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

	Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of	Another Session
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HB 12	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Genetic Privacy - Individual's Genetic Information - Personal Property Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 15	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Manno, and V. Turner
Entitled	Child Care Articles Containing Bisphenol-A - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 70	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commissions, Programs, and Reports - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 76	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Hepatitis C Virus - Public Awareness and Outreach - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 86	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Stifler
Entitled	Public Health - Food Establishments - Process for Choosing Regulation or Licensure of Excluded Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 109	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Montgomery, and Riley
Entitled	Health - Issuance of Birth Certificates - Surviving Spouse
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 113	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, and Oaks
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Supports and Services - Report
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 114	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Aumann, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Frush, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krysiak, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Auction and Internet Sales - Prohibition - Exception
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 127	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 144	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Ivey, Kramer, Kullen, Lee, McConkey, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, and Valderrama
Entitled	Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 180	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Kullen, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled	Hereditary and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 181	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 229	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Prescribers - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Exemption from Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 243	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, Dwyer, Elmore, Frank, George, Hecht, Jennings, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Manno, Mathias, McComas, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Walkup, Wood, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Milk Products - Pilot Farmstead Cheese Program - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 304	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Griffith, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Appropriations

HB 340	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 368	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Hammen, Kirk, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Baltimore City Health Department - Overdose Prevention Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 383	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Bronrott, Gaines, Hubbard, and Mizeur
Entitled	Managing for Results - Evidence-Based Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 419	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 671
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Wellness Report Card Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 462	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Kipke, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Medicaid State Plan and Medical Assistance Program - Amendments and Waiver Applications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 499	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Robinson, Boteler, Cane, Hecht, Howard, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Database of Terminated Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 500	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 400
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Anderson, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Krysiak, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Stukes
Entitled	Baltimore City - Medical Assistance Programs - Eligibility and Enrollment Information Mailings to Students
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 507	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 142
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, Tarrant, Hammen, Pendergrass, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 526	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Pena-Melnyk, 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	Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 527	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Olive Oil - Standards for Sale in State
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 533	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 677
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Weldon
Entitled	Cooperative Purchasing Agreements - Requirements and Expansion of Use
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 567	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Benson, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Frush, Gaines, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 574	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 635	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 686
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Burns, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Healey, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, F. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Criminal Conviction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 709	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Kipke, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Children's Environmental Health Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 711	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Ivey, and McIntosh
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Healthy Improvement and Disease Prevention Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 722	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Frush
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 739	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Kach, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ross, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 756	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Gutierrez, Haynes, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Levy, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Taylor, and Valderrama
Entitled	Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 758	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, George, McComas, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Reporting and Reimbursement for Never Events
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 782	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Bromwell, Haynes, Oaks, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 791	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Guzzone, Haynes, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Increase and Distribution of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 815	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Beitzel and Hammen
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Practitioners Who Perform Obstetrical Services - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

HB 828	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - No So-Called Sexual Stimulant Pills For Kids Act MC 908-09
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 920	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali and Benson
Entitled	No So-Called Sexual Stimulant Pills for Kids Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 951	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 957	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Office of the Treasurer - Community Services Trust Fund - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1001	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frick, Ali, Barkley, Bromwell, Carr, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Manno, Mizeur, Reznik, and Robinson
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reporting by Financial Institutions on Enrolled Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1015	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank
Entitled	Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1043	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Braveboy, Hucker, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Facilities - Closure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1044	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Carr, Conaway, Hammen, Hucker, Levi, McDonough, Oaks, Robinson, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, and F. Turner
Entitled	Walter P. Carter Center - Employees, Services, and Naming
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1073	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1096	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Substance Abuse Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1119	Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Barnes, Benson, Ivey, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waiver - Waiver for Medicaid Coordinated Long-Term Care Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1149	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, and Oaks
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1164	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Boteler, Kelly, Krebs, Miller, Serafini, Stifler, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Transport of a Decedent - Proper Dignity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1186	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1213	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	The 21st Century Health Eligibility Systems Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1249	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1275	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1347	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 720
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Drug or Alcohol Abuse - Court-Ordered Evaluation and Treatment of Defendant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1380	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice and Provider Registry
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1464	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Mathias, Rudolph, and Smigiel
Entitled	Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - Respite Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1476	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1477	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Advertising and Gifts to Health Care Providers - Reports
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

HB 1513	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Health Care Practitioners
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1542	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 478
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, Cane, Rudolph, Conway, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health - Licensing of Food Establishments - Exception for Egg Producers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1552	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities - Holly Center - Community Resource Center Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 50	Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Colburn
Entitled	Advisory Board on Gambling Addiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 54	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Genetic Privacy - Individual's Genetic Information - Personal Property Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 63	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 352
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Oral Health Safety Net Program - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 101	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Public Health - Warning Labels and Prohibition on Color Additives in Food
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 131	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Glassman
Entitled	Public Health - Food Establishments - Process for Choosing Regulation or Licensure of Excluded Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 160	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Currie, Forehand, and Lenett
Entitled	Hereditary and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 195	Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Ultrasound Options
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 272	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Forehand
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 386	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City Health Department - Overdose Prevention Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 390	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, DeGrange, Exum, Glassman, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Auction and Internet Sales - Prohibition - Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 393	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Kelley, King, Lenett, Middleton, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Managing for Results - Evidence-Based Practices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 421	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 435	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Reporting and Reimbursement for Never Events
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 442	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 471	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 71
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Composition and Executive Director
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 487	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 504	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Health Care Facilities and Clinics - Reporting of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Incidents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 563	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Harrington, Jones, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: 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 635	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Garagiola, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Uniform Statewide Transportation System for Nonemergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 646	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 90
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 664	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Currie, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 699	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Education - Immunizations - Children Entering Seventh Grade or Higher
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 708	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Frosh, Jones, and Lenett
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 717	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Cancer Reports - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 729	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Exum, Forehand, Jones, Lenett, and Pugh
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Increase and Distribution of Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 749	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 750	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program
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 761	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Supports and Services - Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 774	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Practitioners Who Perform Obstetrical Services - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters

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 790	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Meningococcal Disease - Distribution of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 796	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 603
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Office of the Treasurer - Community Services Trust Fund - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 808	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Milk Products - Pilot Farmstead Cheese Program - Repeal of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 813	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 831	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, Frosh, Harrington, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 881	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Health System Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 952	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 331
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 956	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 986	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice and Provider Registry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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