2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 407

File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1187
Sponsored By:
Senators Ferguson, Bromwell, Currie, DeGrange, Green, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Roesser, Ruben, Stone, Astle, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
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

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/5
Re-assigned Finance
2/6
Hearing 2/15 at 2:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/2
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/17
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/12
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/14
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 4/2 (Delegate D. Murphy) Adopted
3/27
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-4)
Sponsored by:
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
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 Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
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:
Senate
Number: 827576/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 7, 2001   at: 8:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 060013/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2001   at: 12:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 9, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 29, 2001: Third Reading Passed (133-4)