Introduced in the House on August 20, 2008, to require the state to hold a public hearing if requested by “any person” when a nursing home proposes to be sold or transferred to another owner. This and related bills were introduced after the Carlyle Group company's acquisition of 28 Michigan nursing homes previously owned by Manor Care Inc., which has been opposed by the Service Employees International Union. See also House Bills 6251 to 6258 and HB 6261
The vote was 61 in favor, 45 opposed and 4 not voting
(House Roll Call 742 at House Journal 76)
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