2012 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of May 25, 2012 - 12:15 p.m.

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HB 9	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Cane, Healey, and B. Robinson
Entitled	Education - Children and Youth - Reporting of Information Concerning Student Health, Well-Being, and Growth
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 15	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Glenn
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 87	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 131	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kramer, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Vitale, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 189	Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker and Oaks
Entitled	State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 243	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Burns, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Frush, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, A. Kelly, Kipke, Morhaim, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, Cullison, Krebs, Bromwell, Ready, Reznik, Elliott, Hammen, Pendergrass, Kach, McDonough, and Frank
Entitled	Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 421	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 663
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Determination of Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 615	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barnes
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by Law Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 620	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Bates, Bobo, Carter, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Eckardt, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Haddaway-Riccio, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, B. Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Washington, and Wilson
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 641	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 669
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Kipke, Krebs, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Lee, Pena-Melnyk, Kach, Reznik, A. Kelly, and Cullison
Entitled	Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses - Public Awareness, Treatment, and Outreach
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 658	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 388
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Emergency Plans for Human Service Facilities and Dialysis Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 675	Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Niemann
Entitled	Health - Prohibition on Individuals with Tuberculosis Working in Food Service Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 743	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Kipke, Krebs, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Inmates - Hepatitis C - Testing, Prevention, Counseling, and Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 783	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barnes
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police - Occupational Disease Presumption
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 973	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, Pena-Melnyk, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Food and Friends, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1026	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Braveboy, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ready, Reznik, B. Robinson, Ross, Rudolph, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Economic Development - Sickle Cell Disease Research Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1084	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates B. Robinson, Glenn, Howard, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health - Pregnant Women - Hepatitis B Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1101	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Guzzone, Hucker, Ivey, Malone, McHale, Ross, Valentino-Smith, and Vaughn
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions and Study
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1158	Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Glass, Glenn, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Washington, and Weir
Entitled	Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 1167	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, James, A. Kelly, Lee, A. Miller, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Lung Cancer Screening and Biotechnology
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1168	Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Months - Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1401	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Costa, Frank, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, and Stukes
Entitled	State Department of Education - Oral Health Education
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, and Tarrant
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1442	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Stein
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Baltimore County - HopeWell Cancer Support
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1801	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1809	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn and Morhaim
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 13	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Bromwell, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Hubbard, Kach, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health - Prostate Cancer Screening
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 142	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 32
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Food Safety
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 152	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

SB 163	Status as of January 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Diabetes Treatment - Coverage for Orthotics
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 179	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 4
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pipkin, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Garagiola, Glassman, and Muse
Entitled	Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 180	Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 317	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 555	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Getty
Entitled	Public Health - Retail Establishments - Use of Toilet Facilities by Customers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 611	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Benson, Klausmeier, and Montgomery
Entitled	Health - Pregnant Women - Hepatitis B Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 681	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Currie, King, Manno, Peters, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Food and Friends, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 784	Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Colburn, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 867	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Simonaire
Entitled	State Department of Education - Oral Health Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 891	Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Health - Lyme Disease - Patient Information and Admissibility of Test Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 949	Status as of March 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 991	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Determination of Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 995	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

SB 1037	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 639
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1301	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SJ 6	Status as of March 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Currie, Mathias, Middleton, Raskin, Garagiola, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Health - Prostate Cancer Screening
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations