2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 988

CHAPTER NUMBER: 407 File Code: Disabled Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 776
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Oaks, Taylor, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - Additional Rights and Services

Synopsis:

Adding the right to be informed of specified service options to the list of basic rights to which an individual who receives services provided by the Developmental Disabilities Administration is entitled; requiring the staff of an Administration licensee, at a specified time, to assess whether the needs of an individual with a developmental disability could be met in more integrated settings and to provide specified service options to the individual in a specified manner; and making technical and conforming changes.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/23
Hearing 3/7 at 2:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Finance
3/28
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
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 407

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
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 Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
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 John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
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 Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
DISCLOSURE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 7-1001 , 7-1002 , 7-1006 )

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: 436382/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)