LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SRVCS-HOSP
Summary
Amends the Language Assistance Services Act. Provides that a hospital that services an area where a language other than English is spoken by 10% or more of the service area's population must have a translator who speaks that language on staff during all hours that the hospital is open.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 1, 2014
Last action Jan 13, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2014
How they voted
42–10
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 58
May 1, 2014
D
Democratic39
87% Yea
R
Republican19
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 1, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 1, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 1, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-10-6)
senate
Mar 20, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 006-002-000
upper
Mar 19, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 25, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
upper
Feb 25, 2014
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 25, 2014
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
upper
Feb 11, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 4, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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