As promised, the 2022 Legislative Session came in like a lion and dosen’t look to have any possible way of going out like a lamb. I want you all to know first and formost that the members of the Legislature are hearing us! We have many champions willing to go to bat for us and save our profession!
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, The House introduced from the floor HB2477 which among other things extends the use of temporary aides beyond the 15 days granted by the Governor’s Executive order. In another unpresented move, they suspended the rules on the floor and assinged the bill to the House Judiciary Committee.
My testimony begins at time stamp 3:51:54
The bill was successfully passed out of committee and appeared on general orders of the House floor the very next day. Once again, the rules were suspended and the House met as a committee of the whole to further “work” the bill. With one small amendment for clarification, the bill was passed out favorably by the committee of the whole. Next, the House did not hesitate to move the bill forward for a vote. It passed with no Ney votes.
The Senate was prepared for this action and the Senate Judiciary tentatively schedule a hearing for Wednesday, January 19, 2022. HB 2477 was introduced on the Senate floor today and as expected, assigned to Judiciary. The hearing will be tomorrow at 10:30am and I will be testifying in person.
Stay tuned as other legislation involving staffing agencies, testing strategies, reimbursement and more will be coming soon.
Please reach out to me if you have questions.
