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Delegate Robert A. Costa
District 33B

Total Number of Bills: 60
HB 316       Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 463
State Board of Pharmacy - Wholesale Distributor Permits - Permit and Application Requirements
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 334       Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 183
Health Occupations - State Board of Pharmacy - Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Pharmacies
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 370       Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Public Schools - Physical Examinations - Calculation of Body Mass Index
House: Ways and Means    
HB 410       Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Anne Arundel County - Deale Elementary School Baseball Fields
House: Appropriations    
HB 688       Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 315
State Board of Physicians - Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee - Education, Supervision, and Administration
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 689       Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1395     Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Deale Elementary School Technology Enhancement Project
House: Appropriations    
HB 1455     Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 341
Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 64         Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Hospice of the Chesapeake Renovation Phase 1
House: Appropriations    
HB 82         Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - E-Verify Program
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 94         Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 647
Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 101       Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 649
Health - General - Posthumous Use of Donor Sperm and Eggs
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 103       Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Independent Foster Care Adolescents - Age of Eligibility
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 107       Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Public Health - Child Care Products Containing Flame Retardant Chemicals (TRIS) - Prohibition
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: January 31, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 113       Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Polling Places - Proof of Identity
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 15, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 157       Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Sprinkler Assistance Revolving Fund
House: Appropriations    
HB 220       Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Community Service Providers - Executive Compensation - Reporting Requirements
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 230       Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Public Safety - Department of State Police - Yellow Dot Program
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 253       Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Department of Planning - Local and Regional Planning and Land Use Powers - Prohibition on Restriction
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 256       Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Regulated Firearms - License Issued by Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia - Reciprocity
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 277       Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 489
State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 286       Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 75
Managed Care Organizations - Medical Loss Ratio Information - Publication
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 322       Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care Building Facilities
House: Appropriations    
HB 347       Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 355       Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Employment and State Procurement - Use of the Federal E-Verify Program (Better Maryland - Immigration Reform)
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 360       Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Anne Arundel County - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way - Exceptions
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 361       Status as of February 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Public Safety - Autism Awareness Training Program
House: Judiciary    
HB 408       Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Occupations - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 14, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 429       Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Corporate Income Tax Relief (Better Maryland - Tax Relief)
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 14, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 430       Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirement (Better Maryland - Right of Self Defense)
House: Judiciary    
HB 451       Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission (Better Maryland - Nonpartisan Redistricting)
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations     (Heard: March 2, 2012, 2:30 p.m.)    
HB 458       Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
State Officials - Limitation of Terms (Better Maryland - Term Limits)
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations     (Heard: March 12, 2012, 2:30 p.m.)    
HB 488       Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirements
House: Judiciary    
HB 539       Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
HB 556       Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 524
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Regulation
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 560       Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Family Investment Program - Eligibility - Drug Testing
House: Appropriations    
HB 561       Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 572       Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Task Force to Study Retirement Benefits for Public Officials
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 29, 2012, 9:00 a.m.)
HB 620       Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 634       Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Physician Assistants - Performance of X-ray Duties
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Senate Rules
HB 638       Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Bona Fide Wellness Program and Wellness Promotion
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 641       Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 669
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses - Public Awareness, Treatment, and Outreach
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 711       Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Video Lottery Terminals - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 16, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 729       Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Tire Age - Required Notice
House: Economic Matters    
HB 743       Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Inmates - Hepatitis C - Testing, Prevention, Counseling, and Treatment
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 766       Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 678
State Government - Commemorative Days - Crime Victims and Advocates
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 780       Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Multicultural Health Care Equity Certification and Accreditation - Work Group
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 838       Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 319
Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Audits and Reimbursement of Pharmacies or Pharmacists
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 873       Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records
House: Judiciary    
HB 937       Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Annapolis Historic District - Sprinkler Assistance Revolving Fund
House: Appropriations    
HB 961       Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 28, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1026     Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Economic Development - Sickle Cell Disease Research Program
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 20, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1055     Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 294
Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Required Coverage, Workgroup, and Technical Advisory Group
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1149     Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 580
Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1193     Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 482
State Personnel - Traumatic Events - Mental Health Support Services
House: Appropriations     Senate: Finance
HB 1286     Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Noncompetitive Negotiation - Repeal of Limitations
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1401     Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 605
State Department of Education - Oral Health Education
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1407     Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1423     Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Local Government - Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Funds - Distribution of Money to Volunteer Companies
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)    
HJ 3           Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Joint Resolution 4
Maryland Ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs