2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 239

CHAPTER NUMBER: 453 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rudolph, Bartlett, Bozman, Conway, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Jameson, Kullen, Mayer, McComas, McKee, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Wood, Hammen, Goldwater, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Agricultural Ombudsman

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to designate an agricultural ombudsman; and establishing specified duties of the agricultural ombudsman.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/1
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
2/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/17
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
2/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 453

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
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 Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
OMBUDSMEN
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 2-104 )

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: 166781/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 15, 2006   at: 11:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)