| Bill No. |
Title |
Position |
Status |
| SB 17 |
Maryland Health Care Foundation - Repeal, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 18 |
Creation of a State Debt - Mercy Medical Center, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 19 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Medical System (Introduced as SB 752 in 2002 and No Position Taken), Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 20 |
Baltimore City - Drug Free Zones - Recreation Areas, Senate Judicial Proceedings |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| SB 31 |
Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Appropriations |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 206 |
| SB 39 |
Health Insurance - Coverage for Home Visits After Mastectomy or Surgical Removal of a Testicle - Repeal of Sunset, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 39 |
| SB 48 |
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dispensing Monitoring Program, Senate Judicial Proceedings |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 49 |
Criminal Law - Forgery of Controlled Dangerous Substance Prescriptions or Written Orders - Penalty, Judicial Proceedings |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 63 |
Vehicle Laws - License Restriction for a Minor - Prohibition Against Minor as Passengers (Introduced as SB 527 in 2002 and No Position Taken), Senate Judicial Proceedings House Environmental Matters |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 91 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment (Introduced as SB 10 in 2002 with a Support the Concept position taken), Senate Finance |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| SB 99 |
State Acupuncture Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 117 |
State Acupuncture Board - Examination Requirements and Membership Board, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 119 |
Creation of a State Debt - Good Samaritan Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 127 |
Task Force to Study Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Senate Finance |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 148 |
Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Reporting Requirements, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
NP |
Signed, Chapter 15 |
| SB 150 |
Health Insurance - Required Reimbursements - Podiatrists (Introduced at SB 274 in 2002 an Oppose Position was taken), Senate Finance |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 162 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors (Introduced as SB 896 in 2002 and was to be Reviewed by Legislative Leadership), Senate Judicial Proceedings |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 164 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions, Senate Finance |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill Failed |
| SB 166 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing, Senate Finance |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 181 |
Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund (Introduced as SB 306 in 2002 with a Support Position Taken), Senate Judicial Proceedings |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 190 |
Developmentally Disabled Individuals - Medical Assistance and Other Services - Eligibility, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 194 |
Creation of a State Debt - Washington Adventist Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 201 |
Creation of a State Debt - Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 208 |
Firearms - Shell Casings and Other Identification Information, Senate Judicial Proceedings |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 209 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement for Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Dual Eligibility (Introduced as SB 206 in 2002 with a Support Position Taken), Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 366 |
| SB 224 |
Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Therapy, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 220 |
| SB 239 |
Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists , Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 241 |
Health Occupations - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Reciprocity, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 252 |
Health Insurance - Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Services, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 224 |
| SB 261 |
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003, Senate Finance |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 268 |
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 228 |
| SB 269 |
Sunset Review - State Board of Nursing - Electrology Practice Committee, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 273 |
Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Standards and Content, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
NP |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 283 |
Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Scope, Senate Finance House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 371 |
| SB 284 |
Public Records - Motor Vehicle Records - Access by Hospitals, Senate Judicial Proceedings House Environmental Matters |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 19 |
| SB 286 |
Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Title 9 - Miscellaneous, Senate Finance House Economic Matters |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 372 |
| SB 324 |
Tobacco Tax - Rate, Senate Budget and Taxation |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 329 |
Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality (Introduced as SB 791 in 2000), Senate Finance |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 334 |
Maryland Health Care Foundation - Maryland Medband Program - Extension and Funding, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 236 |
| SB 337 |
Cardiac Services - Licensing, Senate Finance |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 351 |
Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports (Introduced as HB 1112 in 2002 with a Support Position Taken), Senate Finance |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 354 |
Public Health - Liscensed Pharmacists - Dispensing Emergency Contraception, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 371 |
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle Helmets - Minors (Introduced as SB 167 in 2002 with and Oppose Position Taken), Senate Judicial Proceedings |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 382 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan , Senate Finance |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 386 |
Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program (Introduced at SB 228 in 2002 with a Support With Amendments Position Taken), Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
SWA |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 387 |
Marlyand Optometry Act - Replacement Contact Lenses - Clarifications and Modifications, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 245 |
| SB 424 |
Hospitals - Certificate of Need - Open Heart Surgery (Introduced as HB 909 in 2002 with No Position Taken), Senate Finance |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 437 |
Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications with Health Care Providers, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 447 |
Creation of a State Debt - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 450 |
Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan - Enrollment, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 3 |
| SB 457 |
Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
NP, information letter sent to committee |
Bill Failed |
| SB 477 |
Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 92 |
| SB 479 |
Maryland Trauma System Funding Act, Senate Finance |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 385 |
| SB 482 |
Creation of a State Debt - Maryland General Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 483 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dr. Bob's Place, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 500 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
Oppose unless amended |
Signed, Chapter 252 |
| SB 502 |
Darrell Putman Medical Research Act, Senate Judicial Proceedings House Judiciary |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 508 |
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County General Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 509 |
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll Hospice, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 519 |
Disease Prevention - Hepatitis C Advisory Council, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 529 |
Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund, Senate Budget and Taxation |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 537 |
Health Occupations - Gifts from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or Pharmaceutical Marketers - Prohibited, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 554 |
Medicaid Reimbursement - Community Based Services for Children with Disabilities, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| SB 557 |
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders, Senate Finance |
Refer to Future of Health Care Committee |
Bill Failed |
| SB 573 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Chase Brexton Health Services, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 579 |
Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County - Allegany County Health Department, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 587 |
Maryland Trauma Services Funding Act, Senate Finance |
SWA |
Bill Failed |
| SB 588 |
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
Oppose |
Vetoed, Policy |
| SB 602 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Kennedy Krieger Institute (Introduced as SB 209 in 2002 and was not considered), Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 609 |
Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool, Senate Finance |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 612 |
Health - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Definition and Regulation, Senate Finance |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 615 |
Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court, Senate Judicial Proceedings |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SB 624 |
Medical Assistance Programs - Long Term Care Services, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 641 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore Medical System, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 646 |
Abortifacient Conscience Act, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 648 |
Creation of a State Debt - Doctors Community Hospital, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 651 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Senate Finance |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 665 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene -Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 667 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Joseph Medical Center, Senate Budget and Taxation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 669 |
Health - General - Anatomy Board - Powers and Duties, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 108 |
| SB 672 |
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - List of Providers, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 259 |
| SB 676 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prior Authorization - Mental Health Drugs, Senate Finance |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 260 |
| SB 677 |
Mental Health Care Commission - Fees - Health Care Practitioners, Senate Finance |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 687 |
Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 261 |
| SB 688 |
Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 262 |
| SB 690 |
Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission, Senate Finance |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 709 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Managed Care Organizations - Specialty Care Networks, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| SB 713 |
Mental Hygiene Administration - Emergency Evaluation - Petition, Standards, and Content, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Judiciary |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 732 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Hospice Care - Prohibition, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 404 |
| SB 742 |
Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluations (Introduced as HB 1291 in 2002 and No Position was taken), Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| SB 755 |
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physician Assistants, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SB 766 |
Tobacco Tax - Products Other Than Cigarettes - Tax Rate, Senate Budget and Taxation |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 772 |
Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reforms, Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
SWA |
Signed, Chapter 356 |
| SB 773 |
Joint Committee to Investigate CareFirst, Inc., Senate Finance House Health and Government Operations |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| SB 774 |
Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| SJ 3 |
The AIDS Epidemic in Africa, Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs House Rules and Executive Nominations |
NP |
Bill Failed |
| SJ 10 |
Medicare - Prescription Drug Benefit, Senate Finance House Rules and Executive Nominations |
FYI |
Bill Failed |