Allows hospice care programs to accept unused prescription medications for disposal under certain circumstances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 30, 2017
Signed Jul 21, 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
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2017, c.135.
executive
Jun 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-2)
legislature
May 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Mar 16, 2017
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee
legislature
Mar 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
legislature
Feb 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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