2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 737

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 831
Sponsored By:
Delegates Costa, Hubbard, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards

Synopsis:

Requiring that the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene adopt regulations requiring that at least 75% of a specified body of licensees be composed of residents of the State or who reside within 100 miles of specified administrative offices; requiring that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene adopt regulations prohibiting specified individuals from serving on the governing body of specified licensees except under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Finance
3/25
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

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 John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
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:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MENTAL HEALTH
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
NONRESIDENTS -see also- ALIENS
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 7-904 , 7-907 , 10-901 )

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: 106283/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2005   at: 11:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)