Relating to: patients' and residents' rights to visitors in a health care facility, restricting visitation, and liability for the actions of visitors.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 2, 2023
Last action Apr 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
7
Apr 15, 2024
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
upper
Dec 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 2
upper
Dec 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 2
upper
Nov 28, 2023
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
Nov 10, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
Oct 9, 2023
Introduced
LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)
upper
Oct 2, 2023
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk;
cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Maxey, Brandtjen, Murphy, Rettinger, Moses and Behnke
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
André Jacque
RRepublican
P
Cory Tomczyk
RRepublican
P
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
RRepublican
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