A bill for an act relating to the use of step therapy protocols for prescription drugs by health carriers, health benefit plans, and utilization review organizations, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 26.) Effective 7-1-17.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed May 10, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2017 · House Mar 27, 2017
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
Apr 10, 2017
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
0
Amendments
4
May 10, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0.
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred H-1323.
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1323 filed.
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Introduced
Amendment S-3302 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0.
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1235 adopted, as amended.
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1239 to H-1235 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
Amendment H-1235 filed.
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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