RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
Summary
Creates a Patient Lift Task Force to address employee health and safety in lifting and transporting patients in a hospital setting. Requires a report, including proposed legislation, to the Legislature. (HB303 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic45
91% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 593) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (46-0-5)
house
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, San Buenaventura, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakamura.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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