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HOUSE BILL 149

CHAPTER NUMBER: 409
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 880/02 - JUD

Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Franchot, Haynes, Hubbard, James, Kirk, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Love, and Weldon

Entitled:
Vera's Law

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop guidelines for nursing homes that elect to use electronic monitoring with specified consent; and requiring the Department to report on the guidelines to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2003.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
1/30
Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
2/19
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (127-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 409
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ELDERLY PERSONS
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
EVIDENCE
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PENALTIES
REPORTS
VIDEO
WIRETAPPING

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 156080/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 4:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 777773/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 3:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (127-1)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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