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HOUSE BILL 475

CHAPTER NUMBER: 178
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 338

Sponsored By:
Delegates Conway, Barkley, Bohanan, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Frank, Kach, Love, Mitchell, Owings, Rudolph, Wood, Boteler, Boutin, Elliott, Hurson, McDonough, and Smigiel

Entitled:
Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - Respite Care

Synopsis:

Requiring State residential centers operated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide respite care; requiring State residential centers to reserve a specified percentage of beds for respite care; providing that families caring in their homes for specified individuals with developmental disabilities shall have a specified choice of respite care; requiring the Governor to provide a specified appropriation in the State budget bill; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/30
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (137-4)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-2)
Passed Enrolled
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 178
Senate Action
3/29
First Reading Finance
3/30
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (31-14)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
REPORTS
RESPITE CARE
STATE HOSPITALS
SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 7-509 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 426389/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2004   at: 6:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 087878/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2004   at: 1:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2004: Third Reading Passed (137-4)
April 7, 2004: Third Reading Passed (137-2)
Senate
April 8, 2004: Third Reading Passed (31-14)


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