Establishes minimum wage requirements for certain long-term care facility staff; establishes direct care ratio requirements for nursing homes; requires nursing home care rate study.**
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
General Assembly Passage
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Jul 30, 2020
Signed Sep 16, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · General Assembly Aug 27, 2020
How they voted
36–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican14
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Sep 16, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.89.
executive
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-2)
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (49-16-12)
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee
lower
5 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
P
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
P
TP
Thomas P. Giblin
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
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