File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 766  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McHale,
Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Shewell, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell,
Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant,
V. Turner, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
 
Establishing that a donor may make a gift by authorizing that a
statement or symbol be included on a donor registry; requiring the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to contract with and provide
compensation to a specified nonprofit entity for the establishment,
maintenance, and operation of a donor registry; defining "donor" as an
individual whose body or part is the subject of an anatomical gift;
etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/13
 - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/27
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/29 at 12:00 p.m.
 - 3/20
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order next session (Delegate Morhaim)  Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/22 (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
 - 3/19
 - Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (134-3)
 - 4/4
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/22
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (44-3)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/24
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 214
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - 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 5B
 - Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
 - Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
 - Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
 - Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
 - Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Advance Medical Directives
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
 - Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
 - Disclosure
 - Drivers` Licenses
 - Estates and Trusts
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
 - Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
 - Medical Examiners
 - Medical Research
 - Motor Vehicle Administration
 - Organ Donorship
 - Penalties
 - Privacy
 - Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
 - Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
 - Reports
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Estates and Trusts
 - (
 4-512 ,
 4-505 ,
 4-512 
)
 -   Health - General
 - (
 13-901 
)
 -   State Government
 - (
 10-616 ,
 10-616 
)
 
- 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):
 House 
- Number: 246989/02     Offered on: March 22, 2008      at:
1:50 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 396784/01     Offered on: March 21, 2008      at:
10:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 20, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (134-3)
 
Senate
- April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (44-3)