In-person Visitation
Summary
In-person Visitation; Citing this act as the “No Patient Left Alone Act”; requiring certain providers to establish visitation policies and procedures within a specified timeframe; authorizing the resident, client, or patient to designate an essential caregiver; requiring in-person visitation in certain circumstances; authorizing providers to suspend in-person visitation of specific visitors under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2022 · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 2
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (826924)
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/02/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/13/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ileana Garcia
RRepublican
Co
Anthony Rodriguez
RRepublican
Co
Keith Perry
RRepublican
Co
Lori Berman
DDemocratic
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