Improving health, safety, and quality of life for residents in long-term care facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 15, 2021
Signed May 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
27–21
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 10, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
28
Committee
24
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-21-1)
senate
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health & Long Term Care.
upper
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jess Bateman
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Bronoske
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Lekanoff
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Cody
DDemocratic
Co
Jamila Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Fitzgibbon
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten Harris-Talley
DDemocratic
Co
Lauren Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Laurie Dolan
DDemocratic
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