2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:10 p.m.

	Insurance Administration	Another Session
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HB 39	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 654
Sponsored By	Delegates Riley, Montgomery, Bronrott, Frick, Lee, Hammen, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Out-of-State Association Contracts - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 145	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 550
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Boteler
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 246	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 572
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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HB 272	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Bronrott, Donoghue, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and F. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Coverage Affordability and Revenue Efficiency Standards Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 406	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Lafferty, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 610	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 647	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Limited Lines License - Sale of Insurance Products by Licensed Morticians or Licensed Funeral Directors
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 718	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Insurance - Transactions Within Insurance Holding Company Systems - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 819	Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 868	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Delegates Love and Krysiak
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 952	Status as of May 31, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 750
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Krebs, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Continuing Care Agreements and Related Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 972	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurers - RBC Reduction Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 991	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Automobile Insurance - Use of Territory in Rate Making - Limitation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1235	Status as of April 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Rate Filing
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1280	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Gender Equity Health Coverage Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1317	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Eligibility for Insurance Coverage - Take-Out Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1534	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1538	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals - Chesapeake Region Pilot Project
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 79	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Health Insurance - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 86	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 419	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 455	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Glassman
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Limited Lines License - Sale of Insurance Products to Fund Pre-Need Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 481	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts
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 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 616	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Middleton, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 636	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 89
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Insurance - Required Report and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 638	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 683
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 751	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 97
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pipkin, Pugh, Currie, Jones, Raskin, Conway, Muse, McFadden, and Harrington
Entitled	Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 769	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Transactions Within Insurance Holding Company Systems - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 778	Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Continuing Care - Department of Aging and Maryland Insurance Administration - Transfer of Oversight
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 792	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 909	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kelley, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 949	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Eligibility for Insurance Coverage - Take-Out Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 959	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 336
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Regulation and Status
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 1070	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 348
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations