2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.

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HB 4	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 89	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, and Hubbard
Entitled	Hospitals - Certificate of Need and Rate-Setting - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 101	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 255	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 445	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Doory, Howard, Ivey, and Kaiser
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Personalized Medicine - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 521	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Conway, Mathias, Cane, Haddaway, Eckardt, and Elmore
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 585	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 586
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 674	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 706	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 714	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, and Costa
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 715	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Home Health - Certificate of Need
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 840	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter and Oaks
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 860	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 871	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, and Simmons
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Certificates of Need - Hospitals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1486	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Davis, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, and Benson
Entitled	Prince George's County Hospital Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 71	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificate of Need Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 166	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 196	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 221	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 380	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 464	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 546
Sponsored By	Senators Edwards, Colburn, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Rural Trauma Centers - Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 515	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 577	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Covers All Children Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 627	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Kasemeyer, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 637	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 577
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 661	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 744	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 752	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Certificate of Need Requirements - Health Care Facilities Other than Home Health Agencies and Hospices - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 756	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 757	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated Care and Undercompensated Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 777	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Home Health Agencies - Certificate of Need and Licensing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 799	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, and Raskin
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Certificates of Need - Hospitals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1039	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 116
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Harrington, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Prince George's County Hospital Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 1041	Status as of March 29, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, and Pipkin
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - State Police - Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance