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Alabama |
HB505 & SB367 |
Rep. Dolbare & Sen Little |
Bills in committees |
urges study committee by director of health |
public |
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Alabama |
HJR259 |
Rep. Dolbare |
vote expected in May |
Urges study committee to be set up by Director of Health. |
public |
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Alaska |
HB440 & SB261C |
House Community & Regional Affairs, Sen. Elton |
HB440 in House Finance Comm. SB261C awaiting Gov's signature. |
HB requires bloodborne pathogen standards. SB requires BBP standards & use of safe needles. |
public & private |
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Arkansas |
HB 2278 |
Rep. Booker |
no session in 2000. No carryover. |
requires bloodborne pathogen standard for public employees |
public |
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California |
AB 1208 |
Rep. Migden |
enacted 98/9 |
requires use of safe needles unless exception applies |
public and private |
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Connecticut |
SB 173 |
Public Health Committee |
passed Senate. Recommitted to House Appropriations. Legislature adjourned 5/3/00. No carryover. |
require's use of sharps prevention technology. |
public & private |
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District of Columbia |
Bill 13-266 |
Councilman Mendelson |
Human Service Committee |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public and private |
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Florida |
HB 47 & SB 222 |
Rep. Kosmas & Sen. Dyer |
HB47 in committee. SB222 passed Senate 40-0. SB in House. Legislature adjourned 5/5 without House vote. No carryover. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies. NDU's allowed in definition of ESIP's. |
public |
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Georgia |
HB1448 |
Rep. Orrock |
signed by Governor on 4/20/00 |
requires bloodborne pathogen standard unless expection applies. NDU's included in definition of ESIP's. |
public |
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Hawaii |
SCR 112 |
Sen. Taniguchi & Sen. Kanno |
passed |
urge health care workplace safe needle programs by January 2000 |
public and private |
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Illinois |
HB 979 |
Rep. Dart |
passed House, Senate pending. Recessed until veto session. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public |
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Indiana |
HB 1557 |
Rep. Mahem |
referred to Public Health Committee. Adjourned for year. No carryover. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public and private |
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Iowa |
HB2476 |
Human Resource Committee |
Referred to public health committee. Session adjourned. No carryover. |
study of bloodborne pathogen laws and regulations |
public and private |
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Maine |
LD 2185 |
Rep. Fuller |
signed by Governor 4/14/00 |
directs state OSHA to adopt bloodborne pathogen standards |
public |
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Maryland |
HB 360 & SB553 |
Del. Morhaim & Sen. Hollinger |
Passed House & Senate. Awaiting Gov's signature |
requires bloodborne pathogen standards to comply with Nov 5, 1999 FedOSHA directive |
public and private |
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Massachusetts |
SB 438 & HB 969 |
Sen. Berry & Rep. Canavan |
Neither bills nor Dept. of Health proposed standards will move because of Federal pre-emption. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public |
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Michigan |
HB 4621 & HB 4780 |
Reps. Woodward and DeWeese |
Both bills passed House Health Committee. Awaiting vote in House. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies. Two bills are functionally one bill. |
public and private |
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Michigan |
SB1232 |
Sen. A. Smith |
in Senate Health Policy Committee |
Requires bloodborne pathogen standard. |
public & private |
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Minnesota |
SF2397 |
Sen Higgins |
signed by Governor |
requires bloodborne pathogen standards. No description of ESIP's. |
public & private |
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Mississippi |
SB309 |
Rep Green |
died in committee |
requires bloodborne pathogen standards |
public and private |
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Missouri |
HB1747 |
Rep Barry |
passed House Critical Issues committee |
requires use of "needle safety technology" which is not defined. |
public and private |
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Montana |
SB 480 |
Sen. Franklin |
no 2000 session. No carryover. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public |
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Nebraska |
LB1029 |
Leg Jensen |
in Health & Human Services Commttee |
requires Bloodborne pathogen standards |
public |
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New Hampshire |
HB1244 |
Rep Emerton |
in Health Committee |
requires commissioner of labor to adopt bloodborne pathogen standards. Establishes a 10-member advisory committee. |
public |
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New Jersey |
AB 2317 |
Reps. Augustine and Wright |
signed by governor |
requires of safer needles within one year. |
public and private |
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New York |
A7144C |
Assemblyman McLaughlin & Sen. Spano |
passed Assembly, sent to Senate. Identical bill in Senate awaiting vote, expected by 6/00. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies. |
public and private |
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Ohio |
SB 183 |
Senator Brady |
passed Senate. Amended bill passed House. Will go back to Senate for concurrence vote. |
require use of safer needles and "other devices that comply with US OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards." |
public |
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Oklahoma |
HB2139 |
Rep Paulk |
conference committee requested by House |
creates Needlestick Injury Advisory Committee to develop bloodborne pathogen standards |
public and private |
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Oregon |
SB 1321 |
Sen. Trow |
did not pass legislature. No 2000 session |
employees must be given the option of using safer needles |
public and private |
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Pennsylvania |
HB 1570 |
Rep. O'Brien |
passed House, sent to Senate. Senate sponsor will substitute language of HB1570 for his bill |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies. |
public |
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Rhode Island |
HB 6249, 6832, 6949 |
Reps. Dennigan, Fox, Pisaturo |
HB6249 in House Health. HB 6832 and HB6949 not moving |
HB6249 establishes a needlestick prevention advisory committee within dept. of health. Facilities to create bloodborne pathogen policies |
public and private |
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Rhode Island |
HB8185 |
Rep. Reilly |
introduced 4/26/00. Passed House Labor 5/2/00. |
Requires RI OSHA to establish regulations for the use of safer needles. |
public & private |
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Tennessee |
SB 1023 |
Sen. Ford |
enacted |
Determine where safer devices are needed and issue regulations |
public and private |
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Texas |
HB 2085 |
Rep. Ehrhardt |
enacted |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public |
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Utah |
SB57 |
Sen Julander |
defeated in Senate rules |
Establish provisions relating to needlestick injuries |
public and private |
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Virginia |
HJ264 |
Rep Brink |
House Rules - passed by indefinitely |
requires Joint Commission on Health Care to conduct a study and report findings to Governor and Legislature by 2001 session |
public and private |
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Washington |
HB 1800 & SB6416 |
Rep. Cody & Sen Thibadeau |
HB1800 failed in 1999. SB6416 in senate rules in 2000. Leg adjourned. No carryover. |
HB1800 requires use of safer needles unless exception applies. SB6416 requires bloodborne standards |
public and private |
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West Virginia |
HB4298 |
Del. Hatfield |
signed by Governor |
require use of "Sharps Prevention Technology". |
hospitals & nursing homes |
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Wisconsin |
SB337 |
Sen. Robson |
house failed to concur with senate. Leg adjourned. No carryover. |
require use of safer needles unless exception applies |
public |
