Became P.L.2007, c.225, on January 3, 2008.
2006–2007 Session
Senate Bill 1758
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Mar 20
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 20
7 co-sponsors
John H. Adler, Fred H. Madden Jr., Ronald L. Rice, Barbara Buono, Ellen Karcher, Shirley K. Turner, Diane B. Allen
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Dec 13, 2007
Vincent Prieto, Gary S. Schaer, Joan M. Voss
Chief co-sponsors from Dec 13, 2007
Its course
March 21, 2006 to January 3, 2008, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateMar 21 to Dec 10629 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensMar 21 to Dec 14268 days
Budget and AppropriationsDec 14 to Dec 3354 days
In the General AssemblyDec 10 to Dec 133 days
With the GovernorDec 13 to Jan 321 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading37–0
Passed · Dec 10, 2007
General Assembly, third reading77–3
Passed · Dec 13, 2007
Who voted how
Yea Alex DeCroce, Amy H. Handlin, Bill Baroni, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brian E. Rumpf, Brian P. Stack, Charles T. Epps Jr., Charlotte Vandervalk, Christopher Bateman, Christopher J. Connors, Craig A. Stanley, David C. Russo, David R. Mayer, David W. Wolfe, Douglas H. Fisher, Elease Evans, Eric Munoz, Francis J. Blee, Francis L. Bodine, Frederick Scalera, Gary S. Schaer, Gordon M. Johnson, Guy R. Gregg, Herb Conaway M.D., Jack Conners, James W. Holzapfel, Jeff Van Drew, Jennifer Beck, Jerry Green, Jim Whelan, Joan M. Quigley, Joan M. Voss, John E. Rooney, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, John S. Wisniewski, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Joseph R. Malone III, Joseph V. Egan, Joseph Vas, Kevin J. O'Toole, Larry Chatzidakis, Linda R. Greenstein, Linda Stender, Louis D. Greenwald, Louis M. Manzo, Marcia A. Karrow, Michael J. Doherty, Michael J. Panter, Mila M. Jasey, Neil M. Cohen, Nellie Pou, Nelson T. Albano, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Oadline D. Truitt, Pamela R. Lampitt, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul D. Moriarty, Peter J. Barnes III, Peter J. Biondi, Reed Gusciora, Robert M. Gordon, Ronald S. Dancer, Samuel D. Thompson, Sean T. Kean, Sheila Y. Oliver, Silverio A. Vega, Steve Corodemus, Thomas P. Giblin, Upendra J. Chivukula, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Vincent Prieto, Wilfredo Caraballo, William D. Payne
Nay Alison Littell McHose, Michael Patrick Carroll, Richard A. Merkt
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 14
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 21 – Dec 10, 2007
- Mar 21Introduced in the Senate and sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Dec 14Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Dec 3, 2007Budget and Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 10, 2007Passed the Senate, 37 to 0
In the General Assembly Dec 10, 2007 – Dec 13, 2007
- Dec 10, 2007Arrived in the General Assembly
- Read a second time
- Dec 13, 2007Passed the General Assembly, 77 to 3, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 3, 2008
- Jan 3, 2008Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2007, c.225