1999 Regular Session

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1

JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 1 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Senators Baker, Green, Hollinger, Hoffman, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Van Hollen, Miller, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
State Tobacco Settlement Funds - Medicaid Recoupment

Synopsis:

Urging the Congress of the United States to enact and the President of the United States to support and sign legislation to prohibit the federal government from recouping any portion of state tobacco settlement funds.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Budget and Taxation
1/20
Hearing 2/3 at 1:30 p.m.
2/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 2/17 (The President) Adopted
2/17
Floor Amendment (Senator Baker) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/19
Third Reading Passed (43-1)
4/6
Return Passed
5/27
Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 1
House Action
2/22
First Reading Appropriations
3/31
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Appropriations
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (131-2)
Sponsored by:
Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONGRESS, U. S
DAMAGES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
TOBACCO

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 389024/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 16, 1999   at: 11:00 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 963610/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 17, 1999   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 19, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-1)
House
April 2, 1999: Third Reading Passed (131-2)