2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1172

CHAPTER NUMBER: 485 File Code: Public Safety
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Franchot, Gutierrez, James, Jameson, King, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McKee, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Pendergrass, Petzold, Smigiel, Stern, F. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Public Safety - Missing Persons - Reports and Investigations

Synopsis:

Altering the method by which a person may delegate authority for disposition of a body by cremation; authorizing the Police Training Commission, with the cooperation of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to develop a uniform missing person report form to be used by law enforcement agencies in the State by October 1, 2008; providing that a law enforcement agency may not impose a mandatory waiting period before taking a missing person report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/15
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 485

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ABDUCTION
CREMATION
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
FORMS
GENETICS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MEDICAL EXAMINERS
POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 5-502 )
Public Safety
( 3-201 , 3-207 , 3-207 , 3-601 , 3-602 , 3-603 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 042717/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2006   at: 11:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)