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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 5535

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF A PATIENT'S OBSERVATION STATUS.

Became law as Public Act 14-180, signed June 12, 2014, 97 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require hospitals to provide patients with notice of placement in observation status and to require providers of health care and counseling services to provide notice of their qualifications and a description of the services provided.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Sam Belsito, Tami Zawistowski, Hilda E. Santiago, Prasad Srinivasan M.D., Theresa W. Conroy

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Martin M. Looney, Anthony J. Musto, Joseph J. Crisco Jr.

    Its course

    March 7 to June 12, 2014, 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 action24 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to May 256 days

    Public Health CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 2518 days

    In the SenateMay 2 to May 75 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 2821 days

    With the GovernorMay 28 to Jun 1215 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 7

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentWithdrawn

      Withdrawn May 2

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 7

    Text

    Each version as the General 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 General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 7 – May 2

    1. Mar 7Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Mar 10Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 25Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 2The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. House of Representatives Amendment B was withdrawn
    6. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment C
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and C

    In the Senate May 2 – May 7

    1. May 2Sent to the Senate
    2. May 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and C
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and C

    To the Governor May 21 – Jun 12

    1. May 21Numbered Public Act 14-180
    2. May 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 12Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published
    1. Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 25Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 2AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    13. May 2HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    14. May 2IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    15. May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    17. May 3FILE NO.Both houses
    18. May 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    19. May 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    20. May 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    21. May 21PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    22. May 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    23. May 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    24. Jun 12SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor