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2024 SESSION

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HB 479 Prisoner; physical examination by licensed nurse practitioner.

Introduced by: Carrie E. Coyner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Physical examination of prisoner; licensed nurse practitioner; licensed physician assistant. Provides that each person received by the Department of Corrections shall be examined by a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner, or licensed physician assistant upon his arrival, within 30 days prior to any work assignment in food services, medical services, or cosmetological services or a change in work assignment, and at such other times thereafter as may be deemed necessary. Under current law, such examination may be performed only by a licensed physician.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102136D  pdf
• 01/26/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24102136D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/28/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted
• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/08/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102136D
• 01/08/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 01/17/24  House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
• 01/18/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/24  House: Read first time
• 01/26/24  House: Read second time
• 01/26/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/26/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB479E
• 01/26/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24102136D-E
• 01/29/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/23/24  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/27/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/27/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/27/24  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/24  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/06/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)
• 03/06/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/28/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 193 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/28/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193)