{"id":12502,"date":"2024-11-13T17:29:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T22:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/?p=12502"},"modified":"2024-11-13T17:29:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T22:29:12","slug":"update-minimum-staffing-legislation-pulled-from-house-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2024\/11\/13\/update-minimum-staffing-legislation-pulled-from-house-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Minimum Staffing Legislation Pulled from House Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to let you know that House Bill 4688\u2014the minimum staffing mandate\u2014was pulled from the House agenda today where it was scheduled for a final vote. This is due to your effort in directly expressing to lawmakers how this could impact our communities, and we thank you for your outreach.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember:<strong> <u>this is not over<\/u>. <\/strong>The House could decide to take this up any time between now and the end of the year, and there will certainly be a push to do so.<\/p>\n<p>We need you to continue connecting with your state representatives and letting them know this is not something we support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;color: #101517\">Dave Hodgkins is a legislative associate with the League. 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