Delegate Robert A. Costa District 33B Total Number of Bills: 90
HB 93
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 49
Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Sunset Extension and Membership
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 223
Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
State or Local Retirement or Pension Systems - Military Service Credit
House: Appropriations
HB 252
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 533
State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Permit - Term and Renewal
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 526
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91
Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance
Carriers, and Hospitals
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 585
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586
Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 722
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 730
Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Southern High School Field
House
House: Appropriations
HB 766
Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Economic Matters
Public Utility Companies - Gas, Electric, and Telephone Companies - Billing
Practices
House: Economic Matters
HB 1362
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Re-referred Environmental Matters
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses
House: Environmental Matters (Heard: March 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1565
Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Re-referred Ways and Means
Gaming - Commercial Bingo Licenses
House: Ways and Means (Heard: March 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 4
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Third Reading Passed
Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 7
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 8
State Government - Flags - Made in USA
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 20
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 119
Intellectual Disability (Rosa's Law)
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 39
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 654
Health Insurance - Out-of-State Association Contracts - Regulation
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 75
Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Preexisting Condition Limitation
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 76
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 125
Hepatitis C Virus - Public Awareness and Outreach - Sunset Extension
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 84
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 47
State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 114
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Auction and Internet Sales - Prohibition -
Exception
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 127
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 130
Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 173
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 530
Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 181
Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 188
Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Ways and Means
Property Tax - Assessment Freeze and Annual Reassessment
House: Ways and Means
HB 195
Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Proof of Lawful Presence Act of 2009
House: Judiciary (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 207
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Economic Matters
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records
House: Economic Matters
HB 255
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664
Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 265
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Third Reading Passed
Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services Board and Joint
Oversight Committee on Emergency Medical Services
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 275
Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Historical Freetown Renovation
House: Appropriations
HB 281
Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Disability History and Awareness Month - Educational Requirements
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
HB 293
Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate -
First Reading Senate Rules
Vehicle Laws - Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses - Suspension of
License
House: Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 320
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Voltage Regulation Technology - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
House: Ways and Means (Heard: February 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 346
Status as of March 21, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters
Bay Restoration Fund - Nitrogen-Removing Septic Systems
House: Environmental Matters
HB 347
Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Linthicum Veterans Memorial
House: Appropriations
HB 352
Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Benson-Hammond House
Renovation
House: Appropriations
HB 403
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Anne Arundel County - Historic London Town Visitors Center and Museum Loan of
2001
House: Appropriations
HB 405
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 670
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Breast Cancer Screening
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 415
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 621
Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in
Facilities
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 420
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 391
Environment - Limitation of Actions - Political Subdivisions
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 421
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
House: Ways and Means (Heard: February 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 422
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 672
Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Duty
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 434
Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Days - Firemen and Rescue Workers Memorial
Service
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 462
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 395
Medicaid State Plan and Medical Assistance Program - Amendments and Waiver
Applications
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 470
Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirement
House: Judiciary
HB 486
Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens -
Prohibition
House: Judiciary
HB 502
Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify
Program
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 503
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 338
Health - Maryland Commission on Autism
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 507
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 142
Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 509
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Judiciary
Crimes - Harassment - Electronic Communications
House: Judiciary (Heard: February 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 512
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County - Election Law - Photo Identification for Voting
House: Ways and Means (Heard: February 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 567
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 576
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 566
Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 579
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 244
Prosthetic Parity Act
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 580
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 681
Foster Kids Coverage Act
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 610
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682
Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 673
Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
House: Health and Government Operations (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 674
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578
Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 682
Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Federal Flight Deck Officers
House: Judiciary
HB 706
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689
Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 709
Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Children's Environmental Health Protection Act
House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations(Heard: March 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 710
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 608
Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations
House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 714
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576
Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 725
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 315
Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 734
Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited
Rejections or Conditions
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 739
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 332
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 751
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
House: Ways and Means (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 752
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - U.S. Government Employees' Foreign Earned Income
House: Ways and Means (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 755
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Hometown Heroes Act of 2009 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for
Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services
Personnel
House: Ways and Means (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 767
Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Sexual Offense in the Second Degree - Penalties
House: Judiciary
HB 843
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 694
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Internal Grievance Procedure and
Mediation
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 874
Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Trespass on Posted Property and Wanton Trespass on Private
Property - Penalties
House: Judiciary
HB 875
Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Refusal to Take a Blood or Breath Test -
Prohibition
House: Judiciary
HB 878
Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Use of a Motor Vehicle
House: Judiciary
HB 897
Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Public Schools - Office Discipline Referrals - Accountability Policy
House: Ways and Means (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 898
Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate -
First Reading Senate Rules
Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
House: Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 918
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Retired Pilots with the
Maryland State Police
House: Appropriations
HB 925
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Personhood Amendment
House: Health and Government Operations (Heard: March 13, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 936
Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Public Schools - Student Speech on Religious Issues
House: Ways and Means (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 944
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 538
Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Women in Military Service
Monument
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 946
Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Light House Shelter
House: Appropriations
HB 952
Status as of May 31, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 750
Continuing Care Agreements and Related Agreements
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 967
Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Judiciary
Local Correctional Facilities - New Construction - Residential Programs for
Substance Abuse Treatment
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations(Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1069
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 311
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt
Collection Policies
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1105
Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 708
Private Wastewater Treatment Act of 2009
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1106
Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Bay Restoration Fund - Septic Systems - Nitrogen Removal Projects
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1116
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Smart Growth - Visions and Performance Standards
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1149
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System
for Nonemergency Services
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1194
Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 164
Open Meetings Act - Expansion of Definition of Public Body
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1246
Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House -
First Reading Judiciary
Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009
House: Judiciary (Heard: March 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1262
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
House: Economic Matters
HB 1367
Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House -
Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2005 - Anne Arundel County - Tipton
Airport Control Tower
House: Appropriations
HB 1534
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 349
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another
State
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
