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HB 431 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.

Summary
This Act requires long-term care facilities to offer the influenza vaccine to all employees with direct contact with patients. It also requires the facility to keep a record of a signed statement from each employee that the vaccine has been offered.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jul 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Jun 7, 2018 Signed Jul 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2018 · House Jun 27, 2018

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2018
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Jul 23, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 431 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 431 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 12 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 7, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
DE
22