Concerning hospital staffing standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
35–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
7
Committee
18
Apr 20, 2023
Became law
Effective date 7/1/2024*.
Apr 20, 2023
Became law
Chapter 114, 2023 Laws.
Apr 20, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
Apr 7, 2023
House · Passed
Speaker signed.
Apr 7, 2023
Senate · Passed
President signed.
Apr 6, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-6)
Apr 4, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 31, 2023
House · Reported unfavorably
Minority; without recommendation.
Mar 31, 2023
House · Reported by committee
APP - Majority; do pass.
Mar 31, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Mar 30, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Mar 23, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Appropriations.
Mar 21, 2023
House · Reported by committee
LAWS - Majority; do pass.
Mar 21, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
Mar 15, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
Mar 6, 2023
Senate · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Feb 24, 2023
Senate · Reported unfavorably
Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 24, 2023
Senate · Reported unfavorably
Minority; do not pass.
Feb 24, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
Feb 8, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 7, 2023
Senate · Reported unfavorably
Minority; do not pass.
Feb 7, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 7, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
Jan 17, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Kauffman
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Hunt
DDemocratic
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