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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6470

SB 6470: Patients with disabilities

Training medical students, nurses, and medical technicians and assistants to work with patients with developmental disabilities.

Summary

  • Establishes a grant program to support research and training projects to improve services to people with developmental disabilities provided by health care providers.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6470), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 8, 2008
  3. Passed SenateFeb 15, 2008
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Claudia Kauffman (D-47)
Introduced
January 17, 2008 in the Senate
Last action
March 13, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6470, SSB 6470

AN ACT Relating to training medical students, nurses, and medical technicians and assistants to work with patients with developmental disabilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Claudia Kauffman (D-47)

9 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Mark Schoesler R-9Chris Marr D-6Margarita Prentice D-11Rodney Tom D-48Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Adam Kline D-37Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Derek Kilmer D-26Pam Roach R-31

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 15, 2008
Version voted on: SSB 6470
47 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30011
Republican17000
How each member voted

Yea (47)

Absent (1)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 6470)
  2. Referred to Appropriations. (SSB 6470)
  3. HCW - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 6470)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6470)
  5. HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SSB 6470)
  6. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. (SSB 6470)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 1. (SSB 6470)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6470)
  9. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6470)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6470)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6470)
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6470)
  16. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6470)
  17. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 6470 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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