Maryland House Bill 1242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-18 - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health to jointly study and assess the number of students identified by vision screenings who need and receive services, the no- or low-cost eye exam or eyeglasses programs that are available, and whether parents are aware of the no- or low-cost eye exams and eyeglass programs; and requiring the departments to jointly report on vision screening matters to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019.

Public School Students – Vision Services – Reporting

Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]	Del. Tony Bridges [D]	Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]
Del. Michele Guyton [D]	Del. Keith Haynes [D]	Del. Jay Jalisi [D]	Del. Adrienne Jones [D]
Del. Jazz Lewis [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]	Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]
Del. Lily Qi [D]	Del. Stephanie Smith [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]
Del. Veronica Turner [D]	Del. C.T. Wilson [D]

2019-03-14 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 139 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2019-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments {345261/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2019-02-12	House	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
2019-02-08	House	First Reading Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1242?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb1242f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb1242t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0002/hb1242_34526101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0002/hb1242.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb1242_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb1242_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0722.pdf