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HOUSE BILL 272

CHAPTER NUMBER: 136
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Sophocleus, Boschert, Boteler, Cadden, Carter, Costa, Dwyer, Impallaria, Menes, Murray, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Boutin, McDonough, Elliott, Smigiel, Donoghue, and Kach

Entitled:
Vital Statistics - Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish procedures for the issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make available a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth to specified parents; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/30
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/5
Hearing 2/12 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 (132-4)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 136
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Richard K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
PREGNANCY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
VITAL RECORDS
WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 4-213.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 516080/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 4:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 134236/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (132-4)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (130-0)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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