2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1187

CHAPTER NUMBER: 537 File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 407
Sponsored By:
Delegates R. Baker, Gladden, Pitkin, Hubbard, Proctor, Frush, Menes, Patterson, Howard, Benson, Moe, Dembrow, Brown, Valderrama, Conroy, Cane, D. Davis, Stern, Oaks, Sher, Hammen, Owings, Elliott, Stull, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Klausmeier, Boutin, Billings, and Weir
Entitled:
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Synopsis:

Creating the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to promote the general welfare of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the State; providing for the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Office; providing for the appointment, qualifications, powers, duties, and salary of the Director of the Office; providing for staffing of the Office; creating the Maryland Advisory Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/28
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (127-5)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (127-8)
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 537
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DEAF PERSONS
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
State Government
( 9-2301 , 9-2302 , 9-2303 , 9-2304 , 9-2305 , 9-2306 , 9-2307 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 570619/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:49 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 167477/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2001   at: 8:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (127-5)
April 4, 2001: Third Reading Passed (127-8)
Senate
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)