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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 577

Essential health care workers premium pay; Department of Health to create program with Coronavirus Recovery Funds.

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.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A HAZARD PAY FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS GRANT PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, TO PROVIDE $1,500 IN PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO PERFORM JOBS IN PUBLIC SETTINGS AT HEIGHTENED RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYERS OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PROGRAM TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE; 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

4 co-sponsors

John W. Hines, Sr., Jeffery Harness, Daryl Porter, Bryant W. Clark

Its course

January 24 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 24 to Mar 5 · stopped41 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 24 to Mar 5 · stopped41 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 24 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 24Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations A
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 24Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives