CHAPTER NUMBER: 521
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Environment
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 237/96 - ENV
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hubbard, Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, C.
Mitchell, Kirk, Boston, Fulton, Bobo, Muse, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker,
Opara, Marriott, and Branch
- Entitled:
-
Childhood Lead Screening Program
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish and
administer a Lead Poisoning Screening Program to assure appropriate
screening of children for lead poisoning; addressing criteria,
screening methods, and payment mechanisms for the program; requiring
the Department of the Environment to assist local governments to
provide case management for children with elevated blood lead levels;
requiring screening of individuals residing in specified areas;
requiring parents or guardians to provide documentation; etc.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 2/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/28
- Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters (Delegate Guns) Adopted
- 3/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/6
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 5/8
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 521
Senate Action
- 3/7
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Kelley) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate C. Anthony Muse, District 26
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Clay C. Opara, District 41
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- DAY CARE
- ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HOUSING -see also- APARTMENTS; MORTGAGES
- LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES AND RENT
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Environment
- (
6-303 ,
6-304
)
- Family Law
- (
5-556.1 ,
5-580.2 ,
5-589.1
)
- Health - General
- (
18-106
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 459874/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:29
Status: Adopted
- Number: 569974/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 4, 1997 at: 11:33
Status: Adopted