CHAPTER NUMBER: 1
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 296
- Sponsored By:
-
The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins,
Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah,
Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
- Entitled:
-
Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Powers of the Governor and the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Providing for emergency powers of the Governor and the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene whenever an imminent threat of extensive
loss of life or of serious disability exists due to exposure to
specified diseases, chemicals, or radiation; requiring specified
public units and officials to develop plans and procedures; specifying
the contents of an order; requiring the Secretary to issue a specified
directive in a specified manner; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/18
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 1/23
- Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (13-31)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (42-4)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 4/9
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 1
House Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (128-9)
- Sponsored by:
- President of the Senate
- Administration
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CLINICS
- COURT OF APPEALS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DISCLOSURE
- DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- EMERGENCIES
- EXECUTIVE ORDERS
- GOVERNOR
- HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HEARINGS
- HOSPICES
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- NOTICES
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- PENALTIES
- PRIVACY
- RADIATION
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
- (
2-201 ,
2-202 ,
2-203 ,
2-204
)
- Health - General
- (
18-901 ,
18-902 ,
18-903 ,
18-904 ,
18-905 ,
18-906 ,
18-907 ,
18-908
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 154831/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 20, 2002 at:
12:38 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 233225/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 20, 2002 at:
12:38 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 20, 2002: Floor Amendment (Ferguson) {233225/1 Rejected (13-31)
- March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (42-4)
- House
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (128-9)