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Delegate Robert A. Costa
District 33B
Total Number of Bills: 105
HB 122       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 306       Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Handgun Permit Application Fee - Waiver for State Judges
House: Judiciary    
HB 307       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 319       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Local Government - Procurement - Resident Preferences
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 413       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Maintenance Organizations - Nonparticipating Providers - Billing of Enrollees and Subscribers for Covered Services
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 7, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 421       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Mike's Law
House: Judiciary    
HB 423       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Deale Elementary School Baseball Fields
House: Appropriations    
HB 581       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 226
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 708       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Gold Star License Plates - Fees and Eligibility
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 709       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 710       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Scrap Tires - Reimbursement of Costs - Interest in Site
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 764       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Organic Fertilizer
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 814       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Occupations - Personal Trainers - Licensing
House: Health and Government Operations    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 35         Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Anne Arundel County - Limitations on Methadone and Other Opioid Treatment Facilities
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 62         Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 483
Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 120       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 160       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Anne Arundel County - Correctional Facilities - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
House: Judiciary    
HB 161       Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal and Juvenile Law - Malicious Destruction to Property by Act of Graffiti - Additional Penalty
House: Judiciary    
HB 196       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 243       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 252       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Child Protection from Predators Act
House: Judiciary    
HB 253       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 257       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 288       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Proof of Legal Presence Act of 2008
House: Judiciary    
HB 326       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 333       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 343       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 344       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - On-Line Harassment
House: Judiciary    
HB 358       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 659
Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 372       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 556
Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 376       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
High Performance Buildings Act
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 378       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Increased Penalties
House: Judiciary    
HB 403       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 419       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 430       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Galesville Rosenwald School
House: Appropriations    
HB 435       Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 441       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access
House: Judiciary    
HB 449       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Light House Shelter
House: Appropriations    
HB 450       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 661
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health and Disabilities
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 488       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 458
Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 503       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 514       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 453
Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 519       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 522       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations    
HB 549       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 556       Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 561       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 389
Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Eligibility Modifications
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 578       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 510
Health Insurance - Coverage for Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 580       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 585       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 80
Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 589       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 421
Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 594       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 596       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
County Boards of Education - Procurement of Green Product Cleaning Supplies
House: Ways and Means    
HB 603       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations    
HB 613       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 648       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 287
Business Regulation - Boat Sales
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 675       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Child Abduction by Relative
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 689       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 83
Access to Public Records - Permissible Denials - Public Institutions of Higher Education
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 726       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 735       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition
House: Judiciary    
HB 767       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 595
Individuals With Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 784       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403
Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 785       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Commission on Land Use at the Rosewood Center
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 788       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Real Property Assessments - Market Declines - Revaluation
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 797       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Anne Arundel County - State Highway Rights-of-Way - Authority to Remove Illegal Outdoor Signs
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 805       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 577
Procurement - Preferences - Employment Works Program
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 837       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Classroom Placement - Multiple Birth Children - Parental Discretion
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 865       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 525
Procurement - eMaryland Marketplace - Use
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 872       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 627
Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 881       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 575
Procurement - Preference Procurement Program for Sheltered Workshops - Individual With Disability Owned Businesses
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 886       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
English Language - Formal Recognition
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 906       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 214
Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 919       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Dental Hygienists - Nomination Process for State Board of Dental Examiners - Advisory Committee Composition - Practice in Private Dental Offices
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 923       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 301
State Board of Nursing - Temporary Licenses and Temporary Practice Letters - Extensions
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 951       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Living at Home Waiver Program - Case Management - Eligibility
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 984       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1054     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
City of Annapolis - Drug-Free Zones
House: Judiciary    
HB 1059     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573
Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1060     Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1061     Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Public Safety - Denial of Permit to Carry Handgun - Return of Application Fee
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1081     Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services - Claims
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1091     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Task Force to Study Funeral Establishment Licensing
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1092     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Consumer Protection - Telephone Calls from Debt Collectors and Telemarketers - Exception to Wiretapping Prohibition
House: Judiciary    
HB 1104     Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organization - Hospital Ancillary Services
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1120     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1142     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1176     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 535
Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1187     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 686
Persons Who Operate Nursing Homes - Licensure
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1191     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
HB 1203     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1280     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 316
Public Health Dental Hygiene Act
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1323     Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Injuries Compensation - Claims by Victims
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1351     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 690
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Subscriber Grievances
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1355     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Election Law - Identification of Voters
House: Ways and Means    
HB 1387     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216
Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1391     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 692
Kids First Act
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means     Senate: Finance
HB 1414     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Patient Referrals for Radiation Therapy Services
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1425     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 694
Vehicle Laws - Gold Star Registration Plates
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1452     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 614
Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Eligibility - Consolidation Plan
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1454     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Managed Care Organizations - Access and Health Care Disparities Elimination
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1474     Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1492     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 558
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1505     Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Preauthorized or Approved Health Care Services
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1518     Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1587     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 245
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance