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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 revised weekly during the legislative session 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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SENATE BILLS - 2012 SESSION 

February 3, 2012

SB 27 Health Care Facilities - Notification of Death of Resident Under Guardianship, Senator Simonaire FYI Senate Finance Committee - Withdrawn
SB 35 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums, Senators Klausmeier, Jacobs, Raskin, Garagiola, Mathias, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Young, Ramirez, Dyson, Stone, Kittleman, and Reilly FYI Senate Budget and Taxation Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 63 Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty, Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Young Oppose Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 71 Health - General - Posthumous Use of Donor Sperm and Eggs, Senator Kelley FYI Senate Finance Committee - Heard on February 1, 2012 2:00pm
SB 72 Medical Treatment - Youth - Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants, Senator Kelley Oppose Senate Finance Committee - Heard on January 26, 2012 2:00pm
SB 76 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Research - Synthetic Cannabinoids, Senators Kelley, Forehand, Jacobs, Manno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe Defer until February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Heard on February 2, 2012 1:00pm
SB 121 Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Maryland Health Insurance Plan) FYI Senate Finance Committee - Passed second reading with amendments
SB 140 Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report, Senators Jacobs, Currie, Glassman, McFadden, Reilly, Stone, and Young Oppose Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 163 Health Insurance - Diabetes Treatment - Coverage for Orthotics, Senators Conway and Pugh No position Senate Finance Committee - Heard on February 1, 2012 2:00pm
SB 179 Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012, 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, and Zirkin Support Senate Finance Committee - Heard on February 1, 2012 2:00pm
SB 180 Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young Oppose Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Heard on February 1, 2012 2:15pm
SB 185 Motor Vehicles - Child Seating and Safety Seats - Requirements and Prohibition, Senators Forehand, Conway, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Stone Support Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 14, 2012 1:00pm
SB 206 Maryland Health Security Act of 2012, Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe No position Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 22, 2012 1:00pm
SB 213 Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition, Senators Raskin, Robey, Forehand, Gladden, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Stone Support Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 9, 2012 1:00pm
SB 217 Motor Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Device - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties, Senators Robey, Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Young Support Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 14, 2012 1:00pm
SB 227 Maryland Health Care Commission - Assessment of Fees and Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund - Revisions, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) FYI Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 15, 2012 1:00pm
SB 229 Health Insurance - Individual and Group Coverage - Application of Federal Affordable Care Act, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) No position Senate Finance Committee - Received first reading
SB 230 Insurance - Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) No position Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 15, 2012 1:00pm
SB 234 Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Kelley, King, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe Support with amendments Senate Finance & Budget and Taxation Committees - Hearing on February 29, 2012 1:00pm
SB 238 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe Support Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 22, 2012 1:00pm
SB 262 Health Occupations - Psychologists - Penalties for Misrepresentation and Practicing Without a License, Senator Montgomery FYI Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 263 Frederick County - Adult Detention Center - Medical and Dental Fees, Senators Brinkley and Young FYI Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 22, 2012 1:00pm
SB 274 State Board of Pharmacy - Sunset Extension and Revisions, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee No position Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 309 Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Registration, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear, Senators Klausmeier, Currie, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Robey, Shank, and Stone Support protective headgear, no position on administrative issues Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 14, 2012 1:00pm
SB 310 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Synthetic Cannabinoids, Senator Reilly Defer until February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 16, 2012 1:00pm
SB 316 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Abuser Registry, Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, and Stone FYI Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 16, 2012 1:00pm
SB 337 State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians, and Electrologists - Licensure and Certification Requirements, Senator Conway No position Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 344 Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Local Anesthesia, Senator Middleton Oppose Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 376 Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest, Senator Conway To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 15, 2012 1:00pm
SB 393 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Recipient Participation, Senator Middleton To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 15, 2012 1:00pm
SB 394 Medical Laboratories - Laboratory Test and Clinical Laboratory Fees - Schedule, Senator Jennings To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 16, 2012 1:00pm
SB 395 Health Occupations - Public Disclosure of Professional Credentials, Senator Jennings To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 408 Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations - Expanded Authority, Senator Dyson To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Hearing on February 8, 2012 1:00pm
SB 427 Pregnancy Outcomes - Confidential Statistical Reporting Requirements, Senators Glassman, DeGrange, Dyson, Kittleman, Peters, Pipkin, and Stone FYI Senate Finance Committee - Received first reading
SB 456 Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate Review, Senator Middleton To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 15, 2012 1:00pm
SB 460 Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty, Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Hearing on February 14, 2012 1:00pm
SB 474 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Certified Professional Counselor-Alcohol and Drug - Repeal, Senator Pinsky FYI Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Received first reading
SB 479 Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician, Senator Ferguson To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee - Received first reading
SB 484 Managed Care Organizations - Medical Loss Ratio Information - Publication, Senators Kelley, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Finance Committee - Hearing on February 15, 2012 1:00pm
SB 488 Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception, Senator Astle To be determined at February 6, 2012 meeting Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee - Received first reading