| Bill No. |
Title |
Position |
Status |
| HB 7 |
Community Access Program Grants- Coordination of Health Care Provider Reimbursements- Sunset Extension for Pilot Program, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 8 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Mental Health Services- Cost-of-Living Adjustment, Delegates Gaines et all |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 14 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Prenatal Dietary Supplement Distribution Program, Delegate Taylor |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 21 |
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Program Facilities- Automated External Defibrillator, Delegate Cosa |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 36 |
Vehicle Laws- Motor Scooters and Mopeds- Helmets and Eye-Protective Equipment for Operators and Riders, Delegate Arnick |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 48 |
Patient Protection Insurance, Delegate Boschert |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 52 |
Maryland Association Health Plan Act, Delegate Boschert |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 53 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's health Program- Guaranteed Eligibility and Reenrollment, Delegates Pendergrass, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 54 |
Health- Clinical Trials Data Bank, Delegates Pendergrass, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 55 |
Medical Professional Liability Insurance- Consideration Paid to Insurance Producers- Limitations, Delegates Pendergrass, et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 85 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program- Medical Loss Ratio- Appeals, Delegate Hubbard |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 193 |
| HB 86 |
Public Health- Children and Pregnant Women- Mercury and Heavy Metal-Free Vaccines and Injections, Delegate Gilleland |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 88 |
State Board of Examiners in Optometry- Regulation of Optometric Care, Delegate Weldon |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 90 |
Department of Legislative Services- Fiscal Notes- Public Health System Impact Note, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 113 |
Health Care Malpractice- Emergency Medical Care- Good Samaritan Immunity, Delegate Zirkin, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 114 |
Evidence- Health Care Malpractice- Certain Statements and Conduct, Delegates Zirkin, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 115 |
Health Care Malpractice Claims- Division of Lawyers' Fees- Prohibition, Delegates Zirkin, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 143 |
Education- Public Schools- Use of Asthma Drugs and Related Medication, Delegates Healey, et al |
Support with amendments |
Signed, Chapter 196 |
| HB 153 |
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2002- Dorchester County- Dorchester General Hospital Loan of 2002, Delegate Eckardt |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 31 |
| HB 155 |
Creation of a State Debt- Baltimore County- Northwest Hospital Center, Delegates Jones, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 157 |
Medical Professional Liability Insurance- Reporting Requirements, Chairman, Economic Matters Committee |
No position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 163 |
Child Care Center and Family Day Care Homes- Employees- Background Checks, Delegates Krebs, et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 359 |
| HB 176 |
Prescription Drugs- Senior Citizens- Purchasing Outside the State, Delegate Hixson |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 177 |
Health Care Facilities- Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes- Additional Duties and Sunset Extension, Delegate Hixson |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 186 |
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2002- Western Maryland Health System Project, Allegany County Delegation |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 194 |
Health Care Malpractice Claims- Collateral Sources, Delegates Zirkin, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 195 |
Prescription Drugs- Label with Audible Capability, Delegate Hixson |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 199 |
Hospital Infections Disclosure Act, Delegates Pendergrass, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 201 |
Creation of a State Debt- Mercy Medical Center, Delegates Hammen, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 203 |
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Professionals, Delegates Hixson, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 231 |
Prescription Drugs- Canadian Mail Order Plan, Delegate Rudolph |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 233 |
Public Health- Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup- Reports, Delegates Boutin and Mandel |
No Position |
Signed, Chapter 43 |
| HB 238 |
Creation of a State Debt- Charles County- Civista Medical Center, Delegates Jameson, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 250 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program, The Speaker and Delegates Aumann, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 254 |
Department of Human Resources- Disclosure of Information- Hospitals and Birthing Centers, The Speaker and Delegates Arnick, et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 279 |
| HB 267 |
Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations, Delegates Hubbard, et al |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 200 |
| HB 268 |
Mortality and Quality Review Committee- Serious Incidents, Delegates Hubbard, et al |
Support with amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 273 |
Health Care Malpractice Claims- Past Medical Expenses, Delegate Zirkin |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 274 |
Health Care Malpractice- Time Limits- Minors, Delegate Zirkin |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 277 |
Health Care Malpractice Actions- Attesting Experts- Qualifications, Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 279 |
Income Tax- Subtraction Modification for Contributions to Health Savings Account, Delegates Costa, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 281 |
Creation of a State Debt- Atlantic General Hospital, Delegates Bozman and Conway |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 288 |
Creation of a State Debt- Baltimore County- Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Center, Delegates Cardin, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 294 |
Reimbursement of Health Care Providers- Sunset Repeal, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 301 |
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, The Speaker and Delegates Arnick, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 303 |
Health Insurance- Mandated Benefits- Smoking Cessation Treatment, Delegates Morhaim, et al |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 365 |
| HB 309 |
State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, et al |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 310 |
Labor and Employment- Payment of Overtime- Registered Nurses, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 317 |
Prescription Drug Repository Program, Delegate Hammen |
Support |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 319 |
Creation of a State Debt- Calvert County- Calvert Hospice House, Delegates O'Donnell, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 324 |
Senior Prescription Drug Program- Modifications, Delegate Hammen |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 282 |
| HB 344 |
Safe Nurse Staffing for Quality Care Act, Delegates V. Turner, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 345 |
Health- Hospital Summary Financial Statement- Physician Charges, Delegates V. Turner |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 204 |
| HB 351 |
Medical Laboratories- Whistleblower Protection and Regulation, Delegate Donoghue |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 366 |
Prescription Drugs- Price Controls, Delegates Boutin and Morhaim |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 384 |
Worker's Compensation- Evaluation of Permanent Impairments, Delegates Krysiak, et al |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 371 |
| HB 385 |
Creation of a State Debt- Adventist Health Care, Delegates Gordon, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 399 |
State Board of Nursing- Miscellaneous Provisions, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, et al |
No Position |
Signed, Chapter 206 |
| HB 422 |
Health Insurance- Small Group Market- Small Employer Criteria and Cancellation and Nonrenewal Procedures, Delegate Hurson |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 423 |
Hospitals- Free and Reduced-Cost Care, Delegate Hurson |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 426 |
Hospitals- Emergency Department Services- Satellite Locations, Delegates Hurson, et al |
No Position |
Signed, Chapter 549 |
| HB 427 |
Maryland Commission on Specialty Health Group Rates and Terms, Delegate Hurson |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 428 |
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005, Delegates Frush, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 431 |
Health Occupations- Practicing Without License- Penalties, Delegates Mandel, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 433 |
Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury, Delegates Morhaim, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 434 |
Health General, Delegate Morhaim |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 210 |
| HB 450 |
Vehicle Laws- Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders- Exceptions, Delegates Conway, et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 452 |
Health Benefit Plans- Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners, Delegates Hammen, et al |
Support with amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 458 |
Health Insurance- Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, Delegate Hammen |
No Position |
Signed, Chapter 375 |
| HB 462 |
Health Insurance- Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Delegates Goldwater, et al |
No Position |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 469 |
Health Insurance- Health Savings Accounts- High Deductible Health Plans, Delegate Costa |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 485 |
Health Care Malpractice- Periodic Payments, Delegates Zirkin, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 489 |
Worker's Compensation Commission- Decisions and Orders- Requirements, Delegates Miller, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 499 |
Health Care Malpractice Claims- Structured Settlements and Annuities, Delegates Morhaim |
Bill to be withdrawn |
Bill Failed |
| HB 504 |
Maryland Prostate Cancer Research Fund- Income Tax Checkoff, Delegates Oaks, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 509 |
Health Insurance- Small Group Market- Open Enrollment Period for Self-Insured Individuals, Delegate Dumais |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 512 |
Medical Injury Compensation- Claimant Recovery, Delegates Bates, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 515 |
Worker's Compensation- Evaluation of Permanent Impairments, Delegate Wood |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 521 |
Public Schools- School Nutrition Program, Delegates Stern, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 565 |
Hospitals- Bone Marrow Donation, Delegates Bobo, et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 382 |
| HB 579 |
Pilot Program to Study and Improve Screening Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Delegates Donoghue, et al |
No Position |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 609 |
Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospitals- Reporting Deaths of Long-Term Care Facility Residents, Delegates Goldwater, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 611 |
Health Occupations- Podiatrists- Scope of Practice, Delegates Bromwell and Donoghue |
No position at the request of MOA |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 627 |
Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2005, Delegates Hurson, et al |
Support with Amendments |
Signed, Chapter 280 |
| HB 698 |
Crimes- Video and Computer Games Rated "Mature" or "For Adults Only"- Prohibition on Sale or Rental to Minor, Delegates Zirkin, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 705 |
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003- Doctors Community Hospital, Delegates Healey, et al |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 719 |
Health Occupations- State Board of Examiners in Optometry- Scope of Practice, Delegates Pendergrass, et al |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 391 |
| HB 734 |
Creation of a State Debt- Allegany County- Allegany County Health Department Renovation, Allegany County Delegation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 735 |
Controlled Dangerous Substances- Schedule III and Schedule IV Substances- Prescriptions and Refills, Delegates Sophocleus, et al |
Oppose Unless Amended |
Bill Failed |
| HB 737 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding- Minimum Standards, Delegates Cost and Hubbard |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 742 |
Public Health- Abortion- Parental Notice, Delegates Bohanan, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 747 |
Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005, Delegates Hammen, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 758 |
Retirement and Pensions- Reemployment of Retired Health Care Practitioners, Delegates Eckardt, et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 395 |
| HB 788 |
Commercial Law- Antitrust- Business of Insurance, Delegate D. Davis |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 239 |
| HB 791 |
Health Care Disclosure Act, Delegates Benson, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 795 |
Consent Provisions- Minors- Mental or Emotional Disorder, Delegate Hammen |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 796 |
Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services- Establishment, Membership, and Duties, Delegates Hammen and Pendergrass |
FYI |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 813 |
Income Tax- Surcharge for Lack of Health Care Coverage, Delegates Elliot, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 814 |
Circuit Courts- Medical Malpractice Review Panel Pilot Program, Delegates Zirkin, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 819 |
Volunteer Health Care Practitioners- Liability, Delegates Elliot, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 823 |
Circuit Courts- Medical Injury- Medical Malpractice Review Panel, Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 827 |
Hospitals- HIV Testing- Consent- Court Order, Delegates Morhaim, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 835 |
Wholesale Prescription Drug and Device Distribution Protection and Licensing Act of 2005, Delegates Stern, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 845 |
Family Law- Child Abuse or Neglect- Failure to Report- Penalty, Delegates Kelley, et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 857 |
Creation of a State Debt- Montgomery County- Mercy Health Clinic, Delegates Barkley, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 877 |
Medicaid Quality Improvement Act of 2005, Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 883 |
Income Tax- Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses, Delegates Hixson, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 885 |
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005, Delegates Anderson, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 890 |
Health Care Malpractice Claims- Physician Assistants, Delegates Morhaim and Petzold |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 908 |
Creation of a State Debt- Washington County- Community Free Clinic, Washington County Delegation |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 925 |
Health Insurance- Health Care Provider Credentialing Process, Delegate Donoghue |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 926 |
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners- Physical Therapists and Assistants- Qualifications and Scope of License, Delegate Donoghue |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 80 |
| HB 948 |
Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2005, Delegates Quinter, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 953 |
Prescription Drugs- Preferred Drug List- Price, Delegate Gilleland |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 955 |
Health Insurance- Premium Tax on Health Maintenance Organization- Repeal, Delegates O'Donnell and Edwards |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 990 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program- Institutions for the Treatment of Mental Disease- Suspension of Benefits, Delegates Hubbard and Rosenberg |
No Position |
Signed, Chapter 82 |
| HB 991 |
Mortality and Quality Review Committee- Serious Incidents, Delegates Hubbard, et al |
Support with Amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 992 |
Circuit Courts- Interlocutory Orders- Right of Appeal, Delegates Trueschler, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1004 |
Public Power of Attorney- Health Care Decisions, Delegates Smigiel |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1017 |
Health Insurance- Small Group Market- Premium Rates, Delegates Kach, et al |
Oppose |
Signed, Chapter 409 |
| HB 1020 |
Health Care Practices and Facilities- Closure- Patient Medical Records, Delegates Bobo, et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1022 |
Maryland Polysomnography Act, Delegate Benson |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1025 |
State Board of Physicians- Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals, Delegates Hammen and Frank |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1034 |
Task Force to Study the Reorganization of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Delegate C. Davis |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1060 |
Cancer Drug Repository Program, Delegates Rudolph, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1087 |
Health Occupations- License Waiver- Pro Bono Services of Federal Employees, Delegates Hurson, et al |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1089 |
Health Insurance- Mandated Benefits- Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1090 |
Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations- Registration and Regulation, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
Support with amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1091 |
Health Insurance- Prohibition Against Reunderwriting, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1098 |
Vehicle Laws- Medical Advisory Board- Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles, Delegates Mandel, et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1099 |
Statewide Commission on the Nursing Workforce, Delegates Mandel et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1143 |
Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program- Expansion- State Discount, Delegates Rudolph, et al |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 418 |
| HB 1144 |
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for all Marylanders, Delegates Hubbard, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1145 |
Public Health- Licensed Pharmacists- Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program, Delegates Hubbard, et al |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1171 |
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Commission, Delegates Sophocleus |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1182 |
Insurance- Rate Filings- Prior Approval, Delegates Gordon and Krysiak |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1183 |
Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005, Delegates Rosenberg, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1185 |
Courts - Trial Jury Improvement Act of 2005, Delegates Shewell et al |
Support |
Signed, Chapter 596 |
| HB 1193 |
Health Care Malpractice- Medical Experts- Maintaining or Defending Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification, Delegates Shank, et al |
Support with amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1200 |
Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims- Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence, Delegates Barve, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1210 |
Health- Immunizations- Exemptions from Immunization Requirements, Delegates Dwyer |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1212 |
Courts- Medical Injury Claims- Damages, Delegates Barve, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1215 |
Courts- Medical Injury Recoveries- Attorney's Fees, Delegates Barve, et al |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1227 |
Income Tax- Subtraction Modification for Uncompensated Care, Delegates Shank and Myers |
Support with amendments |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1230 |
Courts- Health Care Injuries- Standard of Proof for Liability for Emergency Care, Delegates Shank, et al |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1263 |
Maryland Medbank Program- Grants from Nonprofit Health Service Plans, Delegate Donoghue |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 425 |
| HB 1284 |
Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, Delegates Healey, et al |
No Position |
Vetoed, Policy. Veto overridden, Chap 3 of 2006 session |
| HB 1287 |
Maryland Rx Program, Delegate Rudolph |
FYI |
Signed, Chapter 428 |
| HB 1289 |
Workers' Compensation- Evaluation of Permanent Impairments- Social Workers, Delegates McHale, et al |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1315 |
Maryland Birth Defects Program- Authority to Obtain Medical Information, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1316 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Office of the Inspector General- Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
Oppose |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1320 |
Health Care Facilities and Laboratories- Accreditation Organizations and Deeming, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1328 |
Health Insurance- Authority of Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1341 |
Public Health- Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative, Delegate Hurson |
Support |
Vetoed, Duplicative |
| HB 1356 |
Public Health- Adult Stem Cell Research Program, Delegates Shewell |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1359 |
Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004- Implementation and Corrective Provisions, The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis and Hurson |
Support |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1362 |
Civil Actions- Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages- Latent Diseases or Injuries, Delegates McComas, et al |
FYI |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1366 |
Managed Care Organizations- Adjustment to Capitation Payments- Quality Improvement Incentive, Delegates Frank and Boteler |
No Position |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1386 |
Impairment of Health Care Services Contracts, Delegate Hurson |
Support the concept |
Bill Failed |
| HB 1419 |
Political Subdivisions- Smoking Regulations- Restriction, Delegates Arnick and Oaks |
To be determined |
Bill Fail |