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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2ESB 5867

SB 5867: Personal care by family

Creating a flexible voluntary program to allow family members to provide personal care services to persons with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs under a consumer-directed medicaid service program.

Summary

  • Directs the Joint Legislative Executive Community on Aging and Disability to develop recommendations for a voluntary consumer-directed personal care program.
  • Exempts in-home personal care and respite services provided to enrolled members of federally recognized Indian tribes, including their household members, from the prohibition on paying family members who are employed by a home care agency.

From the Second Engrossed Senate Bill Report (2ESB 5867), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session
  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2017
  2. Out of committeeMar 21, 2017
  3. Passed SenateApr 19, 2017
  4. Passed HouseJun 30, 2017
  5. GovernorJul 7, 2017
  6. LawJul 7, 2017
Prime sponsor
John Braun (R-20)
Introduced
March 13, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
July 7, 2017
Session law
Chapter 34, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to creating a flexible voluntary program to allow family members to provide personal care services to persons with developmental disabilities or long-term care needs under a consumer-directed medicaid service program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Braun (R-20)

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed April 19, 2017
Version voted on: 2ESB 5867
28 Yea 21 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat42100
Republican24000
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage

Passed June 30, 2017
Version voted on: 2ESB 5867
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49001
Republican45003
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (4)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed June 30, 2017
Version voted on: 2ESB 5867
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican24000
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 10/19/2017. (2ESB 5867)
  2. Chapter 34, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. (2ESB 5867)
  3. Governor signed. (2ESB 5867)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (2ESB 5867)
  5. Speaker signed. (2ESB 5867)
  6. Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. (2ESB 5867)
  7. President signed. (2ESB 5867)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. (2ESB 5867)
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (2ESB 5867)
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (2ESB 5867)
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (2ESB 5867)
  12. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (2ESB 5867)
  13. Returned to second reading for amendment. (2ESB 5867)
  14. Rules suspended. (2ESB 5867)
  15. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. (2ESB 5867)
  16. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2ESB 5867)
  17. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2ESB 5867)
  18. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2ESB 5867)
  19. Placed on Rules White Sheet. (2ESB 5867)
  20. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (2ESB 5867)
  21. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). (2ESB 5867)
  22. Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. (2ESB 5867)
  23. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (2ESB 5867)
  24. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (2ESB 5867)
  25. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2ESB 5867)
  26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2ESB 5867)
  27. Minority; do not pass. (2ESB 5867)
  28. WM - Majority; do pass. (2ESB 5867)
  29. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (2ESB 5867)

SB 5867 in other sessions

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