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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 242

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: communicable disease control and prevention funding. (FE)

Disease Health services, department of — Health Public health

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to distribute funds to local

health departments to use for communicable disease control and prevention

measures, specifically, disease surveillance, contact tracing, staff development and

training, improving communication among health care professionals, public

education and outreach, and other infection control measures as required by law.

Under the bill, DHS must take into consideration certain factors to establish an

equitable allocation formula for the distribution of funds. The bill also requires each

local health department to submit to DHS a financial statement regarding its use of

funds received from DHS.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

21 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Hintz (D) , Jagler (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Riemer (D) , Shankland (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Carpenter, Vinehout, Wirch, L. Taylor and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Hintz, Novak, Murphy, Kitchens, Subeck, Berceau, Skowronski, E. Brooks, Spiros, Mursau, Shankland, Considine, Crowley, Vruwink, Krug, Genrich, Spreitzer, Jagler, Riemer and C. Taylor

  2. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. May 30, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1