CHAPTER NUMBER: 443 
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 86  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Giannetti, Gladden,
Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and
Teitelbaum
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health
 Disparities
 
Establishing the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health
Disparities in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring
the Director of the Office to report to the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene; establishing the duties and responsibilities of the
Office; requiring the Director to promote health and prevention of
disease among members of specified groups; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/23
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
 - 2/4
 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/9
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 - 4/11
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 443
 
House Action
- 4/7
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/12
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 -      Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 -      Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Hurson) Adopted (140-0)
 -      Special Order later today (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
 -      Special Order later today (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
 - 4/10
 - Third Reading Passed (135-1)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
 - Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
 - Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
 - Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - GRANTS
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
 - MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
 - REPORTS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 20-904 ,
 20-1001 ,
 20-1002 ,
 20-1003 ,
 20-1004 ,
 20-1005 ,
 20-1006 ,
 20-1007 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
 - Amendments:
- Senate
 - Number: 684433/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2004      at:
4:05 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
 - April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)
 - House 
 - April 9, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hurson) Adopted  (140-0)
 - April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (135-1)