2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 537

CHAPTER NUMBER: 322 File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Mooney, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and McFadden
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 care of a patient beyond a nurse's predetermined work schedule; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/13
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/19
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/6
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 322
House Action
3/22
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/26
Re-assigned Economic Matters
3/28
Hearing 4/2 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
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
ETHICS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
HUMAN RIGHTS
NOTICES
NURSES
OVERTIME
PATIENTS
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS -see also- MANDATORY RETIREMENT
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
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 (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 204832/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2002   at: 12:47 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 783897/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 1:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (42-0)
House
April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-1)