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SENATE BILL 828

CHAPTER NUMBER: 224
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 438

Sponsored By:
Senator Conway

Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects Research - Medical Information

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to appoint epidemiologists and parents or guardians of children with birth defects to a committee that makes specified reports to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene concerning children born with birth defects; requiring hospitals to submit specified reports to the Department within 1 month after the date of release of the child's mother from the hospital; allowing guardians of children with birth defects to be appointed to a specified committee; 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
2/8
First Reading Senate Rules
2/14
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/20
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/18
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/25
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 224

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Laboratories
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Medical Research
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Pregnancy
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 18-206 )

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: 314539/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 12:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 446088/01     Offered on: April 3, 2008   at: 11:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 21, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 2, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (140-0)



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