Nursing Homes
Summary
Nursing Homes; Specifies functions that do not constitute direct care staffing hours for purposes of required nursing home staffing ratios; requires facilities to determine their direct care staffing needs based on certain assessment & resident care plan; revises nursing home staffing requirements; revises provisions relating to applications for change of ownership; revises provisions relating to facility's failure to comply with minimum staffing requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 10, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
26–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic14
57% Nay
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 31
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 759563 adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lauren Melo
RRepublican
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