Expanding the definition of "infectious disease" in certain statutes related to crimes in which bodily fluids may have been transmitted from one person to another.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2020
Last action May 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 16, 2020
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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