2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 496

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frush, Owings, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Giannetti, Moe, Healey, Love, Menes, D. Davis, Griffith, Pitkin, and Schisler
Entitled:
Health - Hepatitis B Disease - Vaccination of First Time Enrollees at Institutions of Higher Education

Synopsis:

Requiring a first time enrollee at an institution of higher education to be vaccinated against hepatitis B disease; exempting specified first time enrollees from the vaccination requirement; providing that an institution of higher education is not required to provide or pay for specified vaccinations; providing for a delayed effective date; and providing for the termination of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/30
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/8
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate Action
3/11
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
IMMUNIZATION
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STUDENTS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 18-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 760915/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 5, 2002   at: 10:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 8, 2002: Third Reading Passed (132-0)