Revises provisions governing prescribing, dispensing and administering controlled substances designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-17)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2017
Last action Jun 6, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 11, Nays: 10.) To Assembly.
upper
May 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
9 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Kieckhefer
RRepublican
P
David R. Parks
DDemocratic
P
Lesley Cohen
DDemocratic
P
Maggie Carlton
DDemocratic
P
Patricia Farley
NNonpartisan
P
Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod
DDemocratic
P
Steve Yeager
DDemocratic
P
Tick Segerblom
DDemocratic
P
Yvanna D. Cancela
DDemocratic
Co
Heidi Swank
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Woodhouse
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Ratti
DDemocratic
Co
Moises (Mo) Denis
DDemocratic
Co
Ozzie Fumo
DDemocratic
Co
Pat Spearman
DDemocratic
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