1996-04-18                     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.