Public Act 173 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Kathleen Law (D) on May 24, 2007, to increase by 100 percent the annual licensing fees and assessments on nursing homes, from $6.27 per licensed bed to $13.14 per licensed bed.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 24, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on June 3, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 10, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not increase license fees, but instead would use unreserved balances realized from annual licensing fees and assessments on nursing homes to pay for nursing home employee background checks mandated by state law. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 10, 2008.
• Passed 106 to 1 in the House on June 10, 2008, to use unreserved balances realized from annual licensing fees and assessments on nursing homes to pay for nursing home employee background checks mandated by state law.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 11, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 11, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on June 25, 2008, to use unreserved balances realized from annual licensing fees and assessments on nursing homes to pay for nursing home employee background checks mandated by state law.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 2, 2008.