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SB1168 • 2025

Prohibits per-visit compensation for home health care and home hospice care staff.

Prohibits per-visit compensation for home health care and home hospice care staff.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Campos,, Representative Nosse,, Nelson, Senator Gelser Blouin,, Gorsek,, Manning Jr,, Meek,, Prozanski,, Reynolds,, Representative Gamba,, Hudson,, Munoz,, Neron,, Ruiz,, Walters
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Chapter 546, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-07-17 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-26 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. Ayes, 38; Nays, 12--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright; Excused, 8--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Boshart Davis, Levy B.

  7. 2025-06-25 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  8. 2025-06-25 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.

  10. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.

  11. 2025-06-23 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  12. 2025-06-23 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  13. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  14. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  15. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  18. 2025-06-07 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.

  19. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)

  20. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  21. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Work Session held.

  22. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Referred to Human Services.

  24. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would ban paying certain home health staff on a per-visit basis. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).
Prohibits per-visit compensation for home health care and home hospice care staff.
Relating to: Relating to per-visit compensation for home health care entities.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned