2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 42

File Code: Private Sector Labor and Industry Prior Year Introduction As: HB 889/01 - ECM
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Goldwater, Eckardt, Mandel, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Pendergrass, Benson, Bobo, Dembrow, Frush, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Hubers, A. Jones, Malone, Menes, McIntosh, Owings, Morhaim, Minnick, Kach, Walkup, and Klausmeier
Entitled:
Labor and Employment - Nurses - Involuntary Overtime Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an employer from requiring a nurse to work more than the scheduled hours according to a predetermined work schedule; providing that a nurse may not be considered to be responsible for the care of a patient beyond the nurse's predetermined work schedule under specified circumstances; requiring an employer to exhaust all good faith, reasonable attempts to ensure that appropriate staff is available to accept responsibility for a patient's care beyond a nurse's predetermined work schedule; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
10/3
Pre-filed
1/9
First Reading Economic Matters
2/13
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Hearing cancelled
2/21
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate Action
4/6
First Reading Senate Rules
Motion Rules Suspended Referred Finance (The President) Adopted
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
NURSES
OVERTIME
PATIENTS
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statute:
Labor and Employment
( 3-421 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 383493/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 1:29 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-2)