Health, Department of; certain communication prohibited.
Summary
Department of Health; certain communicationprohibited. Prohibits any person employed by or who has enteredinto a contract to provide services on behalf of the Department ofHealth or a local department of health from initiating communicationregarding health-related matters with a minor on behalf of the Departmentor local department of health without the consent of the minor'sparent, except as otherwise required by law.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2022
Last action Mar 4, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Rules (12-Y 4-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Rules
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 9, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102263D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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