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HOUSE BILL 319

File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 236

Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Mayer, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Walkup, Weir, and Weldon

Entitled:
Health - Advance Directives - Registry - Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards

Synopsis:

Establishing an advance directive registry in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; authorizing the Secretary to adopt regulations; requiring the Department to carry out educational and outreach efforts about the registry; authorizing an individual to register an advance directive with the Department; providing for the placement of a notation on a driver's license or identification card that a person has made an advance directive; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/25
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DRIVERS' LICENSES
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
IDENTIFICATION
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
PRIVACY
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 5-601 , 5-615 , 5-618 , 5-619 , 5-620 , 5-621 , 5-622 , 5-623 , 5-624 , 5-625 , 5-626 )

Transportation
( 12-303.1 )

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):
House
Number: 596786/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2006   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 174934/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 10:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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