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SB1229: Sex offender registry; nursing homes, etc. register with State Police to get notification thereof.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Janet Howell (D-32)
Janet Howell
(D-32)
Served: 1992–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/09/2007: signed by governor
Summary
Sex offender registry; nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Requires nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to register with the Department of State Police to receive automatic notification of the registration of sex offenders within the same or a contiguous zip code area as the home or facility. The bill also requires such entities to ascertain, before admission, whether a potential admittee is a registered sex offender if it is anticipated that the admittee will stay for more than three days.
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The following bills are identical to this one: HB2345
Introduced: 2007-01-09
Status: Signed into Law
Poll Results
1 vote
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Comments
This is a tremendous act that sex offenders in nursing homes and assisted living facilities should be made to register their name. I guess it is a good step made further to protect the citizens of the states, but on the other hand I wonder about the purpose of this bill because I think it's unnecessary to make residents who are deteriorating in health and age to suffer additionally. I know they should be made responsible for their past action but I still wonder about the purpose of this registration?
It is good act but I will like to know the purpose of the registration.