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

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HB 39	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Anne Arundel County School Board - Student Member - Reimbursement of Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 101	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 210	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 235	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 651
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Transporters
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 243	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Krebs, and Rudolph
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 257	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Elliott, Kipke, Rudolph, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
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 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 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 460	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Harrison, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Montgomery, Morhaim, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 497	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
Entitled	Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Reimbursement for Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 498	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
Entitled	Groundwater Contamination - Level of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Notice and Cleanup
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 501	Status as of May 21, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 594	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 803	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Aumann, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, James, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Rudolph, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 809	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 200
Sponsored By	Delegates James, McDonough, and Riley
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

HB 815	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 673
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Donoghue, James, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Stukes
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 1059	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573
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 1081	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Costa, Kipke, Morhaim, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services - Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1175	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1219	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 688
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1284	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

HB 1454	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Jones, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Managed Care Organizations - Access and Health Care Disparities Elimination
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1505	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Preauthorized or Approved Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1522	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 329
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 35	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Anne Arundel County School Board - Student Member - Reimbursement of Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 91	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 242	Status as of January 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley (Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services) and Senators Astle, Conway, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Peters
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 305	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 572
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 398	Status as of May 21, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 453	Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 545	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 589
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Entitled	Health Care Funds - Transfers and Disbursements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 595	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 598
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 611	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 665	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Compensation Program for Family Member Caretakers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 673	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Clammers - Clamming Appliances and Income - Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 677	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 725	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 726	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 810	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund - Transport by Privately Owned Helicopter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 811	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Health Care Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
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 916	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 238
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Reimbursement and Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations