2007 Legislative Action - Senate 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 10-April 9, 2007) 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 - 2007 SESSION  
FINAL April 24, 2007  

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

2007 Senate Bills

Bill No. Title Position Status
SB 9 Education - Student Surveys - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey, Senator Garagiola Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 10 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene-- Medicaid Managed Care pilot Program-- Sunset Extension, Senator Middleton No Position Bill failed
SB 11 Creation of a State Debt - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Senator Della FYI Bill failed
SB 48 State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians an Signatures, Senator Middleton No Position Bill failed
SB 51 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007, Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin Support the concept Bill failed
SB 54 Health - General - Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Middleton, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin Support the concept with concerns about funding and related concerns Bill failed
SB 59 The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, Senator Lenett No position Bill failed
SB 67 Income Tax - Credit for Smoking Prohibition on the Premises of Business Establishments, Senator Klausmeier No position Bill failed
SB 71 Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fees, The President (By Request - Administration) FYI Bill failed
SB 72 Maryland Health Care Commission - User Fee Assessments, The President (By Request - Administration) No position Bill failed
SB 76 Creation of a State Debt - St. Agnes HealthCare, Senator Jones FYI Bill failed
SB 84 Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility, Senator Zirkin Support Bill failed
SB 91 Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007, Senators Garagiola, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 101 Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Hogan, Middleton, and Miller FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senator Frosh Support the concept Bill became law on April 24, 2007
SB 104 Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Miller, and Rosapepe FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 105 Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunization - Universal Vaccine Purchasing System, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Miller, and Rosapepe Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 107 Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Peters, and Rosapepe Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 118 State Board of Nursing - Licensing, Certification, and Reinstatement Requirements, Senator Conway FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 149 Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin Support with amendment Bill failed
SB 181 Oral Health Safety Net Program, Senator Middleton Support the concept Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 194 Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Senators Kelley, Astle, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Middleton Oppose unless amended Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 207 Healthy Maryland Initiative, Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin Support Bill failed
SB 226 Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions, Senators Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone Oppose Bill failed
SB 241 Education - Alcohol and Drug Testing for Pupils in Public or Private Schools, Senators Exum, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Hooper, and Lenett FYI Bill failed
SB 244 Student Health and Fitness Act of 2007, Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Muse, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin Support Bill failed
SB 255 State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senator Conway Support with amendment Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 258 State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services, Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, and Harris Support Bill failed
SB 262 Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder, Senators Klausmeier and Della Support with amendments Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 263 Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists, Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, and Pinsky Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 266 Prescription Privacy Act, Senators Lenett and Madaleno Oppose unless amended Bill failed
SB 267 Maryland Comparative Negligence Act, Senator Lennett Oppose Bill failed
SB 269 Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance, Senator Conway FYI Bill became law on April 10, 2007
SB 281 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Family Health Administration - Maryland Medbank Program, Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Pugh FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 283 Southern Maryland Prostate Cancer Pilot Program, Senators Middleton and Dyson FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 309 Civil Actions - Dismissal or Termination - Limitations, Senator Stone Oppose Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 323 Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers, Senator Astle Support Bill failed
SB 328 Creation of a State Debt - Bon Secours Hospital, Senator Jones FYI Bill failed
SB 339 Drug Treatment - Study of the State's Approach to Drug Treatment and the Feasibility of Communal-Setting Treatment, Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Robey FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 340 Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision, Senators Conway, Britt, Dyson, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe Oppose Bill failed
SB 346 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center, Senator McFadden FYI Bill failed
SB 348 Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information, Senator McFadden No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 349 Education Health and Environmental Affairs, Senator McFadden Support with amendments Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 351 Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight, Senators Kelley, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 362 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007, Senators Dyson, Colburn, DeGrange, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Stoltzfus, and Stone FYI Bill failed
SB 370 Creation of a State Debt - Fort Washington Medical Center, Senator Muse FYI Bill failed
SB 375 Creation of a State Debt - Atlantic General Hospital, Senator Stoltzfus FYI Bill failed
SB 378 State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications, Senators Dyson, Conway, and Middleton FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 403 Creation of a State Debt - Adventist HealthCare, Senators Hogan and Forehand FYI Bill failed
SB 427 Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts, Senators Middleton and Astle No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 436 Retrieval of Oocytes - Prohibition, Senators Harris, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, and Stone Oppose Bill failed
SB 446 Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Caroline Hospice, Senators Colburn and Pipkin FYI Bill failed
SB 449 Creation of a State Debt - Shore Health System, Senator Colburn FYI Bill failed
SB 472 Mental Hygiene Law - Petition for Emergency Evaluation - Confidentiality, Senator Munsom Oppose unless amended Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 474 Maryland Universal Health Care Plan, Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden No position Bill failed
SB 482 Motor Vehicles - All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear, Senator Forehand Support Bill failed
SB 483 Professional Corporations - Physical Therapists, Senator Forehand No position Bill became law on April 10, 2007
SB 489 Health Insurance - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Disabled Individuals, Senators Britt, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe No position Bill failed
SB 490 Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services, Senator Britt No position Bill failed
SB 504 Food Service Facilities - Use of Artificial Trans Fat - Prohibition, Senators Forehand, Pugh, and Raskin Support the concept Bill failed
SB 508 Circuit Courts - Medical Liability Division, Senator Zirkin Support Bill failed
SB 514 Consumer Protection - Protection of Personal Information from Security Breaches, Senator Forehand Oppose unless amended Bill failed
SB 529 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses, Senators Madaleno and Kramer Support Bill failed
SB 531 Dental Hygiene - Administration of Local Anesthesia, Senator Dyson Oppose Bill failed
SB 538 Health Insurance - Clean Claims, Senator Klausmeier Support Bill failed
SB 542 Health Insurance - Visits After Diagnostic or Surgical Procedure Using Anesthesia - Coverage, Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Madaleno, Pugh, and Robey No position Bill failed
SB 547 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility, Senators McFadden, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin Support Bill failed
SB 550 Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence, Senator Garagiola Support Bill failed
SB 557 Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries - Exemptions, Senator Garagiola No Position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 578 Health - Donations - Oocytes, Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, and Stone FYI Bill failed
SB 584 Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act, Senators Britt, Harris, Hooper, and Klausmeier Support with amendments Bill failed
SB 599 Health - Disclosure of Medical Records - Cases Before the Workers' Compensation Commission, Senator Kittleman Oppose Bill failed
SB 600 Workers' Compensation Commission - Authorization for Release of Medical Information - Work-Related Injury or Occupational Disease, Senator Kittleman Oppose Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 601 Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement by Carriers, Senator Kittleman Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 610 Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Nonphysician Surgical Assistants, Senator Middleton Support Bill failed
SB 617 Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007, Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Munson No position Bill failed
SB 619 Health Insurance - Low-Income Health Insurance Premium Support Fund, Senators Pipkin and Jacobs Senators Pipkin and Jacobs No position Bill failed
SB 620 Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care, Senator Pipkin Oppose Bill failed
SB 628 Repeal of Certificate of Need Requirements - Health Care Facilities Other Than Home Health Agencies and Hospices, Senators Pipkin and Jacobs No position Bill failed
SB 629 Health - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Minor Passenger, Senators Lenett, Britt, Jones, Madaleno, and McFadden No position Bill failed
SB 630 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations, Senators Della, Exum, and Kelley No position Bill failed
SB 633 Food Containing Artificial Trans Fat - Prohibition, Senators Raskin, Forehand, Britt, Madaleno, and Pinsky Support the concept Bill failed
SB 642 Courts - Health Care Malpractice - Certificate of a Qualified Expert, Senator Raskin Oppose Bill failed
SB 645 Radiologist Assistants - Certification, Senator Stoltzfus Support the concept Bill failed
SB 646 Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights, Senator Exum No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 648 Health Insurance - Managed Care Organizations - Service Count Ratio, Senators Exum, Astle, Currie, Klausmeier, and Pugh No position Bill failed
SB 651 Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Family Practitioners Who Also Perform Obstetrical Services, Senator Edwards Support with amendment Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 670 Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan, Senators Pinsky and Britt FYI Bill failed
SB 671 State-Funded Stem Cell Research - Stem Cell Research Commission - Abstract, Senators Harris and Greenip FYI Bill failed
SB 676 Family Law - Child Care - Influenza Immunization, Senator Klausmeier Oppose Bill failed
SB 686 Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine, Senators Pugh and Kelley Support Bill became law on April 10, 2007
SB 693 HIV Testing - Prohibited Exposure - Victims, Senators Zirkin, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, and Middleton Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 714 Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions, Senator Astle No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 718 Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation, Chair Finance Committee No position Bill failed
SB 719 Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation, Chair Finance Committee No position Bill failed
SB 723 Certified Social Workers-Clinical - Practice - Definition, Senators Conway, Dyson, and Kelley Oppose Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 729 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication, Senator Kelley FYI Bill failed
SB 735 Health Care Disclosure Act, Senators Exum, Britt, Della, Kelley, and Stone No position Bill failed
SB 740 Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services, Senators Dyson and Middleton No position Bill failed
SB 742 Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs, Senator Klausemeier FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 746 Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Test Counseling, Senator Conway No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 749 Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers, Senator Pipkin Support Bill failed
SB 750 Queen Anne's County - Health Care Facilities Regulation - Licensing of Freestanding Medical Facilities, Senators Pipkin, Della, Edwards, Hogan, Jacobs, and Kittleman No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 757 Maryland Compassionate Use Act, Senator Gladden No position Bill failed
SB 774 Task Force on the HPV Vaccine, Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 794 Creation of a State Debt - Western Maryland Health System, Senator Edwards FYI Bill failed
SB 795 Health Care Expansion Program, Senator Middleton Support with amendment Bill failed
SB 819 HIV and AIDS - Consent for Testing and Guidelines, Senator Britt Support with amendment Bill failed
SB 824 Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension, Senator Middleton FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 837 Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program, Senator Gladden FYI Bill failed
SB 851 Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty, Senators Lenett, Colburn, Dyson, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Middleton Oppose Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 859 Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act, Senator Raskin FYI Bill failed
SB 866 Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal, Senator Conway Oppose Bill failed
SB 879 Hospitals - Safe Patient Lifting, Senator Pinsky No position Bill became law on April 10, 2007
SB 881 No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund, Senators Harris and Zirkin Support the concept Bill failed
SB 882 Medical System Corporation - Board of Directors - Membership, Senator Della FYI Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 893 Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Independence, Board Composition, and Regulation, Senator Astle Oppose unless amended Bill failed
SB 898 Maryland Commission for Autoimmune Disease Information and Research, Senator Britt FYI Bill failed
SB 902 Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements, Senator Middleton Oppose Bill failed
SB 904 Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Senator Dyson Oppose unless amended Bill failed
SB 919 Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Hospice House, Senator Dyson FYI Bill failed
SB 933 Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements, Senators Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh FYI Bill failed
SB 936 Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Boards of Directors - Term Limits and Compensation, Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Edwards, Garagiola, Kittleman, Middleton, and Pugh No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 938 Public Health - Injury Reports - Statewide Applicability, Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jones, and Middleton Oppose Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 944 Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Covered Persons, Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Lenett, and Raskin No position Bill failed
SB 952 Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Choice of Policies for Sole Proprietors, Senator Middleton No position Bill became law on April 10, 2007
SB 953 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers, Senator Middleton (By request) No position Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 964 Department of the Environment - Licensing and Regulation of Tanning Facilities, Senator Raskin Support Bill failed
SB 972 Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Extension of Sunset, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) Support Bill failed
SB 987 Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act, Senator Conway Support Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action
SB 993 State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation, Senators Klausmeier and Hooper No position Bill failed
SJ 1 Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs, Senators Middleton, Conway, Dyson, Hogan, and Pugh FYI Bill failed
SJ 2 Federal Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, Senators Middleton, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Hogan, McFadden, and Pugh Support Bill failed


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