CHAPTER NUMBER: 319 
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 177  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
 Delegates
 Nathan-Pulliam, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell,
 Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough,
 Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel,
 V. Turner, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health
 Disparities
 
Establishing the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health
Disparities in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring
the Director of the Office to report to the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene; establishing the duties and responsibilities of the
Office; requiring the Director to promote health and prevention of
disease among members of specified groups; etc.
House Action
- 11/5
 - Pre-filed
 - 1/14
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/3
 - Hearing cancelled
 - 2/4
 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/23
 - 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 (135-1)
 - 4/8
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/11
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 319
 
Senate Action
- 3/26
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
 - 4/10
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/9
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
 - Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
 - 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 Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
 - Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
 - Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - GRANTS
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
 - MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
 - REPORTS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 20-904 ,
 20-1001 ,
 20-1002 ,
 20-1003 ,
 20-1004 ,
 20-1005 ,
 20-1006 ,
 20-1007 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
 - Amendments:
- House 
 - Number: 736184/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2004      at:
11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House 
 - March 25, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (135-1)
 - Senate
 - April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
 
 
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