2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 351

CHAPTER NUMBER: 147
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 879
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled:
Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations that set standards and requirements for forensic laboratories; requiring a laboratory that examines or analyzes forensic specimens to demonstrate satisfactory performance in a specified proficiency testing program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to review proficiency tests and proficiency testing programs; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/7
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/18
First Reading Health and Government Operations & Judiciary
3/21
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 147

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Appropriations
Chemical Tests
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Disclosure
Discrimination
Evidence
Examinations
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Forms
Governor
Grants
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Hearings
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Laboratories
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Notices
Penalties
Privacy
Public Information
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
State's Attorneys
Statutes of Limitation
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 1-101 , 17-2A-01 , 17-2A-02 , 17-2A-03 , 17-2A-04 , 17-2A-05 , 17-2A-06 , 17-2A-07 , 17-2A-08 , 17-2A-09 , 17-2A-10 , 17-2A-11 , 17-2A-12 , 19-2301 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 737776/01     Offered on: March 16, 2007   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 316887/01     Offered on: April 5, 2007   at: 10:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 31, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)