A bill that would have repealed a law that required sixth grade girls to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, was tabled until next year’s General Assembly session.
The bill, HB 1112, was introduced by Kathy J. Byron.
The decision came on the same day that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended both girls and boys 11 and 12 years old get the vaccine, to protect them from HPV, considered one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases.
HPV is medically proven to lead to cervical and oral cancers. The group recommended boys 11 and 12 be immunized against human papilloma virus to help prevent cancers and genital warts.
The recommendation is published in the March issue of “Pediatrics.”
History of the bill:
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12104038D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/18/12 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 01/19/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/12 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/25/12 House: Read first time
- 01/26/12 House: Read second time
- 01/26/12 House: Passed by motion rejected
- 01/26/12 House: Speaker ruled Amendments by Delegate Stolle out of order
- 01/26/12 House: Previous question ordered (67-Y 30-N)
- 01/26/12 House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (67-Y 30-N)
- 01/26/12 House: Amendment by Delegate Stolle rejected (34-Y 63-N 1-A)
- 01/26/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 63-N 1-A)
- 01/26/12 House: Engrossed by House
- 01/27/12 House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 1-A)
- 01/27/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (62-Y 34-N 1-A)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/15/12 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
- 02/23/12 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/23/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105552D-S1
- 02/23/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105552D-S1
- 02/27/12 Senate: Previous question, not ordered (16-Y 23-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to (22-Y 17-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Recommitted to Education and Health
- 02/27/12 Senate: Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(g)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Education and Health
