NURSING HOME-INCIDENT REPORT
Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires each facility to notify the appropriate regional office of the Department of Public Health within 24 hours, or by the end of the next business day, after each reportable incident or accident. Requires the facility to send a narrative summary of each reportable incident or accident to the Department within 5 days after the incident or accident.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Apr 15, 2026
Signed Aug 7, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was finalized for enactment, and a reporting requirement was updated to include email as an acceptable method for facilities to notify authorities of abuse or neglect incidents. This change modernizes the notification process by adding a digital communication option alongside phone and fax, ensuring facilities have more flexible ways to meet the 24-hour reporting deadline.
REQUIREMENT
Added 'email' as an approved method for facilities to notify the Department of Health Care Regulation regarding reportable incidents or accidents.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026
How they voted
58–0
Passed
Total votes 58
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
5
Aug 7, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
lower
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 25, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Amy Elik
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 4, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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