Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1996-04-18 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1996-04-18 Senate Journal Page 3360 SB 296 SENATE BILL NO. 296 An Act requiring fingerprint criminal background checks before certain persons may be employed in a nursing home or assisted living facility; and prohibiting the hiring or retention of certain nursing home and assisted living facility employees convicted of specified offenses was read the second time. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Judiciary Committee Substitute offered on page 3260. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) An Act requiring criminal background checks before certain persons may be employed in a nursing home or assisted living facility; and prohibiting the hiring or retention of certain nursing home and assisted living facility employees convicted of specified offenses was adopted and read the second time. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) was read the third time. 1996-04-18 Senate Journal Page 3361 SB 296 The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) An Act requiring criminal background checks before certain persons may be employed in a nursing home or assisted living facility; and prohibiting the hiring or retention of certain nursing home and assisted living facility employees convicted of specified offenses pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 296(JUD) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 18 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Torgerson, Zharoff Excused: Taylor Absent: Frank and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.