AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES STAFFING (Broadens definition of "employee" to include assistants/technologists providing direct medical care to patients and allows union/association to file appeal to personnel appeal board.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2017
Last action Jun 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 8, 2017
Committee
06/08/2017 Referred to House Labor
legislature
Jun 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
03/29/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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