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SENATE BILL 144

CHAPTER NUMBER: 19
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1

Sponsored By:
Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006

Synopsis:

Requiring that State-funded stem cell research be conducted in a manner that considers the ethical and medical implications of the research; prohibiting specified persons from conducting specified research that intentionally and directly leads to human cloning; establishing the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation to the Fund in the annual budget bill; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
1/20
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 1/25 at 3:00 p.m.
3/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hollinger) Adopted
3/3
Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Hollinger)
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hollinger) Adopted
3/8
Favorable with Amendments
Favorable with Amendments
Motion limit debate (Senator McFadden) Rejected (28-19)
Motion limit debate (Senator McFadden) Rejected (28-19)
Motion Special Order 3/9 (Senator Harris) Rejected (20-26)
Motion limit debate (Senator McFadden) Adopted (29-18)
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Lawlah) Adopted (26-20)
Special Order later today (Senator Harris) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (22-25)
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (16-30)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (29-18)
3/27
Returned Passed
House Action
3/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations & Appropriations
3/15
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/22
Favorable
Special Order 3/28 (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
3/26
Favorable Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Frank) Rejected (48-84)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Eckardt) Rejected (44-89)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bates) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Shewell) Rejected (43-90)
Second Reading Passed
3/27
Floor Amendment (Delegate Healey) Rejected
Third Reading Passed (90-48)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 19

Sponsored by:

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ETHICS
GENETICS
GRANTS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
ORGAN DONORSHIP
PENALTIES
PREGNANCY
REPORTS
REVIEW BOARDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
( 1-101 , 5-2B-01 , 5-2B-02 , 5-2B-03 , 5-2B-04 , 5-2B-05 , 5-2B-06 , 5-2B-07 , 5-2B-08 , 5-2B-09 , 5-2B-10 , 5-2B-11 , 5-2B-12 , 5-2B-13 )

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: 014638/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 023426/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 4:41 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 064936/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 2006   at: 11:43 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Number: 253721/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 3:49 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 343226/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 3:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 633923/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 3:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 653522/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 3:10 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 803426/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 3:08 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 143321/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2006   at: 1:03 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 233927/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2006   at: 12:34 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 603020/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2006   at: 12:54 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 633128/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2006   at: 1:20 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 873224/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2006   at: 1:10 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 8, 2006: Motion limit debate (McFadden) Rejected (28-19)
March 8, 2006: Motion limit debate (McFadden) Rejected (28-19)
March 8, 2006: Motion Special Order until 3/9 (Harris) Rejected (20-26)
March 8, 2006: Motion limit debate (McFadden) Adopted (29-18)
March 8, 2006: Floor Amendment (Lawlah) {343226/1 Adopted (26-20)
March 8, 2006: Floor Amendment (Harris) {253721/1 Rejected (22-25)
March 8, 2006: Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {023426/1 Rejected (16-30)
March 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (29-18)
House
March 26, 2006: Floor Amendment (Frank) {603020/1 Rejected (48-84)
March 26, 2006: Floor Amendment (Eckardt) {143321/1 Rejected (44-89)
March 26, 2006: Floor Amendment (Shewell) {633128/1 Rejected (43-90)
March 27, 2006: Third Reading Passed (90-48)


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