CHAPTER NUMBER: 564
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 610
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Miller, Astle, Forehand, Harris, Collins, Roesser,
Hollinger, Currie, Bromwell, and Green
- Entitled:
-
Volunteer Health
Care Providers and Physicians - Charitable Organizations -
Definition
Altering the definition of a charitable organization in provisions of
law providing immunity from civil liability under certain
circumstances for certain volunteer health care providers and
physicians; providing immunity from liability under certain
circumstances for certain volunteers who render health care services
through a charitable organization; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/10
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/12
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/5
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 564
House Action
- 3/15
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- INDIGENT PERSONS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- PHYSICIANS
- VOLUNTEERS -see also- MARYLAND SERVICE CORPS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-606
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 828464/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 1999 at:
11:03 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 12, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (135-0)