SB 139 Rhode Island Senate · 2019 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Amends current law so that, as part of a comprehensive discharge plan, a hospital would be allowed to try to contact the patient's emergency contact and the recovery coach, in accordance with federal law.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Jun 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

House Passage

Jun 2019

Signed into Law

Jun 2019

Introduced Jan 24, 2019 Signed Jun 28, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2019

How they voted

25–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 27

Feb 26, 2019

D Democratic25

23 Yea 2

92% Yea

R Republican2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 28, 2019

Signed into law

06/28/2019 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 20, 2019

Lower · Passed

06/20/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence

lower

Jun 18, 2019

Legislature · Passed

06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

legislature

Jun 11, 2019

Legislature · Passed

06/11/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

May 31, 2019

Lower · Passed

05/31/2019 Committee transferred to House Corporations

lower

Feb 27, 2019

Committee

02/27/2019 Referred to House Finance

lower

Feb 26, 2019

Legislature · Passed

02/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A

legislature

Feb 7, 2019

Legislature · Passed

02/07/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Jan 31, 2019

Legislature · Passed

01/31/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

legislature

Jan 31, 2019

Legislature · Passed

01/31/2019 Committee recommended indefinite postponement

legislature

Jan 24, 2019

Introduced

01/24/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

legislature

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors