2010 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 10, 2010 - 9:14 p.m.

	Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins	Another Session
		Short Format

HB 55	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Ivey
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage for Water Damage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 69	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Insurers - Audits, Investments, and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 85	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 387
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 86	Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Underwriting and Rating - Consumer Rates and Rating
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 91	Status as of January 21, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Modernization and Tax Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 144	Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	People's Insurance Counsel Division in the Office of the Attorney General - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 206	Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Imprisonment for Felony Conviction
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 249	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 663
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Insurance - Premium Increase for Commercial and Workers' Compensation Insurance - Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 267	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor (Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight) and Delegates Jameson, King, Ali, Feldman, Manno, and Rice
Entitled	Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight - Termination Date and Study
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 305	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 84
Sponsored By	Delegates Davis, Burns, Love, Manno, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Insurance - Domestic Reinsurers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 327	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled	Estates - Disqualification - Conviction for Unlawfully Obtaining Property of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 423	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Delegate Sossi
Entitled	Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Maximum Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 475	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bartlett, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Haddaway, Hammen, Healey, Jones, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Stein, Barve, Cardin, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Murphy, Myers, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 654	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, Jennings, McComas, and McDonough
Entitled	Harford County - Towing and Removing Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 669	Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Boteler, McConkey, and Minnick
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Renter's Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 702	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 615
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Beidle, Glenn, and Lafferty
Entitled	Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Insurance - Fidelity Bond
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 767	Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Health Security Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 799	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 623
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Manno, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Reverse Mortgage Homeowners Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 840	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Stein
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Ordinance or Law Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 844	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 103
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Mathias, and Rudolph
Entitled	Local Government Funds - Redeposit into Insured Accounts
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 854	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 92
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Barkley, Cardin, Manno, and Minnick
Entitled	Homeowner's, Farmowner's, and Dwelling Insurance Policies - Claims for Additional Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 882	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Barnes, Conaway, Frick, Heller, Ivey, Manno, McConkey, Ramirez, Reznik, Simmons, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Use of Senior or Retiree Credential or Designation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 912	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Carr, Carter, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Howard, Montgomery, Stein, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Public Safety - Regulation of Demolition - Demolition Contractors
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 976	Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 987	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Beidle, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, Serafini, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein
Entitled	Marine Contractors - Licensure and Regulation - Tidal Wetlands Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 988	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By	Delegate George
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Regulation of For-Hire Water Carriers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1008	Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Davis
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Status and Renaming
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1088	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Olszewski, Weir, Barkley, Boteler, Burns, Conaway, DeBoy, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Jameson, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Robinson, Rudolph, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Offer of Coverage for Loss Caused by Discharge of Water
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1101	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Elliott
Entitled	Insurance - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Third-Party Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1166	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Awards and Judgments - Periodic Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1252	Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno and Feldman
Entitled	Physicians - Professional Liability Coverage - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1253	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno and Feldman
Entitled	Physicians - Professional Liability Coverage - Proof and Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1295	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 731
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Jameson, Kirk, McHale, Minnick, and Rudolph
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Uninsured Employers' Fund - Uninsured Employer Assessments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1300	Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Carr, Hecht, and Hucker
Entitled	Common Interest Community Managers - Licensing and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1343	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates King and Schuh
Entitled	Maryland Small Business Investment Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1351	Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno and Montgomery
Entitled	Insurance - Use of Genetic Information and Genetic Tests
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1391	Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Reznik, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Frick, Frush, Heller, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Mizeur, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Student-Athletes - Concussions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 1469	Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frick, Hixson, King, Feldman, and Schuh
Entitled	Maryland Small Business Investment Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1470	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 740
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Miller, and Niemann
Entitled	Title Insurance - Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1489	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes and Kirk
Entitled	Bail Bonds - Surety Bondsmen - Licensure, Regulation, and Financing of Bail Bonds
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Economic Matters

HB 1514	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 742
Sponsored By	Delegates Beidle and Stein
Entitled	Real Property - Condominiums - Cancellation of Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

SB 34	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 515
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight) and Senators Kelley and Exum
Entitled	Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight - Termination Date and Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 107	Status as of March 25, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Kelley
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Tax Deferment, Trust Fund Solvency, and Cost-Neutral Modernization Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 236	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Kelley, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Insurance - Premium Increase for Commercial and Workers' Compensation Insurance - Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 285	Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 382	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 286
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Dyson, Harrington, Lenett, Miller, and Reilly
Entitled	Marine Contractors - Licensure and Regulation - Tidal Wetlands Licenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 402	Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Currie, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Physicians - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 468	Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Maryland Employment Opportunity Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 494	Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Regulation of For-Hire Water Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 507	Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Status, Renaming, and Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 544	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harrington, Currie, Frosh, Gladden, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Public Safety - Regulation of Demolition - Demolition Contractors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 547	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 83
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Insurance - Domestic Reinsurers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 647	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 91
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Homeowner's, Farmowner's, and Dwelling Insurance Policies - Claims for Additional Payments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 682	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Health System Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 774	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, and Glassman
Entitled	Insurance Producers - Use of Senior or Retiree Credential or Designation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 777	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 102
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Local Government Funds - Redeposit into Insured Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 800	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 616
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Insurance - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 841	Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Bail Bonds - Surety Bondsmen - Licensure, Regulation, and Financing of Bail Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 865	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Student-Athletes - Concussions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

SB 878	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Peters, and Pugh
Entitled	Reverse Mortgage Homeowners Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 883	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters and Currie
Entitled	Maryland Small Business Investment Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 900	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 634
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Title Insurers - Required Reserves, Capital Stock, and Surplus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 906	Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage for Loss Caused by Discharge of Water - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 931	Status as of February 25, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, and Exum
Entitled	Common Interest Community Managers - Licensing and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 955	Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, and Peters
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Uninsured Employers' Fund - Uninsured Employer Assessments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 1044	Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage for Other Structures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1050	Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Title Insurance - Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 1100	Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Average Weekly Wage - Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules