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HOUSE BILL 433

CHAPTER NUMBER: 503
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Boutin and Mandel, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Prescription Drug Safety Act

Synopsis:

Requiring prescriptions to be legible; providing that specified penalties do not apply to a violation of the Act; and requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a specified workgroup and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by November 1, 2004.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/29
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/12
Third Reading Passed (125-8)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-6)
Passed Enrolled
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 503
Senate Action
3/15
First Reading Finance
3/17
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Hearing cancelled
3/24
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 3/31 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 Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCIPLINE
DISCLOSURE
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
FORMS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
PATIENTS
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SIGNATURES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 21-220 , 21-1215 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 586883/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 9, 2004   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 594535/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2004   at: 1:40 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 12, 2004: Third Reading Passed (125-8)
April 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (133-6)
Senate
April 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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