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2005 SESSION

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SB 724 Nursing homes; establishment of family councils.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Family councils in nursing homes.  Clarifies the right of any nursing home resident, member of a resident's family, or resident's legal representative to establish a family council whereby a resident's family members and friends may confer in private without facility staff present. Further, a nursing home facility must provide meeting space at reasonable times and locations within the facility.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/04  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056603728  pdf
• 01/18/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 056603728-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/27/04  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056603728
• 12/27/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/13/05  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
• 01/14/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/14/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/05  Senate: Read second time
• 01/17/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/17/05  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/17/05  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/18/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/18/05  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Edwards agreed to
• 01/18/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB724E
• 01/18/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 056603728-E
• 01/19/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
• 01/19/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 1-N)
• 01/19/05  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/05  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 01/19/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
• 01/19/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/07/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/15/05  House: Tabled in H. W. I. (16-Y 6-N)