1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 641

CHAPTER NUMBER: 463 File Code: Agencies, Offices, and Officials Prior Year Introduction As: HB 930/96 - CGM
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kagan, Cryor, Pendergrass, Turner, Conroy, Hixson, Bobo, Healey, Dypski, Dembrow, Barve, Gordon, Workman, Heller, Mandel, Willis, Patterson, D. Davis, Preis, Howard, Clagett, Crumlin, Benson, Hurson, Menes, Shriver, Franchot, R. Baker, and Kopp
Entitled:
State Government - Toll Free Telephone Access

Synopsis:

Requiring each State government unit to install and maintain a toll free telephone system that allows persons from anywhere in the State to communicate with employees of the unit on official business during regular business hours; and requiring each unit to publicize the toll free number in any directory that contains information about the unit, on the unit's official stationery, and on other publications of the unit.

Legislative History

House Action
1/30
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
2/5
Hearing 3/4 at 1:15 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/8
Signed by the Governor Chapter 463
Senate Action
3/14
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/17
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Ellen L. Willis, District 5
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 18-206 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 056150/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 10:08 Status: Adopted