Nonopioid Alternatives
Summary
Nonopioid Alternatives; Revises requirement for certain health care practitioners to inform patient or patient's representative of nonopioid alternatives before prescribing or ordering an opioid drug.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2020 · House Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 6, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Health and Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/21/20, 10:00 am, Mashburn Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Plakon
RRepublican
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