GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM: Provides relative to prior authorization for services, procedures, and pharmaceuticals. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE SG EX See Note)
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Last action Jun 7, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2023 · House Jun 5, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Cloud, White, and Boudreaux.
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
lower
Jun 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 31, 2023
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Heather Cloud
RRepublican
Co
Cedric Glover
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Larry Bagley
RRepublican
Co
Larry Selders
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Echols
RRepublican
Co
Mike Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
Co
Robby Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Stuart J. Bishop
RRepublican
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