Maryland House Bill 978 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-7)
Status: Passed on April 14 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-14 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering specified requirements on health care providers before obtaining specified samples for the purpose of HIV testing; requiring consent for HIV testing to be included in a specified general informed consent for medical care in a specified category of tests; providing, subject to a specified exception, that a health care provider may not be required to obtain specified consent using a separate consent form; requiring a health care provider to make available specified materials to specified individuals; etc.

HIV Testing - Informed Consent and Pretest Requirements - Modification

Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Jay Jalisi [D]	Del. Dan Morhaim [D]
Del. Herbert McMillan [R]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Christian Miele [R]
Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Patrick McDonough [R]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]
Del. Angela Angel [D]	Del. Peter Hammen [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]
Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]
Del. April Rose [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2015-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-1) (Y: 139 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112
2015-04-07	House	Returned Passed
2015-04-06	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2015-04-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2015-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2015-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-04-01	Senate	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-24	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-03-23	House	Third Reading Passed (139-1)
2015-03-23	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-23	House	Favorable with Amendments {726282/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-23	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2015-03-10	House	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-13	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0978?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0978f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0978t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_112_hb0978t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0978_72628201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0978.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0978_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0978_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0978,h-0579&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0978,s-0756&stab=02&ys=2015RS