2008 Legislative Action - House Bills

Here you will find a running list of bills considered by MedChi's Legislative Committee, with positions taken by the committee and status of each. It is updated weekly during the legislative session (January 9-April 7, 2008) and derived from Legislative Committee Agendas.  Go to Legislative Action to sign up for up-to-the-minute e-mail alerts,  find and contact your legislators, write a letter to the media, or find biographical information on your legislators.

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2008 Bill Signing Dates
Tuesday, April 24  10:00 am
Tuesday, May 13  10:00 am
Thursday, May 22 10:00 am
 
Please note the above dates and times for the Governor's Bill Signings.  All signings are held in the Governor's Reception area on the second floor of the State House.  If you are interested in a particular bill, and when it will be signed, please call the Med Chi Legislative Office.
 
A final newsletter will be distributed following the May 22 signing.
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HOUSE BILLS - 2008 SESSION
April 8, 2008 FINAL

The action indicated is the action of the Legislative Committee and not necessarily the final position of MedChi. All information is accurate as of publication date. Hearing dates are subject to change, call to confirm.
Key to Abbreviations:
SWA: Support with Amendments (legislative committee took no action on these bills)
NP No Position
HB House Bill
SB Senate Bill
POS: Position

2008 House Bills

Bill No. Title Position Status
HB 11 Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Hospice Center, Delegate Sossi FYI - Bill failed
HB 37 Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act , Delegate Manno FYI - Bill failed
HB 50 Prescription Drugs - Marketing or Promotion - Use of Prescriber Identifying Information , Delegate Montgomery Oppose - Bill failed
HB 57 Pediatric Cancer Molecular Database Research Grant - Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Matching Fund , Delegate Montgomery FYI - Bill failed
HB 62 Lead-Containing Products - Prohibition , Delegate Hubbard No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 69 Prosthetic Parity Act , Delegate Mizeur No position - Bill failed
HB 81 Task Force to Study the Regulation of Artificial Trans Fat , Delegate Hubbard, Delegate Hammen FYI - Bill failed
HB 114 All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear , Delegate Kullen, Delegate Levy, Delegate Proctor, Delegate Stull, Delegate Weldon Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 115 Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Checks , Delegates Tarrant, Barve, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 116 Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists , Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 124 Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations , Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker Support - Bill failed
HB 142 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Renaming and Review of Reports and Commissions, Delegate Morhaim FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 143 Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, EPAMDs, and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road, Delegates Cardin, Bobo, Bronrott, Feldman, Hammen, Hecht, Krysiak, Lafferty, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Stein, and Waldstreicher FYI - Bill failed
HB 148 Garrett County - Tobacco Products - Distribution to Minors, Delegate Beitzel FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 151 Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Delegate Hubbard Support - Bill failed
HB 158 Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Delegates Tarrant, Carter, Conaway, Oaks, Robinson, and Rosenberg FYI - Bill failed
HB 168 Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Comparable Evaluation System - Outpatient Surgeries , Delegate Nathan Pulliam No position - Bill failed
HB 172 Creation of a State Debt - Civista Medical Center, Inc., Charles County Delegation FYI - Bill failed
HB 197 Creation of a State Debt - Suburban Hospital, Delegates Bronrott, Frick, and Lee FYI - Bill failed
HB 199 Public Schools - Bullying and Cyber-Bullying - Policy and Disciplinary Standards, Delegates Rice, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, and Walker Support with amendment - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 206 Education - Student Bullying - State and School Policy, Delegates Riley, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, and Smigiel Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 207 Creation of a State Debt - Union Hospital of Cecil County, Cecil County Delegation FYI - Bill failed
HB 215 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Programs - Outcomes Evaluation, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 216 Hereditary and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 220 Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee FYI - Bill failed
HB 233 Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts - Extension of Law, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 234 State Board of Acupuncture - Practice and Licensure, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Oppose - Bill failed
HB 236 Life or Health Insurance Policies and Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support - Bill failed
HB 238 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Status, Operation, and Regulation, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 250 Sales and Use Tax - Tanning Services, Delegates Morhaim, Healey, and Walker FYI - Bill failed
HB 251 Health Care Decisions Act - Disclosure by Health Care Facilities - Practices Related to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures, Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Stein No position - Bill failed
HB 271 Medical Review Committees, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support with Amendments - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 272 Medical Stop-Loss Insurance, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 277 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Authority to Act in an Emergency, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 278 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support with amendments - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 289 Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension, Delegate Pendergrass Support - Bill passed
HB 292 Maryland False Claims Act , Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, Shewell, and Sossi Oppose - Bill failed
HB 295 Hepatitis C - Inmates - Annual Report, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Hubbard, Kullen, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley FYI - Bill failed
HB 302 Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery General Hospital, Delegates Bates, Kaiser, Montgomery, Taylor, Ali, Barkley, Bronrott, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Heller, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Reznik, and Waldstreicher FYI - Bill failed
HB 321 Transportation - Transit Vehicle Operators - Prohibition on Use of Wireless Communication Devices , Delegates Stukes, Cardin, Conaway, DeBoy, Elliott, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, Oaks, Rice, Tarrant, F. Turner, and Walker FYI - Bill failed
HB 343 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Prescription Drug Substitution, Delegates Kipke, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, George, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, King, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Weldon No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 359 Local Correctional Facilities - Inmate Health Care Expenses - Payment Rates to Health Care Providers, Delegates Conway, Barkley, DeBoy, Haynes, James, and Levy Oppose - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 380 Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibition , Delegates F. Turner, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Glenn, Hixson, Howard, Jones, Kramer, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon Support - Bill failed
HB 393 Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting , Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 394 State Postmortem Examiners Commission - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Postmortem Examiners Law , Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 395 Health Insurance Carriers - Financial Reporting , Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 400 Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect , Delegate Dumais No position - Bill failed
HB 403 State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children , Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and Weldon Support - Bill failed
HB 413 Health Maintenance Organizations - Nonparticipating Providers - Billing of Enrollees and Subscribers for Covered Services , Delegates Costa and Kipke Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 427 Health Occupations - Power of Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Regulatory Boards , Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam Oppose - Bill failed
HB 435 Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures , Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Glenn, Barnes, Beitzel, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner FYI - Bill failed
HB 438 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information , Delegate Hubbard FYI - Bill failed
HB 450 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health, Delegates Hammen and Nathan-Pulliam Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 453 Advisory Committee to Coordinate the Public Health System and Drug Treatment Funded by the Medical Assistance Program, Delegates Hammen, McHale, and Nathan-Pulliam Support - Bill failed
HB 459 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 460 Maryland Cancer Treatment Program, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Harrison, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Montgomery, Morhaim, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner No position - Bill failed
HB 462 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals - Sunset Extension, Delegate Pendergrass Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 493 Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Delegate Hubbard No position - Bill failed
HB 494 Licensed Counselors and Therapists - Appraisal Activities - Training Requirements, Delegate Hubbard No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 499 Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Kach, Montgomery, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner Support - Bill failed
HB 503 Brian Moore Student Health and Fitness Act of Maryland, Delegates Walker, Cardin, Barnes, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Kullen, Laff Support - Bill failed
HB 510 Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures, Delegates Pendergrass, DeBoy, Hammen, Love, and Morhaim No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 514 Maryland Medbank Program - Funding, Delegates Donoghue and Nathan-Pulliam FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 525 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, and Weldon Oppose - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 527 Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies, Delegates Reznik, Beitzel, Bromwell, Donoghue, Hammen, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Schuler, Tarrant, and V. Turner No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 531 Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Quarantine Orders - Arrest Without Warrant and Citations, Delegate Dumais FYI - Bill failed
HB 532 Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Duties, Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Branch, Conaway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elmore, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McComas, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker FYI - Bill failed
HB 535 Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee - Pregnancy and Childhood, Delegates Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 536 Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent, Delegate Dumais FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 539 Task Force to Study the Impact of Sleep Apnea on Children, Delegates Robinson, Anderson, Barkley, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Kaiser, Kirk, Manno, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Va FYI - Bill failed
HB 541 Teenage Protection Pilot Program, Delegate George Oppose - Bill failed
HB 546 Local Boards of Education - Harassment and Intimidation in Schools, Delegates Kaiser, Bartlett, Bronrott, Carr, Healey, Love, Manno, McComas, and Montgomery Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 551 Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority, Delegate Donoghue Oppose - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 558 Home Health - Certificate of Need, Delegates Bromwell and Donoghue FYI - Bill failed
HB 578 Health Insurance - Coverage for Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Kaiser, Kipke, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 585 Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 586 Consumer Products Safety - Lead and Mercury Reduction Act, Delegates Kullen and Kipke Oppose - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 594 Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services, Delegate Donoghue Support - Bill failed
HB 602 Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Transfer of Moneys to the Rainy Day Fund, Delegate O'Donnell Oppose - Bill failed
HB 603 Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarran No position - Bill failed
HB 606 Health Care Liability - Noneconomic Damages, Delegates Kelly, Dwyer, Frank, McComas, Myers, and Shank Support - Bill failed
HB 607 Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility, Delegates Kelly, Dwyer, Frank, McComas, Myers, and Shank Support - Bill failed
HB 609 Cigars - Sales of Less Than Five Per Package - Prohibited, Delegates Tarrant, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Levi, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McHa No position - Bill failed
HB 614 Sales and Use Tax - Elective Cosmetic Procedures, Delegate Ali Oppose - Bill failed
HB 653 Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings, Delegate Hixson Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 665 Creation of a State Debt - Adventist Health Care, Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons FYI - Bill failed
HB 666 Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Delegates Reznik and Hammen No position - Bill failed
HB 687 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas, Delegate Rosenberg Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 688 Insurance - Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland - Surplus, Delegate Simmons No position - Bill failed
HB 695 Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices by Young Drivers - Enforcement, Charles County Delegation FYI - Bill failed
HB 701 Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization - Miscarriage, Delegates Kaiser, Bates, Bromwell, Carr, Frick, Hucker, Ivey, Love, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Reznik, Robinson, and Taylor   - Bill failed
HB 709 Health Insurance - Special Services, Procedures, or Reports - Reimbursement, Delegates Costa and Kipke Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 711 Motor Vehicles - School Bus Drivers - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving, Delegates Barkley, Ali, Bates, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, and Stull FYI - Bill failed
HB 726 Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights, Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon FYI - Bill failed
HB 730 Health Occupations - Complementary Alternative Medicine Health Care Providers - Scope of Practice, Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Dumais, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Rice, and Weldon Oppose - Bill failed
HB 732 Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - School Policy, Delegates Stein, Anderson, Cardin, George, Glenn, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Morhaim, Murphy, and Olszewski Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 733 Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners, Delegate Hubbard FYI - Bill failed
HB 737 Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility, Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Schuh, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon No position - Bill failed
HB 759 Creation of a State Debt - Franklin Square Hospital Center, Delegates Impallaria, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Frank, Jennings, McDonough, Minnick, Olszewski, Schuler, and Weir FYI - Bill failed
HB 766 Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Confidentiality, Delegate Malone FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 772 Pharmacists - Substitution of Generic Drugs or Device Products - Consent of Consumers or Authorized Prescribers, Delegates Robinson, Bates, Conaway, Haynes, Heller, and Love Oppose - Bill failed
HB 773 Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline, Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor No position - Bill failed
HB 774 Establishment of the Provider Advocacy Group for Providers of Services to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and V. Turner FYI - Bill failed
HB 789 Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital, Delegates Haynes, Kirk, and Stukes FYI - Bill failed
HB 802 Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Glenn, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Tarrant, and V. Turner Support with amendment - Bill failed
HB 810 Task Force to Study Involuntary Outpatient Commitment, Delegates Hubbard and Pena-Melnyk Support - Bill failed
HB 811 State Board of Dental Examiners Nomination and Disciplinary Processes - Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care , Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Harrison, Jones, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Stein Oppose unless amended - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 814 Health Occupations - Personal Trainers - Licensing, Delegate Costa No position - Bill failed
HB 815 Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers, Delegates Tarrant, Donoghue, James, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Stukes Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 818 Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties, Delegates Tarrant and Hubbard Support with amendment - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 856 Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center, Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, Frank, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Schuler, Stein, and Weir FYI - Bill failed
HB 863 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Health Care for the Homeless, Delegates Stukes, Carter, Conaway, Haynes, Kirk, Oaks, and Robinson FYI - Bill failed
HB 872 Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs, Delegates Pendergrass, Bobo, DeBoy, Guzzone, Malone, and F. Turner No position - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 874 Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Minors With Provisional License Transporting Minors - Enforcement, Charles County Delegation FYI - Bill failed
HB 876 State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services, Delegate Morhaim Support - Bill failed
HB 906 Maryland Revised Anatomical Gift Act, Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McHale, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, and Shewell FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 910 Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings, Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Burns, Dumais, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, Robinson, and Sossi Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 912 Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Community Free Clinic, Delegate Donoghue FYI - Bill failed
HB 942 Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 961 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Discipline of Licensees - Disclosure of Information, Delegates Stein, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam No position - Bill failed
HB 965 Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions Required to Report, Delegates Anderson, Aumann, Barve, Branch, Braveboy, Busch, Cardin, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Glenn, Levi, Malone, McConkey, McIntosh, Ramirez, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Taylor, and Valderrama No position - Bill failed
HB 969 Health Care Malpractice - Death - Noneconomic Damages, Delegates Waldstreicher and Valderrama Oppose - Bill failed
HB 991 HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Treatment - Pregnant Women, Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner Support - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 1009 Income Tax Exemption - Military Health Care Pensions - Health Care Workforce Shortage, Delegates Cardin, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Riley, Tarrant, Weir, and Weldon FYI - Bill failed
HB 1037 Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 410-08, Prince George's County Delegation FYI - Bill failed
HB 1039 Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 403-08, Prince George's County Delegation FYI - Bill passed; awaiting Governor’s action
HB 1044 Task Force to Study Abuse of Performance-Enhancing Substances, Delegates Frank, Hammen, Kipke, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon Support - Bill failed