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• Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on August 20, 2008, to require the state to hold a public hearing if requested by “any person” when a nursing home proposes to be sold or transferred to another owner. This and related bills were introduced after the Carlyle Group company's acquisition of 28 Michigan nursing homes previously owned by Manor Care Inc., which has been opposed by the Service Employees International Union. See also House Bills 6251 to 6258 and HB 6261.
  • Referred to the House Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee on August 20, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on September 9, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (61 to 45) on September 17, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 23, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on September 23, 2008.