AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - FAMILY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT ACT OF 2013 (Requires DHS to seek Medicaid section 1115 waivers to provide caregiver support services for family caregivers, and provides for the creation of annual reports by DHS to track the number of caregiver assessments given by the department.)
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 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2018
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
May 1, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican3
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 2, 2018
Committee
05/02/2018 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
May 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2018 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
Apr 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/24/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2018 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
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
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