AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REGISTRATION OF NURSING ASSISTANTS (Allows for a nurse to delegate tasks to certified nursing assistants and authorizes the department of health to promulgate regulations that delineate delegable tasks.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Last action May 16, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2018
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
May 15, 2018
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 16, 2018
Committee
05/16/2018 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
May 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2018 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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