Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 176
Newborns; require testing of oxygen saturation level before discharge from hospital.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NEWBORN CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS MUST HAVE THEIR OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL TESTED AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CHILD'S OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL IS BELOW A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, THE SATURATION LEVEL MUST BE RETESTED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE SATURATION LEVEL STILL IS LOW AFTER THE ADDITIONAL TESTS, OTHER TESTS MUST BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE LOW SATURATION LEVEL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 7 to March 6, 2012, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 days
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 House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 6
- Feb 7Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 7Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives