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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 880

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hecht, Billings, Boutin, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, Franchot, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hutchins, James, V. Jones, Kagan, Marriott, McIntosh, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rzepkowski, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Vera's Law

Synopsis:

Creating an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting a wire or electronic communication for a person who intercepts wire, oral, or electronic communications in a related institution under specified circumstances; requiring a related institution to permit a resident or a resident's legal representative to monitor the resident through the use of video cameras or other electronic monitoring devices; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Hearing cancelled
Re-referred Environmental Matters
3/18
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ELDERLY PERSONS
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
EVIDENCE
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PENALTIES
VIDEO
WIRETAPPING
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-402 )
Health - General
( 19-343.1 )

Documents:

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