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CS/SB 508: State Ombudsman Program

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Detert

State Ombudsman Program; Deleting references to ombudsman councils and transferring their responsibilities to representatives of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; revising the duties and authority of the state ombudsman; revising duties and membership of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; providing duties of representatives of the office in the districts; revising the appointments of and qualifications for district ombudsmen; deleting provisions that provide for an election of a chair of a local council and the meeting times for the local council, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/11/2013 Senate • Filed
12/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 43
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/14, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
4/2/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/3/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 444
4/4/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 444
4/7/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/09/14, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 460
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 460
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Appropriations