TO REQUIRE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO EDUCATE, COMMUNICATE, AND PROVIDE DUE PROCESS FOR LICENSED PROFESSIONALS BEFORE LIMITING OR TERMINATING SALES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2023
Last action May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2023
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 3, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jimmy Gazaway
RRepublican
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