Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY. House Sponsors: MULLIGAN-COULSON Short description: IMMUNIZATION COM-INELIGIBILITY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Immunization Advisory Committee. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Provides that a person is ineligible to serve on the Immunization Advisory Committee if the person or his or her spouse is an officer, employee, or agent of, or has any ownership or other financial interest in, a pharmaceutical company that manufactures or produces vaccines. Prohibits members or their spouses from soliciting or accepting anything of value or any other economic benefit from a pharmaceutical company that manufactures or produces vaccines unless it is offered and available generally to licensed physicians or to the public. Provides that the prohibitions do not apply to an officer, employee, or the spouse of an officer or employee of a governmental or non-profit entity that solicits vaccines for the governmental or non-profit entity. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: TOTAL VETO STANDS Last action date: NOV-15-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status