Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 40
Health Care Facility Right to Visit Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY RIGHT TO VISIT ACT TO PREVENT ALL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT ARE LICENSED BY OR HAVE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM INSTITUTING ANY POLICY THAT LIMITS PATIENTS' ABILITIES TO BE VISITED BY DESIGNATED FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS DURING ANY HOSPITALIZATION OR TREATMENT; TO ALLOW THE FACILITIES TO IMPOSE REASONABLE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO FACILITY SHALL BE HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN AN ACTION INVOLVING A LIABILITY CLAIM AGAINST SUCH FACILITY ARISING FROM THE FACILITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT; 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
January 17 to March 5, 2024, 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 RepresentativesJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 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 Jan 17 – Mar 5
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives