Relates to enacting the Justice for Nursing Home Victims Act
Summary
Relates to enacting the Justice for Nursing Home Victims act; creates a nursing home resident COVID-19 compensation program to provide full compensation to any nursing home resident or their statutory beneficiary when COVID-19 caused or contributed to such resident's death; provides the responsibilities of a nursing home during a pandemic; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Lee
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Joe DeStefano
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Jonathan Jacobson
DDemocratic
Co
Maritza Davila
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Durso
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
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