HOUSE BILL 459

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hammen

Entitled:

Mental Health Advisory Committees

Synopsis:

Altering the requirements for the governing bodies of two or more counties to establish an intercounty mental health advisory committee; authorizing the governing body in Baltimore City to designate Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc. as the mental health advisory committee for Baltimore City; and providing for an exception to the membership requirements for a mental health advisory committee in Baltimore City.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/9

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

2/16

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/23 at 3:30 p.m.

2/28

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/3

Third Reading Passed (132-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/4

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/4

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/10

Signed by the Governor Chapter 376

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALTIMORE CITY

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

MENTAL HEALTH

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 10-308 , 10-309 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 3, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)

Senate

April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)