An Act providing for access to congregate care facilities for essential caregivers, for additional safety requirements for residents of congregate care facilities, for suspension of access for essential caregivers and for costs associated with safety measures related to essential caregivers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Signed Jul 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2021 · House Mar 23, 2021
How they voted
30–18
Passed
Total votes 48
Jun 16, 2021
D
Democratic21
85% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jul 1, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to AGING AND YOUTH
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 23, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (196-0)
house
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
PN 0961 Reported as amended
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to HEALTH
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to HEALTH
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
PN 0605 Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Rapp
RRepublican
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Barb Gleim
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David Rowe
RRepublican
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Francis X. Ryan
RRepublican
Co
Jim Cox
RRepublican
Co
Mark Longietti
DDemocratic
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