RELATING TO HEALTH.
Summary
Requires the Department of Health to establish and convene a working group to conduct a study on whether establishing a new category of professional licensure for assistant physicians would help address the physician shortage in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Last action Feb 5, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2020
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2020
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Reported from HLT/IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 91-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 5, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (49-0-2)
house
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Takayama, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Nishimoto.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Say, Tokioka.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT/IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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