Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care and Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 564
Requires certain health care facilities to implement acuity-based classification systems, maintain certain nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, submit staffing plans to Department of Human Services and implement work assignment policies.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires certain health care facilities to implement acuity-based classification systems, maintain certain nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, submit staffing plans to Department of Human Services and implement work assignment policies. Imposes penalties for violations. Punishes falsification of required documents by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 17 to June 29, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateFeb 17 to Jun 29 · stopped132 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 17 to Feb 247 days
Health Care and Veterans' AffairsFeb 24 to Jun 29 · stopped125 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 17 – Jun 29
- Feb 17Introduced
- Feb 24Sent to Health Care and Veterans' Affairs
- Mar 26Heard in Health Care and Veterans' Affairs
- Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 17Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 24Referred to Health Care and Veterans' Affairs.Senate
- Mar 26Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.Senate