2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.
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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 18
HB 269 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 653 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled State Board of Nursing - Powers and Duties - Licensing, Certification, and Regulation
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 585 Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 80 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Weldon, Elliott, Hammen, Kullen, Morhaim, and Pendergrass
Entitled Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 923 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 301 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Elmore, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Frick, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, Rice, Schuh, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, Stull, Walker, and Walkup
Entitled State Board of Nursing - Temporary Licenses and Temporary Practice Letters - Extensions
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 942 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 1059 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Guzzone, Hucker, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, and Reznik
Entitled Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1140 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1224 Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Nathan-Pulliam (By Request) and Delegates Benson, Bobo, Branch, Donoghue, Hucker, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, McDonough, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1287 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 317 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Haynes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship
Committee
Assignments		 House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1334 Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled Health Regulatory Boards - Additional Powers and Duties
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1407 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 319 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, and Ivey
Entitled Birth Options Preservation Study
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1522 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 329 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Allocations to and Disbursements from the Medical Assistance Program Account
Committee
Assignments		 House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

SB 146 Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled Higher Education - Tuition Reduction for Nonresident Nursing Students - Service Obligation
Committee
Assignments		 Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations

SB 305 Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 572 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Middleton
Entitled Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
Committee
Assignments		 Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 765 Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Conway (By Request)
Entitled Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
Committee
Assignments		 Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 826 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 222 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 889 Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 232 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Dyson
Entitled Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee
Assignments		 Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SJ 3 Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, and Kittleman
Entitled Establishing Nurse Anesthetists Week
Committee
Assignments		 Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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