Health care: mammograms.
Summary
Existing law requires specified information to be sent to patients regarding their health care. Existing federal law requires a written report of the results of each mammography examination and requires a summary of that report to be sent to the patient within a specified time period. This bill, from April 1, 2012, until January 1, 2018, would require, under specified circumstances, a health facility at which a mammography examination is performed to include in the summary of the written report sent to the patient a specified notice on breast density.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Sep 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Assembly Passage
Sep 2011
Vetoed
Mar 2012
Introduced Feb 18, 2011
Vetoed Mar 1, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Sep 10, 2011 · Assembly Sep 10, 2011
How they voted
28–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
Sep 10, 2011
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican11
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 1, 2012
Vetoed
Veto sustained.
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Vetoed
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
upper
Oct 9, 2011
Vetoed
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
upper
Oct 9, 2011
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Sep 10, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-1-2)
senate
Sep 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 2485.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 9, 2011
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 9).
lower
Aug 25, 2011
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
lower
Jun 14, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 13).
lower
May 23, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
May 4, 2011
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 865.) (May 3).
upper
Mar 10, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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