HB806
Nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals; employee destinations, payment policies, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Department of Human Resource Management; employee designation and payment policies; nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals.
Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to amend its policies to authorize the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and state psychiatric hospitals to designate as full-time employees nursing staff and psychiatric technicians who work at least 36 hours per week to permit state hospitals to use 12-hour ... (More) shifts for such staff. The bill prohibits the Department from requiring reductions in pay or other benefits for such employees based solely on the fact that the employee works 36 hours per week. The bill also directs the Department to examine whether the policy change should be extended to comparable direct care positions in other executive branch agencies to improve recruitment and retention. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Behavioral Health Commission and is identical to SB 177. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103982D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/23/2024 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/23/2024 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/05/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB806)
- 02/05/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/08/2024 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/08/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB806E
- 02/08/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24103982D-E
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/15/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
- 02/21/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB806E)
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108164D-S1
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/23/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB806S1)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108164D-S1
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB806S1
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108164D-S1 (3-Y 96-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 96-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate receded from substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB806ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/02/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 304 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/02/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304)
- 04/03/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB806ER)
