2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 778

CHAPTER NUMBER: 538
File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 743
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mizeur, Smigiel, Ross, Alston, Barkley, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Gaines, Hixson, Hubbard, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Oaks, Kipke, Costa, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Hammen, V. Turner, Tarrant, Bromwell, and Cullison
Entitled:
Family Planning Works Act

Synopsis:

Altering the eligibility requirements for family planning services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program by requiring the Program to provide those services beginning on January 1, 2012, to all women whose family income is at or below 200 percent of the poverty level, as permitted by federal law.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/23
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (121-15)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (39-7)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 538

Sponsored by:

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
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 Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations
Birth Control
Grants
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Legislative Services, Department of
Medical Assistance
Women

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 15-103 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 666787/01     Offered on: March 25, 2011   at: 5:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2011: Third Reading Passed (121-15)
Senate
April 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (39-7)