2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 227

CHAPTER NUMBER: 580 File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 653
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosso, Busch, Clagett, D'Amato, Frush, Giannetti, Healey, Hurson, Menes, Moe, Guns, Cadden, Sher, Leopold, Hecht, Love, Klausmeier, Weir, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, Mohorovic, Boschert, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, and Bartlett
Entitled:
Institutions of Higher Education - Students - Vaccination for Meningococcal Disease

Synopsis:

Requiring students enrolled in institutions of higher education living in on-campus student housing to receive a vaccination for meningococcal disease or sign a specified waiver; requiring the parent or guardian of the student to sign the waiver if the student is a minor; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to adopt regulations to implement these requirements; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/24
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 580
Senate Action
3/13
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
IMMUNIZATION
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STUDENTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 11-105 , 11-105 )
Health - General
( 18-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 050719/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 7, 2000   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2000: Third Reading Passed (137-1)
Senate
April 1, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-0)