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Senate 425 - Petition of Marc R. Pacheco and Robert Correia for legislation relative to dementia special care units in long-termcare facilities.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 07/22/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1761

Sponsor:

  • Marc R. Pacheco

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 S Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs
  • 01/11/07 H House concurred
  • Public Hearing date Apr 12 pm at 2:00 in Room A-2
  • 10/25/07 S Accompanied by H616
  • 10/25/07 S Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing -SJ 886
  • 04/02/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 1411
  • 04/03/08 S Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1417
  • 07/21/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment
  • 07/21/08 S Rules suspended
  • 07/21/08 S Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Ways and Means) and ordered to a third reading -SJ 2104
  • 07/22/08 S Read third
  • 07/22/08 S Amendment adopted
  • 07/22/08 S Passed to be engrossed - 37 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 288) -SJ 2110
  • 07/22/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1761

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