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SENATE BILL 210

CHAPTER NUMBER: 555
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 372

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman

Entitled:
Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health

Synopsis:

Establishing behavioral health service coordination among the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maryland National Guard, and the Maryland Defense Force for veterans of the Afghanistan or Iraq conflicts; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to seek reimbursement for specified services; creating the Veterans Behavioral Health Advisory Board; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Finance
1/23
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
1/24
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
1/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/1
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (31-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/14
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/19
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 555

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator George C. Edwards, District 1
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Electronic Government
Federal Government
Grants
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Mental Health
Militia
Reports
Substance Abuse
Sunset
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Veterans

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 13-2701 , 13-2702 , 13-2703 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 687873/01     Offered on: March 11, 2008   at: 10:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 306881/01     Offered on: April 1, 2008   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 13, 2008: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
April 1, 2008: Third Reading Passed (31-0)
House
March 27, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)



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