2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 988

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
State Board of Dental Examiners - Program Evaluation and Licensee Protection

Synopsis:

Prohibiting health occupation boards from taking or refusing to take specified action as reprisal against specified licensees or certificate holders under specified circumstances; establishing that specified protection only applies if a licensee or certificate holder has a specified reasonable, good faith belief; requiring that a list of names be compiled by specified academies, associations, organizations, or societies; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/14
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/6
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/15
Vetoed by the Governor (Technical)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General
Auditors and Audits
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Dentists
Discipline
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Legislative Services, Department of
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 1-501 , 1-502 , 1-503 , 1-504 , 1-505 , 1-506 , 4-202 , 4-203 , 4-204 , 4-316 , 4-702 )
State Government
( 8-403 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 146986/01     Offered on: March 23, 2007   at: 5:12 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 954738/01     Offered on: April 9, 2007   at: 2:51 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
April 6, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
April 4, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)