SJR 8 California Senate · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Medicare: observation status.

Summary

This measure would urge Congress and the President of the United States to reform the short stay admissions criteria for Medicare beneficiaries and to discontinue the two-midnight policy.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2015

Committee Review

Jul 2015

Senate Passage

Jun 2015

Assembly Passage

Aug 2015

Signed into Law

Aug 2015

Introduced May 7, 2015 Signed Aug 20, 2015

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2015 · Assembly Aug 17, 2015

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Jun 2, 2015

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Aug 20, 2015

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4:30 p.m.

legislature

Aug 17, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (71-0-1)

assembly

Jul 15, 2015

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 14).

lower

Jun 25, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Jun 2, 2015

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0)

senate

May 21, 2015

Upper · Passed

From committee: Ordered to third reading.

upper

May 7, 2015

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors