Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Governor
Introduced Jul 30, 2020
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Dec 2, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 38
Dec 2, 2021
D
Democratic26
84% Yea
R
Republican12
25% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0)
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (23-0) (Vitale)
upper
Dec 2, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-0-13)
senate
Dec 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (27-0) (Vitale)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Oct 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Oct 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 8, 2020
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee
lower
6 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BD
BettyLou DeCroce
DDemocratic
P
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Chris DePhillips
RRepublican
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
JC
Jamel C. Holley
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
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