2001-04-19                     House Journal                      Page 1062
    HOUSE BILL NO. 124                                                                              
    "An Act prohibiting nursing facilities and assisted living homes                                
    from employing or allowing access by persons with certain                                       
    criminal backgrounds, with exceptions."                                                         
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124(HES)                                                                  
    "An Act relating to criminal background checks that must be                                     
    performed by nursing facilities and assisted living homes;                                      
    prohibiting nursing facilities from employing persons with certain                              
    criminal backgrounds; prohibiting assisted living homes from                                    
    employing or allowing the residence of persons with certain                                     
    criminal backgrounds, with exceptions; relating to liability for acts                           
    or omissions in the licensing, monitoring, or supervision of                                    
    assisted living homes; relating to assisted living homes and                                    
    nursing facilities; and providing for an effective date."                                       
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Dyson, Chair, with the                                      
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (4):  Cissna, Wilson, Stevens, Kohring                                                      
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (3):  Joule, Coghill, Dyson                                                       
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 124(HES):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                       
                                                                                                    
The Speaker added a Finance Committee referral to follow the                                        
Judiciary Committee referral.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
HB 124 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.                                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 189                                                                                            
The State Affairs Committee has considered:                                                         
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 189                                                                              
    "An Act repealing statutory provisions relating to term limits and                              
    term limit pledges."