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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 800

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Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO PREPARE A VIDEO FOR PRESENTATION IN THE OFFICES IN WHICH TANF BENEFITS, FOOD STAMPS, FOOD THROUGH THE WIC PROGRAM, AND MEDICAID ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED BY THOSE AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE VIDEO SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING HABITS, PREVENTION AND REDUCING OBESITY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST-FEEDING INFANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF THOSE BENEFITS MAY VIEW THE VIDEO IN THE OFFICE OF THE AGENCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

21 co-sponsors

Edward Blackmon, Jr., Billy Broomfield, Bryant W. Clark, Linda F. Coleman, Mary H. Coleman, Dirk D. Dedeaux, Chuck Espy, Frances Fredericks, Joe C. Gardner, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Esther Harrison, John W. Hines, Sr., Gregory Holloway, Sr., Robert E. Huddleston, Robert L. Johnson III, John Mayo, Ferr Smith, Jeffrey C. Smith, Greg Snowden, Jessica Upshaw, Adrienne Wooten

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 214 days

MedicaidFeb 2 to Feb 31 day

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Medicaid
  2. Feb 2Reported as a committee substitute from PH to ME in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from ME to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;MedicaidHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2DR - TSDPCS: PH To MEHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: ME To PHHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 16Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate