Newborn Screenings
Summary
Newborn Screenings; Requiring hospitals and other state-licensed birthing facilities to test for congenital cytomegalovirus in newborns within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; revising the timeframe in which health care providers attending home births must make certain referrals; requiring a newborn’s primary health care provider to refer the newborn for testing for congenital cytomegalovirus under certain circumstances; requiring that certain test results be reported to the Department of Health within a specified timeframe, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/19/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Oct 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/03/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Oct 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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