File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 874  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell,
Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Riley, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in
Facilities
 
Altering policies of the State concerning the rights of individuals
with mental disorders who receive services in specified facilities;
repealing the authority of staff in specified facilities to use a
technique to transition individuals to a restraint position; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/2
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/17
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 - 4/1
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/23
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/24
 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/19
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 621
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - 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 Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - 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 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
 - Clinics
 - Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
 - Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
 - Human Rights
 - Mental Health
 - Ombudsmen
 - Patients
 - Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
 - State Hospitals
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Health - General
 - (
 10-701 
)
 
- 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: 396681/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009      at:
10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)
 
Senate
- April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)