Implementing audit recommendations to reduce barriers to home care aide certification.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2023 · House Apr 7, 2023
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Mar 1, 2023
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
20
Committee
17
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 7, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-2)
house
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Apr 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
PEW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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