File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott,
Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot,
Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard,
Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes,
Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez,
Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
-
Medical Decision Making Act of 2004
Establishing life partnerships in the State for specified purposes;
requiring individuals to register with the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene in order to enter into a life partnership; requiring
the Secretary to develop specified forms and make forms available at
specified locations; establishing procedures for applying for
obtaining a certificate of life partnership; providing procedures to
terminate a life partnership; etc.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order next session (Delegate Burns) Adopted
- 3/27
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Burns)
- Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Burns) Adopted (69-62)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (103-30)
Senate Action
- 3/30
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/1
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/12
- Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
- AUTOPSIES
- CEMETERIES
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DISCLOSURE
- ELDERLY PERSONS
- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- EMERGENCIES
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- FINES
- FORMS
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HOSPICES
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- MARRIAGE
- NOTICES
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- ORGAN DONORSHIP
- PENALTIES
- PETITIONS
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Estates and Trusts
- (
4-501
)
- Health - General
- (
1-101 ,
4-215 ,
4-215 ,
5-501 ,
5-501 ,
5-509 ,
5-509 ,
5-605 ,
5-605 ,
5-612 ,
6-101 ,
6-201 ,
6-202 ,
6-203 ,
6-204 ,
6-204 ,
6-205 ,
6-206 ,
6-207 ,
6-208 ,
6-301 ,
6-302 ,
6-401 ,
10-807 ,
10-807 ,
19-310 ,
19-310 ,
19-343 ,
19-344 ,
19-344
)
- Health Occupations
- (
7-410 ,
7-410
)
- Real Property
- (
14-121
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 433622/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 27, 2004 at:
4:22 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 706283/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 27, 2004 at:
11:12 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 27, 2004: Floor Amendment (Burns E) Adopted (69-62)
- March 28, 2004: Third Reading Passed (103-30)