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2021 House Bill 1148: Protecting patients in acute care hospitals
Introduced by Rep. Eileen Cody (West Seattle) (D) on January 12, 2021
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on January 12, 2021
Substitute offered in the House on January 27, 2021
Establishes penalties for hospitals that fail or refuse to comply with state licensing standards, including civil fines and stop placements.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on January 29, 2021
Received in the Senate on March 1, 2021
Referred to the Senate Health & Long-Term Care Committee on March 1, 2021
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 25, 2021
Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on April 6, 2021
• Expands the purpose of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis (task force).
• Modifies task force reporting requirements, including adding task force recommendation topics and extending the due date for the final task force recommendations to December 9, 2022.
• Expands eligible applicants and funding activities under the Cannabis Social Equity Technical Assistance Grant Program.
• Authorizes the Department of Commerce to contract to establish a roster of mentors to support and advise certain social equity applicants and licensees.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 6, 2021
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 16, 2021