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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 989

AN ACT CONCERNING NONPROFIT PROVIDER RETENTION OF CONTRACT SAVINGS, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT AND STUDIES OF MEDICAID RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT, NURSING HOME TRANSPORTATION AND NURSING HOME WAITING LISTS.

Became law as Public Act 23-186, signed June 28, 2023, 139 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require air conditioning in each room at a nursing home, (2) require notification of the State Ombudsman when a nursing home plans to involuntarily transfer or discharge a patient, (3) establish a grant program for transportation of nonambulatory nursing home residents to homes of family members, (4) make changes in waiting list requirements for nursing homes, (5) require transparent cost reporting by nursing homes, (6) establish minimum nursing home staffing levels, and (7) impose stricter penalties for violations.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

9 co-sponsors

Herron Gaston, Matthew L. Lesser, Patricia Billie Miller, Rob Sampson, John A. Kissel, Jeff Gordon, Eric C. Berthel, Lisa Seminara, Kevin C. Kelly

In the House of Representatives

    10 co-sponsors

    Dorinda Borer, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, David Michel, Kate Farrar, Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Jason Doucette, Mitch Bolinsky, William Pizzuto, Patricia A. Dillon, Kathleen M. McCarty

    Its course

    February 9 to June 28, 2023, 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 action34 actions on 13 days

    In the SenateFeb 9 to May 25105 days

    Human Services CommitteeFeb 9 to Mar 2847 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMay 3 to May 96 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 25 to Jun 713 days

    Back in the SenateJun 7 to Jun 2114 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 21 to Jun 221 day

    With the GovernorJun 22 to Jun 286 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 25 · Adopted Jun 7

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 7 · Senate agreed Jun 7

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 9 – May 25

    1. Feb 9Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Feb 10Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 28Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 3Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. May 9Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 25The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 25 – Jun 7

    1. May 25Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 7The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    4. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    Back in the Senate Jun 7 – Jun 21

    1. Jun 7Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
    2. Sent to the Senate
    3. The Senate agreed to House of Representatives Amendment A
    4. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
    5. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
    6. Jun 21Numbered Public Act 23-186

    To the Governor Jun 22 – Jun 28

    1. Jun 22Sent to the Secretary of the State
    2. Sent to the Governor
    3. Jun 28Signed by the Governor
    All 34 actions, as published
    1. Feb 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 13SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 3REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. May 9Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 9NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 25SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 25SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 25RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    19. May 26FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 26HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    21. Jun 7HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    22. Jun 7HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    23. Jun 7HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    24. Jun 7HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 7TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
    26. Jun 7DISAGREEING ACTION,TABLED FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    27. Jun 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. Jun 7SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    29. Jun 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    30. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    31. Jun 21PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    32. Jun 22TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    33. Jun 22TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    34. Jun 28SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor