HB 316 DE

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This bill does all of the following relating to the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. First, it adds the Chief Magistrate of the Justice of the Peace Court to the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. Second, it removes the limitations on the use of voting by proxy by members of the Council. These limitations are unnecessary because § 2104(f) provides that the Council promulgate rules of procedure governing its operations so long as they are in accordance with Chapters 100 and 101 of Title 29. Thus, the Council, not the statute, should determine the rules necessary to govern its own operations. Finally, the bill adds the Fatal Incident Review Team of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council to the list of entities that are entitled to receive protected health information without informed consent. The protected health information at issue is essential for the Fatal Incident Review Team to review. Due to federal law, certain providers are prohibited from providing such information even with a subpoena. However, these providers can provide the protected health information if the statute specifically permits such protected health information to be disclosed without informed consent.

• Krista Griffith Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Ernesto B. Lopez · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• Michael F. Smith Republican · primary

1. Mar 3, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
2. Mar 9, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · lower
3. Mar 15, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
4. Mar 15, 2022 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
5. Apr 6, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
6. Apr 14, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
7. Jun 14, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive