HOUSE BILL 127

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:

Delegate Fulton

Entitled:

Health - Hotels - Cleaning Commonly Used Items

Synopsis:

Requiring hotels, motels, and other similar lodgings, after each rental of a room, to clean commonly used items in the room; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make an annual inspection of a hotel to enforce the Act; providing for penalties of between $50 and $250 for violations of any provision of the Act or regulation adopted under the Act; requiring an owner of a hotel to pay the cost of an annual inspection; authorizing the Department to adopt regulations to enforce the Act; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/10

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/15

Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.

1/30

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HOTELS AND MOTELS

INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS

PENALTIES

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 24-901 , 24-902 , 24-903 , 24-904 , 24-905 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)