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
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Last action Jun 14, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2018
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
Jun 13, 2018
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican3
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 14, 2018
Committee
06/14/2018 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2018 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
Mar 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
02/15/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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