2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 204

CHAPTER NUMBER: 452 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Prior Year Introduction As: HB 20/05 - HGO
Sponsored By:
Delegates Costa Frank, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, 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
1/20
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/15
Hearing 3/7 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)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Finance
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 452

Sponsored by:

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
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 James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
DISCLOSURE
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: 826385/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2006   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)