2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.
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Health -see also- Mental Health
Total Number of Bills: 119

HB 15         Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Task Force on Classroom Indoor Air Quality Standards

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 5, 2008, 11:00 a.m.)    

HB 40         Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 644

Flexible Leave Act

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance

HB 81         Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Task Force to Study the Regulation of Artificial Trans Fat

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

HB 91         Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start

House: Appropriations    

HB 115       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 251

Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 118       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 563

State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 124       Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: January 29, 2008, 11:00 a.m)    

HB 151       Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 152       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 340

Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 216       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 256

Hereditary and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 217       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 257

Vital Records - Copies to County Registrars of Vital Records

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 219       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 54

Bedding Law - Repeal

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 227       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 57

Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties

House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 250       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Sales and Use Tax - Tanning Services

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 251       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Health Care Decisions Act - Disclosure by Health Care Facilities - Practices Related to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 271       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 654

Medical Review Committees

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 278       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 289       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 265

Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 303       Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 701

Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee

House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 359       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 496

Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers

House: Appropriations     Senate: Finance

HB 393       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 270

Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 396       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center

House: Appropriations    

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 438       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 453       Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Advisory Committee to Coordinate the Public Health System and Drug Treatment Funded by the Medical Assistance Program

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 484       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 662

Procurement - Unsolicited Proposals - Extension of Termination Date

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 510       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 79

Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 527       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 439

Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 531       Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Catastrophic Health Emergency Orders - Citations

House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 535       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 664

Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee - Pregnancy and Childhood

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 536       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 405

Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 586       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 169

Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 614       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

Sales and Use Tax - Elective Cosmetic Procedures

House: Ways and Means    

HB 616       Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Public Schools - Children With Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

HB 653       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 427

Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 712       Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 29, 2008, 12:00 p.m)    

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 733       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 766       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 424

Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Use of Confidential Records and Reports

House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 768       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 603

Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 773       Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 802       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 818       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 448

Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 863       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless

House: Appropriations    

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 883       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 299

Correctional Services - Eligibility for Parole - Medical Parole

House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 910       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 300

Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings

House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 942       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675

Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 991       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 223

HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 998       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Public Health - Bottled Water Facilities - Consumer Confidence Reports

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1047     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

Baltimore County and Howard County - Career Firefighters - Annual Physical

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 1093     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Health Care Coverage Fund - Tax on Health Insurance Premiums - Access to Health Care

House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1099     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Task Force to Increase the Enrollment of Students in Medicaid and the Maryland Children's Health Program

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1118     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mansfield Kaseman Health Center

House: Appropriations    

HB 1124     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary    

HB 1125     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1134     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 597

Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator

House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1148     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Public School Vending Machines - Nutritional Foods and Beverages

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1173     Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Risk Reduction Standard

House: Environmental Matters    

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 1196     Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Maryland Healthy Places Act

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1279     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 625

Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Modifications

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 1311     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 401

State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1324     Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Family Support Act

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 14, 2008, 12:00 p.m)    

HB 1346     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Education - Student Health and Nutrition - School Programs and Policies

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1358     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 691

Artificial Tanning Devices - Protection of Minors

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance

HB 1364     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Medical Records - Disclosure - Blood Alcohol Concentration

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1395     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 1416     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Intercounty Connector - Impact on Global Warming - Study

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 1465     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Deamonte Driver Mobile Dental Unit

House: Appropriations    

HB 1486     Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

Education - Maryland School-Based Wellness Program

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1500     Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Health Occupations Boards - Investigators - Confidentiality of Medical Information and Records

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1533     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Task Force to Study Health Disparities Among Minority Children with Learning Disabilities

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1540     Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

Health Care Reform Act of 2008

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1556     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

Administrative Office of the Courts - Automated External Defibrillator Program - Courthouses

House: Judiciary    

HB 1588     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

Critical Infrastructure Protection Task Force

House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1595     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Intercounty Connector - Public Health Impacts from Air Pollution - Assessment

House: Environmental Matters    

SB 39         Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 339

Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Economic Matters

SB 45         Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 562

State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 102       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program

Senate: Finance    

SB 215       Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

Maryland False Health Claims Act

Senate: Judicial Proceedings    

SB 225       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers

Senate: Finance     House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 251       Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 700

Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters

SB 286       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 570

Public Health - Antibiotic-Resistant Infection Prevention Campaign

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 304       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 168

Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study

Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 309       Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     (Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 330       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs

Senate: Finance     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 344       Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

The Flexible Leave Act

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)

SB 367       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 437       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 400

State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 473       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404

Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means

SB 566       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590

Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 578       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 423

Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Use of Confidential Records and Reports

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Environmental Matters

SB 579       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 596

Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary

SB 600       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 426

Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means

SB 607       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602

Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Judiciary

SB 660       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Family Support Act

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 686       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 438

Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies

Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 708       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 718       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 444

Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Environmental Matters

SB 730       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 744       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 447

Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 768       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)    

SB 786       Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Environment - Privately Licensed Sanitarians - Soil Percolation Tests

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 806       Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Critical Infrastructure Protection Task Force

Senate: Finance    

SB 815       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 820       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mansfield Kaseman Health Center

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.)    

SB 826       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 222

HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 828       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 224

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 835       Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Deamonte Driver Mobile Dental Unit

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 11:00 a.m)    

SB 841       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 624

Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Modifications

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 852       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 626

Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 899       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

Public Health - Task Force on Childhood Obesity

Senate: Finance    

SB 903       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 236

Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board - Sunset - Repeal

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 917       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Quarantine Orders - Arrest Without Warrant and Citations

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 935       Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)    

SB 955       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 473

Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means