2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1201

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 530
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Cardin, Donoghue, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Heller, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, Montgomery, Murray, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, and Simmons
Entitled:
Compulsive Gambling - Prevalence Study and Replication Prevalence Studies

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a prevalence study and replication prevalence studies to measure the rate of problem and pathological gambling in Maryland; requiring the Secretary to contract with an independent researcher to conduct the prevalence studies, subject to the Secretary utilizing the most current psychiatric or diagnostic criteria for problem and pathological gambling; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/13
First Reading Ways and Means
3/10
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-801 , 19-802 , 19-803 , 19-804 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered