Maryland Senate Bill 495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a person, subject to certain limitations, to directly or indirectly advertise for or solicit business in the State for a diagnostic laboratory test or procedure ordered by a physician and performed by a medical laboratory that is certified under 42 U.S.C. § 263a; requiring a certain person to disclose that the test or procedure may or may not be covered by health insurance; authorizing the Secretary of Health to take legal action to restrict the marketing of the test or procedure under certain circumstances; etc.

Medical Laboratories - Laboratory Tests and Procedures - Advertising

Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]
Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]

2019-04-01 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-31 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 139 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-23 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413
2019-04-08	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2019-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2019-04-08	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendments
2019-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
2019-04-06	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments {626087/1 Report Adopted
2019-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-04-02	House	Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-29	House	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
2019-03-28	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2019-03-27	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-03-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {287677/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-04	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0495?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0495f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0495t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0495e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_413_sb0495e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0005/sb0495_28767701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0005/sb0495_62608701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0495.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0495_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0811.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0495_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1507.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1344.pdf