2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1397

CHAPTER NUMBER: 417 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Stull, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Malone, McConkey, McKee, Montgomery, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, Boutin, McDonough, Kach, Smigiel, Donoghue, and Boteler
Entitled:
Milk Products - Threat to Public Health - Impoundment and Penalties

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to impound a milk product that the Secretary determines is a specified threat to public health; authorizing the Secretary to issue specified orders if the Secretary impounds a milk product that is a threat to public health; authorizing the owner of a milk product that is disposed of or otherwise made unusable to bring an action for damages against the Secretary; providing that the Secretary has specified immunity from liability; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/20
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/1
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/3
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/10
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 417
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/10
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
DAMAGES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MILK PRODUCTS
PENALTIES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 21-428 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 596180/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 11:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 27, 2004: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (43-0)