Relating to: minimum nurse staffing ratios in hospitals, registered nurses’ right to refuse a work assignment, prohibiting mandatory overtime for registered nurses, and providing a penalty.
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Introduced
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History
2026
Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Latest
Mar 19Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
Mar 19Introduced by Senators Larson, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Wirch, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Subeck, Bare, Sinicki, Tenorio, Joers, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Goodwin, Clancy, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Arney, J. Jacobson, Hysell, Palmeri and PradoIntroduced