Lifting certificate of need requirements for psychiatric hospitals and beds.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 29, 2023
Signed Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-2)
house
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-2)
senate
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Padden
RRepublican
Co
Judy Warnick
RRepublican
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Lynda Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Phil Fortunato
RRepublican
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