SENATE BILL 458

Sponsored By:

Senator Della

Entitled:

Vital Records - Access and Fees

Synopsis:

Authorizing a local health department to access electronically from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene a certified or abridged copy of a death certificate under specified circumstances; authorizing the Department to establish remote sites for the purpose of issuing birth certificates, to access electronically at the remote site a certified or abridged copy of a birth certificate, and, on request, to provide at the remote site a specified person with a certified or abridged copy of a birth certificate; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/5

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/17

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

3/15

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/16

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/18

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House Action

3/19

First Reading Environmental Matters

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMPUTERS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES

VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 4-217 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)