AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (Mandates no new initial licenses for nursing facilities to be issued prior to July 1, 2022. Prior to July 1, 2022, licensing agency not allowed to increase licensed bed capacity.)
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 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 13, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Committee
06/13/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/13/2019 House read and passed
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 14, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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