2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.

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HB 15	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rice
Entitled	Task Force on Classroom Indoor Air Quality Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 40	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 644
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Braveboy, Feldman, Harrison, Hecht, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 81	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Hammen
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Regulation of Artificial Trans Fat
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 91	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and Robinson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 115	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Barve, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 118	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush and Hubbard
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 151	Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 152	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 216	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 256
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Hereditary and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 217	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Vital Records - Copies to County Registrars of Vital Records
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 219	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 54
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Bedding Law - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 227	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Healey, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tanning Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 251	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Stein
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Disclosure by Health Care Facilities - Practices Related to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 271	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 654
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Medical Review Committees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 278	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 289	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 265
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 303	Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 701
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 359	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 496
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Barkley, DeBoy, Haynes, James, and Levy
Entitled	Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 393	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 270
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Haynes, and Kirk
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 403	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 438	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, McHale, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Advisory Committee to Coordinate the Public Health System and Drug Treatment Funded by the Medical Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 484	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 662
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Wood
Entitled	Procurement - Unsolicited Proposals - Extension of Termination Date
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Cardin, Barnes, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled	Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 510	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 79
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, DeBoy, Hammen, Love, and Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 527	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 439
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Beitzel, Bromwell, Donoghue, Hammen, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Schuler, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergency Orders - Citations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 535	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 664
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner
Entitled	Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee - Pregnancy and Childhood
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 536	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 586	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 169
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen and Kipke
Entitled	Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegate Ali
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Elective Cosmetic Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 616	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Branch, Hecht, Love, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, F. Turner, Vallario, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Schools - Children With Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 653	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 726	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 733	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 766	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 424
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Use of Confidential Records and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 768	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 603
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate Glenn
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 773	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor
Entitled	Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 802	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Glenn, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 818	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 863	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Carter, Conaway, Haynes, Kirk, Oaks, and Robinson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 872	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 627
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Bobo, DeBoy, Guzzone, Malone, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 883	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 299
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Correctional Services - Eligibility for Parole - Medical Parole
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 910	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Burns, Dumais, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, Robinson, and Sossi
Entitled	Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 942	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 991	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barnes, Carr, Feldman, Hucker, Kaiser, McConkey, Reznik, and F. Turner
Entitled	Public Health - Bottled Water Facilities - Consumer Confidence Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1047	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Baltimore County and Howard County - Career Firefighters - Annual Physical
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1093	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Coverage Fund - Tax on Health Insurance Premiums - Access to Health Care
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 1099	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Hubbard, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Stukes, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force to Increase the Enrollment of Students in Medicaid and the Maryland Children's Health Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1118	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Barve, Simmons, and Ali
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mansfield Kaseman Health Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1124	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi and Shank
Entitled	Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1134	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 597
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Healey, Hixson, Kaiser, Krebs, Lafferty, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1142	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Elliott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1148	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Kaiser
Entitled	Public School Vending Machines - Nutritional Foods and Beverages
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1173	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Risk Reduction Standard
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1176	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 535
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Braveboy, Carr, Healey, Holmes, Ivey, Kaiser, Krysiak, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Shank, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Maryland Healthy Places Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1279	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 625
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1311	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 401
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, Ivey, Levi, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Frick, Gilchrist, Hubbard, Manno, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Family Support Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1346	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Hucker, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Student Health and Nutrition - School Programs and Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1358	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 691
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Elliott, Frush, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Love, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, Ross, Sossi, V. Clagett, Gaines, Krebs, McDonough, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner
Entitled	Artificial Tanning Devices - Protection of Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1364	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Sossi
Entitled	Medical Records - Disclosure - Blood Alcohol Concentration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1395	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 693
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council - Chronic Care Management Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1416	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Ali, Barnes, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Malone, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, Schuler, Tarrant, and F. Turner
Entitled	Intercounty Connector - Impact on Global Warming - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1465	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Davis, Braveboy, Griffith, Ivey, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Vaughn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Deamonte Driver Mobile Dental Unit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1486	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Braveboy, Glenn, Oaks, Rice, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Maryland School-Based Wellness Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1500	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, and Kach
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Investigators - Confidentiality of Medical Information and Records
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1533	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Carter, Harrison, Jones, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Task Force to Study Health Disparities Among Minority Children with Learning Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1540	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Health Care Reform Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1556	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Conaway, Kramer, Rosenberg, and Vallario
Entitled	Administrative Office of the Courts - Automated External Defibrillator Program - Courthouses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1588	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Shewell
Entitled	Critical Infrastructure Protection Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1595	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Intercounty Connector - Public Health Impacts from Air Pollution - Assessment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 39	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Rosapepe, Colburn, Greenip, Lenett, and Peters
Entitled	Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 45	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 102	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 215	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 225	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 251	Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 700
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 286	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Public Health - Antibiotic-Resistant Infection Prevention Campaign
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 304	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 168
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 330	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 344	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	The Flexible Leave Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 367	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 437	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Forehand, Kramer, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 473	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 566	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 578	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 423
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Use of Confidential Records and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 579	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 596
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 600	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Stone
Entitled	Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 607	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 660	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Family Support Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 686	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 438
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Conway, and Lenett
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, Lenett, Middleton, and Zirkin
Entitled	Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 718	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 730	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 744	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 786	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Middleton
Entitled	Environment - Privately Licensed Sanitarians - Soil Percolation Tests
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 806	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Critical Infrastructure Protection Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 815	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Exum and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mansfield Kaseman Health Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 826	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 222
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Harrington
Entitled	HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 828	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Exum, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Deamonte Driver Mobile Dental Unit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 841	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 624
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 852	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 626
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Kittleman, and Robey
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 899	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Health - Task Force on Childhood Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 903	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 236
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board - Sunset - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 917	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Quarantine Orders - Arrest Without Warrant and Citations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 935	Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 955	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senator Harrington
Entitled	Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means