Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Dec 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2018
Last action Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Dec 16, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 16, 2019
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0)
lower
Jan 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Dec 16, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-4)
senate
Dec 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (36-0) (Singleton)
upper
Dec 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 11, 2018
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 16, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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