Health and Safety Bills
Health and Safety Bills DEAD
DEAD Louisiana House Bill 126 This bill would have amended existing domestic violence law to remove the requirement that the abuser and adult victim be of the opposite sex. STATUS: This bill was introduced in the House on April 8, 2011, and was referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. It died upon adjournment on June 23, 2011. DEAD Maryland House Bill 582 This bill would have amended existing law prohibiting harassment via electronic communications to extend the definition from just computers and electronic communications to include any available technology. STATUS: This bill was introduced in the House on Feb. 9, 2011. It died upon receiving an unfavorable Committee report from the Judiciary Committee on March 23, 2011. DEAD Massachusetts House Bill 2906 This bill would have required every healthcare provider who delivers primary medical care services or infectious disease services to an adolescent or adult patient to offer an HIV test to the patient; prohibited HIV tests from being conducted for any purpose related to insurance coverage of any type without the written informed consent of the subject of the test; required any person who orders the performance of an HIV test, or such person’s representative, to provide any patient testing positive for HIV with a connection to HIV-related medical care and counseling; prohibited health care facilities and healthcare providers from disclosing HIV-related medical information to any person other than the subject of the test without first obtaining the subject’s written informed consent; prohibited an employer from requiring an HIV test as a condition of employment or from requiring the disclosure of any HIV-related medical information as part of any medical examination; and required most insurance providers to cover the costs of HIV testing. STATUS: This bill was introduced in the House on Jan. 24, 2011. It passed the Joint Committee on Health on July 18, 2011, but died the same day when a new version was issued. DEAD Michigan House Bill 4771 This bill would have prohibited collective bargaining on domestic partner benefits. STATUS: This bill was introduced in the House on June 16, 2011. It passed the House Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics on June 22, 2011, and the full House on Sept. 15, 2011. It passed the Senate Committee on Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing on
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Oct. 20, 2011, the Senate Committee of the Whole on Dec. 7, 2011, and the full Senate on Dec. 7, 2011. It was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 22, 2011. DEAD Montana Legislative Request 438/ Senate Bill 276 This request and bill would have revised the definition of “deviate sexual relations” to exclude “sexual contact or intercourse between persons of the same-sex.” This provision of the law has been unenforceable since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas in 2003. STATUS: The request was made on Sept. 20, 2010, and died in the drafting process on April 28, 2011. The bill was introduced on Feb. 5, 2011. It passed the Judiciary Committee on Feb. 18, 2011, and the full Senate on Feb. 24, 2011. It was transferred to the House and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. It died in Standing Committee on April 28, 2011. DEAD Montana Senate Bill 196 This bill would have prohibited bullying in the workplace and provided remedies to address hostile work environments. STATUS: This bill was introduced on Jan. 20, 2011, and was referred to the Judiciary Committee. It died in Standing Committee on April 28, 2011. DEAD Nevada Assembly Bill 370 This bill would have required that the gender indicated on a document filed with the government must be the gender shown on the person’s birth certificate unless the person has undergone gender reassignment surgery. STATUS: This bill was introduced on March 21, 2011, and was referred to the Government Affairs Committee. It died pursuant to the rules on April 16, 2011. DEAD New Mexico House Bill 494 This bill would have created the crime of bullying. It would have included enumerated categories including sexual orientation and gender identity. STATUS: This bill was introduced in the House on Feb. 14, 2011, and was referred to the House Consumer and Public Affairs, and Judiciary Committees. It was postponed indefinitely in the Judiciary Committee on March 11, 2011. DEAD New York Assembly Bill 880 This bill would have required the state Office for the Aging to report on the delivery of services to and needs of traditionally underserved