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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:49 p.m.
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SENATE BILL 796

File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1284/04 - HGO

Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky

Entitled:
Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

Synopsis:

Establishing life partnerships in the State for specified purposes; requiring individuals to register with the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene in order to enter into a life partnership; requiring the Secretary to develop specified forms and make forms available at specified locations; establishing procedures for applying for and obtaining a certificate of life partnership; requiring the Secretary to set specified fees; providing procedures to terminate a life partnership; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/9
First Reading Senate Rules
2/21
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/23
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/20
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Haines) Adopted
3/21
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Motion Special Order 3/24 (Senator Mooney) Rejected (16-29)
Special Order later today (Senator Jacobs) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (31-16)
4/9
Special Order later today (Senator McFadden) Adopted
Motion limit debate (Senator McFadden) Adopted (30-17)
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (32-15)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/24
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/29
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bromwell) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Trueschler)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Moe) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Trueschler) Rejected (48-81)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (82-46)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/20
Governor vetoed - Policy

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
AUTOPSIES
CEMETERIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
DISCLOSURE
ELDERLY PERSONS
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMERGENCIES
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
FORMS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPICES
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MARRIAGE
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
ORGAN DONORSHIP
PENALTIES
PETITIONS
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 5-219 )

Estates and Trusts
( 4-501 )

Health - General
( 1-101 , 4-215 , 4-215 , 5-501 , 5-501 , 5-509 , 5-509 , 5-605 , 5-605 , 5-612 , 6-101 , 6-201 , 6-202 , 6-203 , 6-204 , 6-205 , 6-206 , 6-207 , 6-301 , 6-302 , 6-401 , 6-402 , 10-807 , 10-807 , 19-310 , 19-310 , 19-343 , 19-344 , 19-344 )

Health Occupations
( 7-410 , 7-410 )

Real Property
( 14-121 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 564430/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2005   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 803324/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2005   at: 12:27 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 923021/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2005   at: 12:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 096887/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 12:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 473927/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 1:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 483926/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 6:01 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 963020/03 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 5:57 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 21, 2005: Motion Special Order until 3/24 (Mooney) Rejected (16-29)
March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (31-16)
April 9, 2005: Motion limit debate (McFadden) Adopted (30-17)
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (32-15)
House
April 6, 2005: Floor Amendment (Trueschler) Rejected (48-81)
April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (82-46)


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