EMPLOYMENT: Provides for the rehiring of nonlicensed persons by certain health care providers required to temporarily close during a public health emergency. (gov sig) (Item #28)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
House Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Nov 2020
Introduced Oct 5, 2020
Signed Nov 5, 2020
Floor votes · House Oct 21, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Nov 5, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 57.
upper
Oct 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Oct 21, 2020
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
Oct 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Oct 20, 2020
Committee
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Oct 15, 2020
Committee
Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Oct 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Oct 5, 2020
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick McMath
RRepublican
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