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HB 1579: Public Health

GENERAL BILL by Green ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Goodlette

Public Health; revises rulemaking authority of DOH re its power to impose quarantine; provides for rules requiring vaccination for communicable disease; defines terms "public health advisory" & "public health emergency"; specifies terms under which public health emergency is declared; provides for consultation for, & notice & duration of, declaration of public health emergency, etc. Amends 381.0011,.00315.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2002-269)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2002 House • Filed
2/5/2002 House • Introduced -HJ 00180
2/7/2002 House • Referred to Health Regulation (HCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00219
2/19/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation (HCC), 02/21/02, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2/21/2002 House • Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Health Regulation (HCC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00291
2/22/2002 House • Now in Judicial Oversight (SGC) -HJ 00291
3/5/2002 House • Withdrawn from Judicial Oversight (SGC) -HJ 00372; Now in Council for Healthy Communities
3/22/2002 House • Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2002-269)