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Relating to the office of long-term care ombudsman and making an appropriation
Topics:State budget
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 11, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates the office of long-term care ombudsman and makes an appropriation. The bill appropriates funds from the general fund of the state to the office of long-term care ombudsman for FY 2025-2026 to be used to increase the number of local long-term care ombudsmen. The funding appropriated is in addition to any other funds appropriated from the general fund of the state and any other full-time equivalent positions authorized for local long-term care ombudsmen during the same fiscal year.
Read the full explanation
The funding shall be used to support local ombudsmen in fulfilling their duties including to provide the resources necessary to complete site visits and to carry out other duties to protect and improve the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents and tenants. The office of long-term care ombudsman shall use the funding to prioritize site visits of nursing facilities that have changed ownership, especially site visits of those that have transitioned to private equity ownership.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named March 11, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
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