Provides for additional remedies for patients' private right of actions in residential health care facilities
Summary
Provides for additional remedies for patients' private right of actions in residential health care facilities; allows class actions by patients, patient's legal representative, or such patient's estate.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Aug 2022
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Aug 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2022 · Assembly Feb 14, 2022
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 2, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Aug 17, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.502
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard N. Gottfried
DDemocratic
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