizeur, and Montgomery
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 844	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 913	Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Hubbard, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 924	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Barkley, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Ross, Schuler, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 935	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 997	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, and Rice
Entitled	Maryland Children's Health Program - Expansion of Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1052	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, N. King, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health Insurance - Young Adult Coverage Expansion Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1060	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Stocksdale, and Vaughn
Entitled	Medicaid Transparency Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1061	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant
Entitled	Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1070	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, and Smigiel
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1073	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Hammen, Hubbard, and Rudolph
Entitled	Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1082	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 452
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Claims and Applicability of State Laws
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1104	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Hospital Ancillary Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1160	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 29
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1238	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Health Coverage Appeals Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1279	Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1313	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 646
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1370	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Modifications and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1371	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Gaines
Entitled	Quality and Stability in the Personal Care Workforce Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 1	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Benson, Hubbard, Kullen, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled	Negotiated Prices for Medicare Part D Drugs
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 10	Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 101	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 503
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Hogan, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 149	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 155	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Middleton, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 181	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Oral Health Safety Net Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 197	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Garagiola, and Jacobs
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility for Long-Term Care Services - Individuals with Substantial Home Equity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 207	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 302	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 335	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 28
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 474	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 489	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Disabled Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 547	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 620	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 630	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Exum, and Kelley
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 670	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Britt
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 719	Status as of February 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 729	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 735	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Della, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled	Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 750	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 574
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Della, Edwards, Hogan, Jacobs, and Kittleman
Entitled	Queen Anne's County - Health Care Facilities Regulation - Licensing of Freestanding Medical Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 795	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Care Expansion Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 824	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 508
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Modifications and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 859	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 881	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Zirkin
Entitled	No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 933	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 953	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (By Request)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 968	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Quality and Stability in the Personal Care Workforce Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 972	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1021	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 1	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Conway, Dyson, Hogan, Pugh, Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 2	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Hogan, McFadden, Pugh, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Federal Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 8	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, and Middleton
Entitled	Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations