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HOUSE BILL 879

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 351

Sponsored By:
Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Smigiel, Taylor, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Walker

Entitled:
Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations that set standards and requirements for forensic laboratories; requiring a laboratory that examines or analyzes forensic specimens to demonstrate satisfactory performance in a specified proficiency testing program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to review proficiency tests and proficiency testing programs; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations & Judiciary
2/14
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/1
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Finance
3/27
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Roger Manno, District 19
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Appropriations
Chemical Tests
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Disclosure
Discrimination
Evidence
Examinations
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Forms
Governor
Grants
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Hearings
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Laboratories
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Notices
Penalties
Privacy
Public Information
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
State's Attorneys
Statutes of Limitation
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 1-101 , 17-2A-01 , 17-2A-02 , 17-2A-03 , 17-2A-04 , 17-2A-05 , 17-2A-06 , 17-2A-07 , 17-2A-08 , 17-2A-09 , 17-2A-10 , 17-2A-11 , 17-2A-12 , 19-2301 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 756280/01     Offered on: March 24, 2007   at: 12:57 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 147873/02     Offered on: April 4, 2007   at: 12:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 637778/01     Offered on: April 4, 2007   at: 12:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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