SENATE BILL 451

Sponsored By:

Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Blount, Kelley, Young, Conway, and Hoffman

Entitled:

Needle Exchange Program - Repeal of Sunset

Synopsis:

Repealing the termination provision concerning the AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program; and requiring the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Baltimore City Health Department to jointly report on the status of the program to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 31 of each year.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/29

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

Hearing 2/5 at 2:00 p.m.

2/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/13

Favorable with Amendments

Committee Amendment Adopted

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (29-12)

Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (7-34)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/17

Third Reading Passed (29-17)

3/28

Returned Passed

4/29

Signed by the Governor Chapter 177

House Action

2/18

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/5

Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/26

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

3/24

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/25

Third Reading Passed (112-25)

Sponsored by:

Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11

Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Senator Larry Young, District 44

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AIDS

BALTIMORE CITY

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS

DISEASES -see also- AIDS

DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

SUNSET

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 754708/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 13, 1997 at: 10:30 Status: Adopted

Number: 932993/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 13, 1997 at: 11:21 Status: Rejected