AN ACT ENACTING THE G.U.A.R.D. (GUARANTEEING UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO RESIDENT DIGNITY) ACT TO PERMIT RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE HOMES, AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO MONITOR RESIDENTS THROUGH THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE RESIDENTS; TO REQUIRE NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE HOMES TO PROVIDE A POWER SOURCE AND MOUNTING SPACE FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES; TO PROHIBIT NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE HOMES FROM REFUSING TO ADMIT RESIDENTS BECAUSE OF A REQUEST TO INSTALL AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE; TO ALLOW RECORDINGS FROM RESIDENTS' ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES TO BE ADMISSIBLE IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS, SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF EVIDENCE; AND TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE HOMES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE G.U.A.R.D. ACT.
Sponsored By: Mark Brody (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), David Willis (Republican)
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Mark Brody
Republican • House
Donnie Loftis
Republican • House
David Willis
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Jake Johnson
Republican • House
Nasif Majeed
Independent • House
Jeffrey C. McNeely
Republican • House
Ben T. Moss, Jr.
Republican • House
Bill Ward
Republican • House
Diane Wheatley
Republican • House
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Actions Timeline
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
4/1/2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
4/1/2025HouseSerial Referral To Judiciary 2 Stricken
4/1/2025HouseRef to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
4/1/2025HousePassed 1st Reading
4/1/2025HouseFiled
3/31/2025House
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