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1995 SESSION
HB 2084 Hospitals; requirements for fire suppression.
Introduced by: Jay W. DeBoer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Hospitals; requirements for fire suppression. Prohibits the Commissioner of Health from issuing or renewing the license of any hospital, regardless of when such facility was constructed, unless the hospital is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system which complies with the regulations of the Board of Housing and Community Development. The Commissioner of Health may, however, grant an extension for compliance until July 1, 1998, for hospitals that can demonstrate inability to comply. Further, in certain localities, hospitals will be granted additional time for compliance, i.e., until July 1, 2003. The bill also defines “automatic sprinkler system” as a device for suppressing fire in patient rooms and other patient care areas. The Board of Housing and Community Development is required to establish standards for fire suppression systems in hospitals and, in developing such, to seek input from relevant state and local agencies as well as the affected institutions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD2829200 pdf
- 02/02/95 House: Printed as engrossed LD2829200-E pdf
- 02/09/95 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD5872200-S1 pdf
- 03/10/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2084ER) pdf
- 03/31/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD2829200
- 01/23/95 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/24/95 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 4
- 01/31/95 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/95 House: Read first time
- 02/02/95 House: Read second time
- 02/02/95 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/95 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/02/95 House: Printed as engrossed LD2829200-E
- 02/03/95 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/95 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/95 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/06/95 Senate: Read first time
- 02/06/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/95 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/95 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD5872200-S1
- 02/10/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/95 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/95 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/13/95 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to LD5872200-S1
- 02/13/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/95 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/95 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/16/95 Senate: Floor amendment agreed to (Goode)
- 02/16/95 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. LD5872200-ES1
- 02/16/95 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amd. (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/95 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/95 House: Senate sub. with amd. rejected by House (43-Y 56-N)
- 02/21/95 House: VOTE: REJECTED (43-Y 56-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/95 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/23/95 House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/95 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/95 House: Delegates: DeBoer, Connally, Fisher
- 02/24/95 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/95 Senate: Senators: Lucas, Saslaw, Goode
- 02/25/95 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/25/95 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/95 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/95 Conference: Senate substitute accepted by conference committee
- 02/25/95 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/95 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 5-N)
- 02/25/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 5-N)
- 03/10/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2084ER)
- 03/15/95 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/95)
- 03/31/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)