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SB177

Nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals; employee destinations, payment policies, etc.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: April 2, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)

Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Department of Human Resource Management; employee designation and payment policies; nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals.

Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to amend its policies to authorize the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and state psychiatric hospitals to designate as full-time employees nursing staff and psychiatric technicians who work at least 36 hours per week to permit state hospitals to use 12-hour shifts for such staff. The bill prohibits the Department from requiring reductions in pay or other benefits for such employees based solely on the fact that the employee works 36 hours per week. The bill also directs the Department to examine whether the policy change should be extended to comparable direct care positions in other executive branch agencies to improve recruitment and retention. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Behavioral Health Commission and is identical to HB 806. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103981D
  • 01/08/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 01/24/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/24/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/05/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB177)
  • 02/06/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/06/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB177E
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 24103981D-E
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/14/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/14/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  • 02/16/2024 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
  • 02/21/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB177E)
  • 02/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2024 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24108155D-H1
  • 02/29/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Read third time
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24108155D-H1
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB177H1
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB177H1)
  • 03/05/2024 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 03/05/2024 - Senate: Title replaced 24108155D-H1
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB177ER)
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB177ER)
  • 03/08/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/02/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 04/02/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)

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