The following actions were taken on May 7 in the House on House bill HB2604 (“safe patient limits”): “Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May”, “Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading – Short Debate” and “Approved for Consideration Rules Committee”.
The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44) on Feb. 14, “creates the Safe Patient Limits Act” and “provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations,” according to the General Assembly website.
The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14), Daniel Didech (D-59), Mary Edly-Allen (D-51), La Shawn K. Ford (D-8), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84), Theresa Mah (D-2), Natalie A. Manley (D-98), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Martin J. Moylan (D-55), Diane Pappas (D-45), Delia C. Ramirez (D-4), Anne Stava-Murray (D-81) and Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-86).
The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 7.
Actions
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading – Short Debate
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading – Short Debate
Second Reading – Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
House Committee Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading – Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee(by Voice Vote
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
