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2007 Legislative Action - Senate Bills
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Here you will find a running list of bills considered by
MedChi's Legislative Committee, with positions taken by the committee and status
of each. It is updated weekly during the legislative session (January 10-April
9, 2007) and derived from Legislative Committee Agendas. Go to Legislative
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SENATE BILLS - 2007 SESSION
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| FINAL April 24, 2007 |
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The action indicated is the action of the Legislative
Committee and not necessarily
the final position of MedChi. All information is accurate as of publication date. Hearing
dates are subject to change, call to confirm.
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| Key to Abbreviations: |
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| SWA: |
Support with Amendments (legislative
committee took no action on these bills) |
| NP: |
No Position |
| HB: |
House Bill |
| SB: |
Senate Bill |
| POS: |
Position |
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2007 Senate Bills
| Bill No. |
Title |
Position |
Status |
| SB 9 |
Education - Student Surveys - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey, Senator Garagiola |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 10 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene-- Medicaid Managed Care pilot Program-- Sunset Extension, Senator Middleton |
No Position |
Bill failed |
| SB 11 |
Creation of a State Debt - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Senator Della |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 48 |
State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians an Signatures, Senator Middleton |
No Position |
Bill failed |
| SB 51 |
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007, Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin |
Support the concept |
Bill failed |
| SB 54 |
Health - General - Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Middleton, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin |
Support the concept with concerns about funding and related concerns |
Bill failed |
| SB 59 |
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, Senator Lenett |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 67 |
Income Tax - Credit for Smoking Prohibition on the Premises of Business Establishments, Senator Klausmeier |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 71 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fees, The President (By Request - Administration) |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 72 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - User Fee Assessments, The President (By Request - Administration) |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 76 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Agnes HealthCare, Senator Jones |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 84 |
Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility, Senator Zirkin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 91 |
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007, Senators Garagiola, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 101 |
Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Hogan, Middleton, and Miller |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 103 |
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senator Frosh |
Support the concept |
Bill became law on April 24, 2007 |
| SB 104 |
Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Miller, and Rosapepe |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 105 |
Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunization - Universal Vaccine Purchasing System, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Miller, and Rosapepe |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 107 |
Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Garagiola, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Peters, and Rosapepe |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 118 |
State Board of Nursing - Licensing, Certification, and Reinstatement Requirements, Senator Conway |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 149 |
Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007, The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin |
Support with amendment |
Bill failed |
| SB 181 |
Oral Health Safety Net Program, Senator Middleton |
Support the concept |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 194 |
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Senators Kelley, Astle, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Middleton |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 207 |
Healthy Maryland Initiative, Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 226 |
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions, Senators Mooney, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 241 |
Education - Alcohol and Drug Testing for Pupils in Public or Private Schools, Senators Exum, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Hooper, and Lenett |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 244 |
Student Health and Fitness Act of 2007, Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Muse, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 255 |
State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation, Senator Conway |
Support with amendment |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 258 |
State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services, Senators Frosh, Britt, Dyson, and Harris |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 262 |
Consent Provisions - Minors - Mental or Emotional Disorder, Senators Klausmeier and Della |
Support with amendments |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 263 |
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists, Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, and Pinsky |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 266 |
Prescription Privacy Act, Senators Lenett and Madaleno |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill failed |
| SB 267 |
Maryland Comparative Negligence Act, Senator Lennett |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 269 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance, Senator Conway |
FYI |
Bill became law on April 10, 2007 |
| SB 281 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Family Health Administration - Maryland Medbank Program, Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Pugh |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 283 |
Southern Maryland Prostate Cancer Pilot Program, Senators Middleton and Dyson |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 309 |
Civil Actions - Dismissal or Termination - Limitations, Senator Stone |
Oppose |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 323 |
Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement Rates of Noncontracting Providers, Senator Astle |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 328 |
Creation of a State Debt - Bon Secours Hospital, Senator Jones |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 339 |
Drug Treatment - Study of the State's Approach to Drug Treatment and the Feasibility of Communal-Setting Treatment, Senators Pugh, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Raskin, and Robey |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 340 |
Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision, Senators Conway, Britt, Dyson, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 346 |
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center, Senator McFadden |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 348 |
Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information, Senator McFadden |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 349 |
Education Health and Environmental Affairs, Senator McFadden |
Support with amendments |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 351 |
Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight, Senators Kelley, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 362 |
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007, Senators Dyson, Colburn, DeGrange, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Stoltzfus, and Stone |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 370 |
Creation of a State Debt - Fort Washington Medical Center, Senator Muse |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 375 |
Creation of a State Debt - Atlantic General Hospital, Senator Stoltzfus |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 378 |
State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications, Senators Dyson, Conway, and Middleton |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 403 |
Creation of a State Debt - Adventist HealthCare, Senators Hogan and Forehand |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 427 |
Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts, Senators Middleton and Astle |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 436 |
Retrieval of Oocytes - Prohibition, Senators Harris, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, and Stone |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 446 |
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Caroline Hospice, Senators Colburn and Pipkin |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 449 |
Creation of a State Debt - Shore Health System, Senator Colburn |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 472 |
Mental Hygiene Law - Petition for Emergency Evaluation - Confidentiality, Senator Munsom |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 474 |
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan, Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 482 |
Motor Vehicles - All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear, Senator Forehand |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 483 |
Professional Corporations - Physical Therapists, Senator Forehand |
No position |
Bill became law on April 10, 2007 |
| SB 489 |
Health Insurance - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Disabled Individuals, Senators Britt, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 490 |
Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services, Senator Britt |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 504 |
Food Service Facilities - Use of Artificial Trans Fat - Prohibition, Senators Forehand, Pugh, and Raskin |
Support the concept |
Bill failed |
| SB 508 |
Circuit Courts - Medical Liability Division, Senator Zirkin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 514 |
Consumer Protection - Protection of Personal Information from Security Breaches, Senator Forehand |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill failed |
| SB 529 |
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses, Senators Madaleno and Kramer |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 531 |
Dental Hygiene - Administration of Local Anesthesia, Senator Dyson |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 538 |
Health Insurance - Clean Claims, Senator Klausmeier |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 542 |
Health Insurance - Visits After Diagnostic or Surgical Procedure Using Anesthesia - Coverage, Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Madaleno, Pugh, and Robey |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 547 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility, Senators McFadden, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 550 |
Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Evidence, Senator Garagiola |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 557 |
Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries - Exemptions, Senator Garagiola |
No Position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 578 |
Health - Donations - Oocytes, Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, and Stone |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 584 |
Health Occupations - Maryland Athletic Trainers Act, Senators Britt, Harris, Hooper, and Klausmeier |
Support with amendments |
Bill failed |
| SB 599 |
Health - Disclosure of Medical Records - Cases Before the Workers' Compensation Commission, Senator Kittleman |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 600 |
Workers' Compensation Commission - Authorization for Release of Medical Information - Work-Related Injury or Occupational Disease, Senator Kittleman |
Oppose |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 601 |
Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement by Carriers, Senator Kittleman |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 610 |
Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Nonphysician Surgical Assistants, Senator Middleton |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 617 |
Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007, Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Munson |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 619 |
Health Insurance - Low-Income Health Insurance Premium Support Fund, Senators Pipkin and Jacobs
Senators Pipkin and Jacobs |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 620 |
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Repeal of Commission and Study of Alternative Financing of Uncompensated and Undercompensated Care, Senator Pipkin |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 628 |
Repeal of Certificate of Need Requirements - Health Care Facilities Other Than Home Health Agencies and Hospices, Senators Pipkin and Jacobs |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 629 |
Health - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Minor Passenger, Senators Lenett, Britt, Jones, Madaleno, and McFadden |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 630 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Choice Program Excluded Populations, Senators Della, Exum, and Kelley |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 633 |
Food Containing Artificial Trans Fat - Prohibition, Senators Raskin, Forehand, Britt, Madaleno, and Pinsky |
Support the concept |
Bill failed |
| SB 642 |
Courts - Health Care Malpractice - Certificate of a Qualified Expert, Senator Raskin |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 645 |
Radiologist Assistants - Certification, Senator Stoltzfus |
Support the concept |
Bill failed |
| SB 646 |
Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights, Senator Exum |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 648 |
Health Insurance - Managed Care Organizations - Service Count Ratio, Senators Exum, Astle, Currie, Klausmeier, and Pugh |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 651 |
Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance - Garrett County Memorial Hospital - Subsidy for Family Practitioners Who Also Perform Obstetrical Services, Senator Edwards |
Support with amendment |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 670 |
Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan, Senators Pinsky and Britt |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 671 |
State-Funded Stem Cell Research - Stem Cell Research Commission - Abstract, Senators Harris and Greenip |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 676 |
Family Law - Child Care - Influenza Immunization, Senator Klausmeier |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 686 |
Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine, Senators Pugh and Kelley |
Support |
Bill became law on April 10, 2007 |
| SB 693 |
HIV Testing - Prohibited Exposure - Victims, Senators Zirkin, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, and Middleton |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 714 |
Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions, Senator Astle |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 718 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation, Chair Finance Committee |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 719 |
Maryland Health Care Commission - Program Evaluation, Chair Finance Committee |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 723 |
Certified Social Workers-Clinical - Practice - Definition, Senators Conway, Dyson, and Kelley |
Oppose |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 729 |
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication, Senator Kelley |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 735 |
Health Care Disclosure Act, Senators Exum, Britt, Della, Kelley, and Stone |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 740 |
Patient Referrals - Group Practice - Radiology Services, Senators Dyson and Middleton |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 742 |
Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs, Senator Klausemeier |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 746 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Test Counseling, Senator Conway |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 749 |
Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers, Senator Pipkin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 750 |
Queen Anne's County - Health Care Facilities Regulation - Licensing of Freestanding Medical Facilities, Senators Pipkin, Della, Edwards, Hogan, Jacobs, and Kittleman |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 757 |
Maryland Compassionate Use Act, Senator Gladden |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 774 |
Task Force on the HPV Vaccine, Senators Britt, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 794 |
Creation of a State Debt - Western Maryland Health System, Senator Edwards |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 795 |
Health Care Expansion Program, Senator Middleton |
Support with amendment |
Bill failed |
| SB 819 |
HIV and AIDS - Consent for Testing and Guidelines, Senator Britt |
Support with amendment |
Bill failed |
| SB 824 |
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension, Senator Middleton |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 837 |
Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program, Senator Gladden |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 851 |
Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty, Senators Lenett, Colburn, Dyson, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Middleton |
Oppose |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 859 |
Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Tax Assistance Act, Senator Raskin |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 866 |
Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal, Senator Conway |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 879 |
Hospitals - Safe Patient Lifting, Senator Pinsky |
No position |
Bill became law on April 10, 2007 |
| SB 881 |
No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund, Senators Harris and Zirkin |
Support the concept |
Bill failed |
| SB 882 |
Medical System Corporation - Board of Directors - Membership, Senator Della |
FYI |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 893 |
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Independence, Board Composition, and Regulation, Senator Astle |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill failed |
| SB 898 |
Maryland Commission for Autoimmune Disease Information and Research, Senator Britt |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 902 |
Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements, Senator Middleton |
Oppose |
Bill failed |
| SB 904 |
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act, Senator Dyson |
Oppose unless amended |
Bill failed |
| SB 919 |
Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - Hospice House, Senator Dyson |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 933 |
Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements, Senators Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SB 936 |
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Boards of Directors - Term Limits and Compensation, Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Edwards, Garagiola, Kittleman, Middleton, and Pugh |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 938 |
Public Health - Injury Reports - Statewide Applicability,
Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jones, and Middleton |
Oppose |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 944 |
Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Covered Persons, Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Lenett, and Raskin |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SB 952 |
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Choice of Policies for Sole Proprietors, Senator Middleton |
No position |
Bill became law on April 10, 2007 |
| SB 953 |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers, Senator Middleton (By request) |
No position |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 964 |
Department of the Environment - Licensing and Regulation of Tanning Facilities, Senator Raskin |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 972 |
Health Insurance - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Extension of Sunset, Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) |
Support |
Bill failed |
| SB 987 |
Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act, Senator Conway |
Support |
Bill has passed and awaits the Governor's action |
| SB 993 |
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation, Senators Klausmeier and Hooper |
No position |
Bill failed |
| SJ 1 |
Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs, Senators Middleton, Conway, Dyson, Hogan, and Pugh |
FYI |
Bill failed |
| SJ 2 |
Federal Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, Senators Middleton, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Hogan, McFadden, and Pugh |
Support |
Bill failed |
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