Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health Committee on February 11, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 5894
AN ACT INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF LICENSED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PATIENTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require acute-care hospitals with a certain population to have on-site medical interpreters.
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
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
7 co-sponsors
Christopher Rosario, Charlie L. Stallworth, Robyn A. Porter, Edwin Vargas, Patricia Billie Miller, Victor Cuevas, Ezequiel Santiago
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 11, 2015, 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 action3 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 11 · stopped21 days
Public Health CommitteeJan 21 to Feb 11 · stopped21 days
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 Jan 21 – Feb 11
- Jan 21Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Feb 11Heard in Public Health Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 11Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses