2007 Profiles For

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Welcome to your 2007 Maryland Legislative Session Profile Page. The 2007 session will begin January 10, 2007 and this page will contain the bills of interest to you . You may view any bill by clicking on the appropriate bill number in the left hand column of the profile.

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2007 Regular Session bill profile information current as of April 11, 2007 - 5:21 a.m.
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Current Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 154
HB 40 Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means Heard
FEBRUARY 14
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 100 Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Taylor
Entitled Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 132 Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
FEBRUARY 16
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and F. Turner
Entitled Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 138 Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments  
Sponsored By The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Busch, Haynes, and Morhaim
Entitled Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 157 Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Morhaim
Entitled Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 171 Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Maryland Health Care Commission - Chronic Care Management and Wellness Promotion - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 202 Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Expansion
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 281 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard and Rosenberg
Entitled Mental Health - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Finance

HB 288 Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
FEBRUARY 22
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 325 Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Gaines, Kullen, Taylor, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 329 Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 330 Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
FEBRUARY 8
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegate Donoghue
Entitled Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 336 Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kirk, Lee, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Stukes, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 339 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Costa, Boteler, Bromwell, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Weldon, Beitzel, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Riley, and Tarrant
Entitled Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plans - Rates
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 358 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Donoghue, Mizeur, V. Turner, Pena-Melnyk, Oaks, Montgomery, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled Certified Social Workers-Clinical - Practice - Definition
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 361 Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Donoghue, Kullen, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley
Entitled State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 367 Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 75 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Oaks
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Primary Adult Care Program - Enrollment in a Managed Care Organization
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 390 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Simmons, Kelly, and Shank
Entitled Sexual Offenders - Evaluation Before Sentencing
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 400 Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
FEBRUARY 16
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 411 Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, and Donoghue
Entitled Health Insurance - Managed Care Organizations - Service Count Ratio
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 462 Status as of February 15, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations Heard
FEBRUARY 20
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 473 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Elmore, Cane, Eckardt, Haddaway, Mathias, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled Natural Resources - Soft Crabs - Bycatch
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 477 Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Costa
Entitled Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan - Modifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 486 Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Environmental Matters Heard
FEBRUARY 27
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Healey, and Holmes
Entitled Maryland Affordable Housing Investment Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means

HB 519 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Donoghue, Hubbard, Malone, Oaks, and Schuler
Entitled Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 524 Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Kipke, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 535 Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Dumais
Entitled Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Quarantine Orders - Citations
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 548 Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Substance Abuse - Diversion
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 572 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Elliott, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Shewell, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled Health Insurance - Personal Responsibility - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 579 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Harrison, Hucker, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Mathias, Rice, Riley, Walker, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 594 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Services for Cognitive and Functional Impairments - Study and Analysis
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 605 Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bromwell, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Lafferty, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Waldstreicher, Beitzel, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Statewide Empowerment Zones for Seniors Commission
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 640 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Rosenberg
Entitled Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 672 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Braveboy, Elmore, McConkey, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 714 Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate McKee
Entitled Health Insurance - Coverage for Returning Veterans - Limiting Age for Students
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 734 Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 6
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Rudolph and Elliott
Entitled Pharmacy Benefits Managers Regulation Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 754 Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Heard
MARCH 29
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner
Entitled Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 784 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Lawton, McIntosh, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Mizeur, Shewell, and Waldstreicher
Entitled Affordable Housing - Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 788 Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 26 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 796 Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Mizeur, and Montgomery
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 800 Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 844 Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled Health Services Cost Review Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 847 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Bromwell
Entitled Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 848 Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Bromwell
Entitled Health Insurance - Clean Claims
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 850 Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 82 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Hammen, Oaks, Ross, Tarrant, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration - Needs Assessment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 869 Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard
Entitled Court-Ordered Drug and Alcohol Treatment - Aftercare Planning
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 900 Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Bronrott
Entitled First Responders Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 913 Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Hubbard, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 924 Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 15
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Benson, Barkley, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Ross, Schuler, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 935 Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 944 Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations Heard
MARCH 15
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegate Heller
Entitled Task Force to Study the Needs and Expenditures of State Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations

HB 947 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement and Charges
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 949 Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Stein, Beitzel, Bromwell, Costa, Kach, Kipke, Malone, Mizeur, Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Military Health Care Personnel - Staffing Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 970 Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Taylor, and Weldon
Entitled Rosewood Center - Plan for Services to Residents
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 979 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Pendergrass, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Love, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Stukes, F. Turner, Weldon, Beitzel, McDonough, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled Health Information Exchange Pilot Project
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 997 Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
FEBRUARY 16
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, and Rice
Entitled Maryland Children's Health Program - Expansion of Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1009 Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 34 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate Payment Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1046 Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Braveboy, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hecht, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Kullen, Lawton, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Stein, and Tarrant
Entitled Public Health - Self-Mutilation - Awareness, Training, and Distribution of Materials
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1052 Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, N. King, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled Health Insurance - Young Adult Coverage Expansion Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1054 Status as of February 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 1
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegate Kach
Entitled Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1057 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Health Insurance - Family Coverage Expansion Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1060 Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 13
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Stocksdale, and Vaughn
Entitled Medicaid Transparency Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1061 Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 13
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant
Entitled Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1068 Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1070 Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, and Smigiel
Entitled Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1076 Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled Health Insurance - Low-Income Health Insurance Premium Support Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1082 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Claims and Applicability of State Laws
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1123 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Heller, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, Simmons, and Taylor
Entitled Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Ida G. and L. Leonard Ruben Scholarships
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1124 Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary Heard
MARCH 15
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1161 Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations No Hearing
Scheduled
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Task Force on Funding Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1179 Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations No Hearing
Scheduled
Sponsored By Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled Health Insurance - Uniform Credentialing Form
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1192 Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 21
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Bronrott, Lawton, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Hucker, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, and Taylor
Entitled Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Covered Persons
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1221 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Gutierrez
Entitled Delinquency Prevention and Diversion Services Task Force - Extension of Sunset
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1222 Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Montgomery, Benson, Dumais, Hecht, Hubbard, N. King, Kipke, Kramer, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Mizeur, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1238 Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 21
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegate Mizeur
Entitled Health Coverage Appeals Fairness Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1243 Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled Anne Arundel County - Mental Health Advisory Committee
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1279 Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Kach
Entitled Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1313 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1358 Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Conway, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Mathias, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disability - Freedom of Choice
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1359 Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Conway, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Mathias, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Respite Care - Sunset Extension
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1361 Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations Heard
APRIL 6
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Delegates Robinson, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled Health Care and Personal Care Services - Abusive Employee Database
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1370 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Mizeur
Entitled Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Modifications and Sunset Extension
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 1372 Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Gaines, Barkley, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, DeBoy, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Love, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled Student Health - Inhalant Abuse - Awareness , Training, and Distribution of Materials (Mackenzie's Law)
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1408 Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Griffith, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, V. Clagett, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, McIntosh, Montgomery, Proctor, Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Interventions
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HJ 3 Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Heller, Vallario, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Carter, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled REAL ID Act of 2007 - Protest and Repeal
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 10 Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Heard
JANUARY 24
2:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Senator Middleton
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Medicaid Managed Care Pilot Program - Sunset Extension
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 48 Status as of January 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance Heard
JANUARY 31
3:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Senator Middleton
Entitled State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians and Signatures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 81 Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Della
Entitled Procurement of Services of Regulated Lobbyist - Prohibited
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 83 Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Zirkin
Entitled Sexual Offenders - Evaluation Before Sentencing
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 107 Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Passed Enrolled Passed Legislation
Sponsored By The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Peters, Rosapepe, Astle, Kelley, and Pugh
Entitled Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 149 Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
MARCH 29
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 155 Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lenett, Middleton, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 258 Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations Heard
APRIL 4
1:00 p.m.
Sponsored By Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, and Harris
Entitled State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 262 Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Klausmeier and Della
Entitled Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 263 Status as of March 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, and Pinsky
Entitled Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 302 Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Kelley, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 323 Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Astle
Entitled Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 330 Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Currie, Hogan, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled Task Force to Study System Variables that Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 339 Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Returned Passed Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled