2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 589

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 107
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mohorovic, Owings, Baldwin, Boutin, Guns, Hammen, Klausmeier, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Sher, and Stull
Entitled:
Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund

Synopsis:

Establishing a Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund; providing that the Fund is a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund; requiring the annual distribution to the Fund by the Comptroller of moneys from a $10 surcharge on specified traffic fines required to be assessed by police officers and courts; providing that the purpose of the Fund is to assist individuals who are at least 21 years of age and who have suffered traumatic brain injury, and their families, in paying for specified services and products; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Environmental Matters & Judiciary
2/14
Hearing 3/5 at 4:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
CITATIONS
DISTRICT COURTS
FINES
FORMS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 1-605.1 , 7-301 )
Health - General
( 10-927 , 10-928 , 10-929 , 10-930 )
Transportation
( 27-101.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered