BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2344: Adult family home evacuation

Concerning evacuation of adult family homes.

Summary

Requires residents who need assistance evacuating, have a bedroom on the floor of the home from which the resident can be evacuated to the designated safe location outside the home without the use of stairs, elevators, chairlifts, or platform lifts.
Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) develop the related rules in consultation with the largest organization representing fire chiefs in the state and that the rules include requirements for initial licensing and annual fire marshal inspections.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 2344), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to evacuation of adult family homes;

Passed January 18, 2018

Version voted on: HB 2344

96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	48	0	0	2
Republican	48	0	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 8, 2018By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Mar 1, 2018Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 23, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 22, 2018HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
Jan 22, 2018First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
Jan 18, 2018Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Jan 18, 2018Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Jan 16, 2018Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 12, 2018Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Jan 10, 2018HCW - Majority; do pass.
Jan 8, 2018First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Dec 29, 2017Prefiled for introduction.

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

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