E2SSB 5236: Concerning hospital staffing standards.
Signed into law: Chapter 114, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Robinson
- Introduced
- January 10, 2023
- Status
- C 114 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/1/2024*. (April 20, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Makes numerous changes to nurse staffing committees and staffing plan requirements, including requiring hospitals to report noncompliance, requiring the Department of Health and Department of Labor and Industries to establish a formal agreement on oversight and enforcement roles, and creating a hospital staffing advisory committee. Amends the meal and rest break provisions, including requiring reporting noncompliance, and amends overtime provisions for health care employees.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 6, 202392 yea · 6 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 202335 yea · 13 nay · 1 not voting
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