Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 215
Essential health care workers premium pay; Department of Health to create program using any available funds.
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
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives