Rural Emergency Hospitals
Summary
Rural Emergency Hospitals; Subjecting rural emergency hospitals to certain requirements for the provision of emergency services and care; defining the terms “rural emergency hospital” and “rural emergency services”; authorizing qualifying hospitals to apply to the Agency for Health Care Administration for designation as a rural emergency hospital, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
May 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Corey Simon
RRepublican
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