2000-04-15                     House Journal                      Page 3192
HB 440                                                                       
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                 
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 440                                                            
"An Act relating to needle stick and sharps injury protections and            
the use of safe needles by health care facilities and health care              
professionals; relating to the vaccination of health care workers              
against diseases transmitted by bloodborne pathogens; and                      
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
	CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 440(L&C)                                                
	(same title)                                                                  
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (2):  Harris, Rokeberg                                                 
                                                                               
No recommendation (3):  Murkowski, Cissna, Brice                               
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 440(L&C):                             
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Health & Social Services, 4/15/00                   
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Corrections, 4/15/00                                
                                                                               
HB 440 was referred to the Finance Committee.