Public Act 123 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on March 4, 2008, to revise the timetable for certain provisions of the 2006 law mandating that nursing homes perform annual criminal background checks on all employees.
  • Referred to the Senate Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs Committee on March 4, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 5, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 18, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 20, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 20, 2008.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 25, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on April 8, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee on April 8, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on April 15, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 103 to 1 in the House on April 23, 2008, to revise the timetable for certain provisions of the 2006 law mandating that nursing homes perform annual criminal background checks on all employees.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 8, 2008.