INSURANCE POLICIES: Requires coverage for drugs under certain conditions and the drug is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (1/1/23) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2022
Last action Jun 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2022 · House Jun 3, 2022
How they voted
32–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 37
Jun 5, 2022
D
Democratic11
63% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jun 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays.
upper
Jun 3, 2022
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
Jun 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 24, 2022
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 23, 2022
Committee
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 5, 2022
Committee
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 4, 2022
Committee
Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Introduced
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LB
Louie Bernard
RRepublican
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