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1997 SESSION

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SB 1174 Laser surgery.

Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Medical definitions. Defines "laser surgery" for the purposes of regulation of health professions. "Laser surgery" means the revision, destruction, incision or other structural alteration of human tissue using laser or other similar technology. The continued use of laser technology solely for nonsurgical purposes of examination and diagnosis is permitted for those professionals whose licenses allow such use.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977706729  pdf
• 01/30/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 971710729-S1  pdf
• 02/04/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 971710729-ES1  pdf
• 02/26/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1174ER)  pdf
• 03/21/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/20/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977706729
• 01/20/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/23/97  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Professions
• 01/30/97  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
• 01/30/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 971710729-S1
• 01/31/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/04/97  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/97  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 971710729-S1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/04/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/04/97  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Trumbo agreed to
• 02/04/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. 971710729-ES1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 971710729-ES1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/97  House: Read first time
• 02/06/97  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/06/97  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/97  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/97  House: Read second time
• 02/17/97  House: Read third time
• 02/17/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/17/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/17/97  House: Passed House with amendment (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/19/97  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/97  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1174ER)
• 03/11/97  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/12/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/21/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)