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2002 Regular Session bill information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:35 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 235

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Safety
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 303

Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

Entitled:
Governor's Emergency Powers

Synopsis:

Specifying the Governor's authority under specified circumstances; requiring specified State or local law enforcement officers and health officers to execute and enforce specified orders, rules, and regulations made by the Governor under specified circumstances; requiring specified State officials to carry out the Governor's policies; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to perform specified duties under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/30
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (39-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/15
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/20
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/21
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (100-30)

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EMERGENCIES
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
GOVERNOR
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MILITIA
PENALTIES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 88B Department of State Police
( 14 )

Health - General
( 2-102 , 18-102 )

Article - 16A Maryland Emergency Management Agency
( 3 , 6 , 12 , 12A )

Article - 65 Militia
( 9 )

State Government
( 3-401 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 384235/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 8:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2002: Third Reading Passed (39-0)
House
March 29, 2002: Third Reading Passed (100-30)


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