2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 568

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 937
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled:
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding

Synopsis:

Providing that the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities is the designated State agency for receipt of general or special funds specifically designated for minority health and health disparities programs; authorizing the Office to distribute specified grants from available general funds; creating a Health Disparities Grant Program within the Office; providing for a specified annual appropriation from the Cigarette Restitution Fund to fund the Office; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations & Appropriations
2/8
Hearing 2/28 at 1:30 p.m. (Health and Government Operations & Appropriations)
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
APPROPRIATIONS
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCRIMINATION
GRANTS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
REPORTS
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 20-1002 , 20-1004 , 20-1005 , 20-1005.1 , 20-1006 , 20-1007 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 7-317 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered