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State (Maine)
Maine 128th Legislature

An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease [HB-1417]
An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Fredette Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 03/22/2018

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Revise service animal laws [HB-364]
Revise service animal laws

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Denley Loge (s) Died In Standing Committee (s) Public Health, Welfare And Safety on 04/28/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Public Health - Child Care Products Containing Flame-Retardant Chemicals - Prohibition [HB-206]
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale specified child care products or furniture containing specified flame-retardant chemicals; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to suspend implementation of specified provisions of the Act if the Secretary makes a specified determination; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations on or before January 1, 2018; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Environment - Water Service - Shutoff Notice Disclosures and Vulnerable Population Protection [HB-228]
Authorizing a provider of water or sewerage system service to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency; requiring a provider to mail a specified notice when temporarily shutting off service; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service unless the provider provides specified notices at the premises within specified time periods; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service for specified reasons; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers [SB-233]
Transferring the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers from the State Department of Education to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission to provide staff support for the Council; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of organizations with expertise in school-based health care or specified other matters to provide additional staffing resources to the Commission and the Council; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Prohibit individual health insurance discrimination with some exceptions [HB-356]
Prohibit individual health insurance discrimination with some exceptions

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jean Price (h) Died In Standing Committee on 04/28/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale [HB-229]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified expanded polystyrene food service products or loose fill packaging on or after January 1, 2018; prohibiting specified food service businesses from selling or providing food in specified expanded polystyrene food service products on or after January 1, 2018; requiring a county health department to impose specified penalties for violations of the Act; requiring a county health department to notify the Department of the Environment specified violations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers [HB-221]
Transferring the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers from the State Department of Education to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission to provide staff support for the Council; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of organizations with expertise in school-based health care or specified other matters to provide additional staffing resources to the Commission and the Council; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 04/18/2017

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Provide for the Montana Local Food Choice Act [HB-352]
Provide for the Montana Local Food Choice Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Greg Hertz (s) Died In Standing Committee (s) Agriculture, Livestock And Irrigation on 04/28/2017

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State (Maine)
Maine 128th Legislature

An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Contraceptive Supplies [HB-1237]
An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Contraceptive Supplies

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce McCreight Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 05/31/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Education - Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program - Establishment (Peyton's Bill) [HB-197]
Establishing the Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program to provide grants to public schools to purchase technology to allow students with medical conditions to participate in classrooms remotely if in-person attendance is not possible; requiring the State Department of Education to implement and administer the Program; authorizing the Governor to include in the State budget an appropriation to the Program; and authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [HB-233]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a medical record without specified authorization to a guardian ad litem appointed by a court to protect specified interests of a minor or a disabled or elderly individual who is a specified victim, for a specified purpose and use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/18/2017

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Authorize emergency use of opioid antagonist in a school setting [HB-323]
Authorize emergency use of opioid antagonist in a school setting

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gordon Pierson Chapter Number Assigned on 04/04/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to agriculture, including the regulation of seed by a political subdivision and the abolition of certain entities associated with the Department of Agriculture. [HB-3582]
Relating to agriculture, including the regulation of seed by a political subdivision and the abolition of certain entities associated with the Department of Agriculture.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Committee Report Printed And Distributed on 05/19/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Hospitals - Substance Use Treatment Demonstration Program - Requirements [HB-189]
Authorizing up to five hospitals in the State to participate in a substance use treatment demonstration program; providing that the purpose of the demonstration program is to identify best practices to identify patients potentially in need of treatment, screen patients, and refer patients in need of substance use treatment to specified services; requiring each participating hospital to operate an inpatient and outpatient substance use treatment program or ensure that specified treatment services are made available; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs. [HB-3520]
Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Davis Read First Time on 03/31/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Renaming [HB-180]
Renaming the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Maryland Department of Health; renaming the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to be the Secretary of Health; providing that the Maryland Department of Health is the successor of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing that specified names and titles of a specified unit and officials in laws and other documents mean the names and titles of the successor unit and officials; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment by certain counties and municipalities of disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees. [SB-1601]
Relating to the establishment by certain counties and municipalities of disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles Read First Time on 03/21/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to prostitution and the trafficking of persons, civil racketeering related to trafficking, the prosecution of and punishment for certain sexual offenses and offenses involving or related to trafficking, reimbursement of certain costs for criminal victims who are children, and the release and reporting of certain information relating to a child; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense. [SB-1569]
Relating to prostitution and the trafficking of persons, civil racketeering related to trafficking, the prosecution of and punishment for certain sexual offenses and offenses involving or related to trafficking, reimbursement of certain costs for criminal victims who are children, and the release and reporting of certain information relating to a child; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson Read First Time on 03/21/2017

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State (Montana)
Montana 2017 Regular Session

Revise clean indoor air act laws to prohibit use of vapor products [SB-147]
Revise clean indoor air act laws to prohibit use of vapor products

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Diane Sands (s) Died In Standing Committee on 04/28/2017

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