AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES (Provides that no employee or agent of the department of health participate in any healthcare facility inspection if the employee or agent has, in the past two (2) years, had an ownership or employment or consultant interest in the facility.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 28
May 30, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
33% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 14, 2023
Signed into law
06/14/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/06/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/30/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 23, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
04/27/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Murray
DDemocratic
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