2026 Regular Session
HB624
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)
Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to comply with certain staffing standards to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each staffing committee to develop a staffing plan; requiring the chief nursing executive of each hospital to produce a draft clinical staffing plan and submit it to the clinical staffing committee of the hospital; requiring, beginning in 2028, by July 1 each year, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 21, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
94 yea–33 nay · 6 not voting · 8 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
April 11, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–35 nay · 4 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (96-35) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {133124/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (94-33) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {933025/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health