File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 503  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Harrington
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
 
Establishing a Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland
Public Schools; providing for the membership and chair of the Task
Force; requiring the State Department of Education to provide staff
for the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study the advisability
of requiring all public schools in the State to provide a minimum
amount of physical activity or physical education to students each
week; requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the
General Assembly by November 20, 2008; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/27
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 3/3
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/5
 - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/21
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 3/25 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 3/26 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 3/27 (Senator Harrington) Adopted
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/26
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 - 4/4
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (45-1)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/25
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/1
 - Re-referred Ways and Means
 -      Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/13
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 473
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
 - Education, State Board of
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Local Government Mandates
 - Public Schools
 - Recreation
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Sports -see also- Recreation; Stadiums
 - Students
 - Sunset
 
- 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: 424239/02     Offered on: March 27, 2008      at:
10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 703923/01     Offered on: March 27, 2008      at:
10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 605460/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008       at:
2:51 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 - April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (45-1)
 
House 
- April 1, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (139-0)