2008-04-10                     House Journal                      Page 2791
SB 8                                                                                                                          
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 8(FIN)                                                                                               
    "An Act relating to a mental health patient's right to choose the                                                           
    gender of hospital staff providing intimate care to the mental                                                              
    health patient and to the duties of hospital staff in caring for                                                            
    patients receiving mental health treatment."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Ramras, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  Gruenberg, Coghill, Holmes                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (4):  Lynn, Dahlstrom, Samuels, Ramras                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3.  Zero, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                  
4.  Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 8(FIN) was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on                                                                
the calendar.