AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABUSE IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Makes amendments providing for additional reporting duties and requirements for persons with knowledge of mistreatment or neglect of elders.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 26, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
Jun 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/26/2019 House read and passed
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/13/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Grace Diaz
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
RB
Robert B. Jacquard
DDemocratic
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