Maryland Senate Bill 445 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-11 - Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Vital Statistics Administration, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the surgical birth rate in the State; requiring the Commission to examine the rate of complications, increased health care costs, and global research programs related to surgical births; requiring the Commission to report its recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2020; etc.

Maryland Health Care Commission - Surgical Birth Rate - Study

Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]

Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]

Sen. Mary Washington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-11	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
2019-02-15	Senate	Hearing canceled
2019-02-06	Senate	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-01	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0445?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0445f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0445.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0445_fin.pdf