Legislation

Title: COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Status: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 31 of 2021 Special Session
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring, on or before June 1, 2021, the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with local health departments of the State and the Maryland State Department of Education, to adopt and implement a 2-year plan to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19; requiring the plan to address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on underserved and minority communities in the State; establishing the Maryland Public Health Modernization Workgroup to assess the current public health infrastructure and resources in the State; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Opposite:: Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0741

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2021 Legislative Date 1/29/2021 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2021 Legislative Date 2/04/2021 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 4/09/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {346786/1 Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (113-25) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Rereferred to Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/25/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/30/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/28/2021 Legislative Date 5/28/2021 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/06/2021 Legislative Date 12/06/2021 Action Motion Special Order vote on veto until next session (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/07/2021 Legislative Date 12/07/2021 Action Overridden (97-39) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/08/2021 Legislative Date 12/07/2021 Action Overridden (32-14) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/08/2021 Legislative Date 12/07/2021 Action Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 31 of 2021 Special Session Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2021	1/29/2021	First Reading Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
			Text - First - COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021
House	2/04/2021	2/04/2021	Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2021	4/09/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	Favorable with Amendments {346786/1 Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Third Reading Passed (113-25)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Referred Rules	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Rereferred to Finance
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/12/2021	3/24/2021	Favorable Adopted	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/24/2021	Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/25/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/30/2021	Returned Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/28/2021	5/28/2021	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
House	12/06/2021	12/06/2021	Motion Special Order vote on veto until next session (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted
House	12/07/2021	12/07/2021	Overridden (97-39)
Senate	12/08/2021	12/07/2021	Overridden (32-14)
House	12/08/2021	12/07/2021	Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 31 of 2021 Special Session
			Text - Chapter - COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021

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