TO CODIFY EXECUTIVE ORDERS 20-18 AND 20-34 TO ENSURE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO COMBAT COVID-19; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Signed Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021 · House Mar 1, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Apr 1, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1521 is now Act 510
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned To the House as passed as amended.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Austin McCollum
RRepublican
P
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
Co
Justin Gonzales
RRepublican
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