2026 Regular Session
HB671
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, a minimum appropriation for the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from certain money remitted by managed care organizations and, under certain circumstances, general funds.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
131 yea–2 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Finance
February 2, 2026 · House
Appropriations
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 762
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (131-2) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {593323/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations