Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill requires the state Department of Health to tell the local health department and coordinate with it whenever it opens an investigation of a nursing‑home complaint alleging actual harm. It also sets tighter timelines for investigations, regular unannounced surveys, and new reporting requirements, and it creates a Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative with a task force to recommend ways to raise care quality and affordability.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 31, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 31, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Feb 26, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684
2. Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 13, 2026Second Reading Passed
4. Apr 13, 2026Returned Passed
5. Apr 13, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
6. Apr 13, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 25, 2026Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
8. Mar 23, 2026Referred Finance
9. Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed
10. Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
11. Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
12. Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments {

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Sample-Hughes · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Cullison
• Guzzone
• Hill
• Hutchinson
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• Martinez
• Reilly
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• S. Johnson
• Taveras
• White Holland

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