2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 303

CHAPTER NUMBER: 5
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Safety Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 235
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled:
Governor's Emergency Powers

Synopsis:

Specifying the Governor's authority under specified circumstances; requiring specified State or local law enforcement officers and health officers to execute and enforce specified orders, rules, and regulations made by the Governor under specified circumstances; requiring specified State officials to carry out the Governor's policies; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to perform specified duties under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/13 (Delegate Dembrow) Adopted
3/13
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dembrow)
Special Order 3/14 (Delegate Wood) Adopted
3/14
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dembrow) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dembrow) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (107-31)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (111-23)
Passed Enrolled
4/9
Signed by the Governor Chapter 5
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EMERGENCIES
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
GOVERNOR
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MILITIA
PENALTIES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 88B Department of State Police
( 14 )
Health - General
( 2-102 , 18-102 )
Article - 16A Maryland Emergency Management Agency
( 3 , 6 , 12 , 12A )
Article - 65 Militia
( 9 )
State Government
( 3-401 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 126986/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: 10:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 143924/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2002   at: 10:28 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 143924/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2002   at: 10:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 034030/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 1:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2002: Third Reading Passed (107-31)
April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (111-23)
Senate
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)