SENATE BILL 503

Sponsored By:

Senators Astle, Hafer, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:

Job-Related Drug Testing

Synopsis:

Authorizing the use of specified hair specimen testing only for pre-employment drug testing; requiring employees that use hair specimens for pre-employment drug testing to adhere to specified standards; prohibiting employers that use hair specimens for pre-employment drug testing from using the specimens to determine specified information; clarifying that independent testing applies to all types of job-related drug testing; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/30

First Reading Finance

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/20

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Senator Stone) Adopted

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/24

Third Reading Passed (35-9)

4/6

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (43-2)

Passed Enrolled

5/22

Signed by the Governor Chapter 594

House Action

3/22

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/26

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Brinkley) Adopted

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (84-48)

Sponsored by:

Senator John C. Astle, District 30

Senator John J. Hafer, District 1

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHEMICAL TESTS

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS

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

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

LABORATORIES

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

RULES AND REGULATIONS

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 17-214 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 587240/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1997 at: 11:20 Status: Adopted

House

Number: 579079/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 16:49 Status: Adopted