Establishing when an occupational therapist may treat a patient without referral from a physician and requiring occupational therapists to maintain professional liability insurance.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Friday, April 1, 2022
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 121 Nay: 0
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 37 Nay: 2
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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