2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 20

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Costa, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Assisted Living Program Facilities - Emergency Electrical Power Generator

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to require facilities offering assisted living program services to have an emergency electrical power generator on the premises; providing for the power and system requirements of the emergency power generator; requiring a facility to conduct a monthly test of the emergency power generator; requiring an emergency power system to provide lighting to specified areas in a facility; requiring emergency electrical power to be provided to specified areas and equipment; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
09/9
Pre-filed
1/12
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/13
Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m.
1/17
Hearing cancelled
1/19
Hearing 2/1 at 1:00 p.m.
2/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/22
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate Action
2/23
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Unfavorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
EMERGENCIES
ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-1808 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 566687/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 17, 2005   at: 10:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
February 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)