Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Aug 13, 2020
Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · General Assembly Nov 16, 2020
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Mar 25, 2021
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
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.295
executive
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-3)
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 19, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Nov 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (70-1-3)
lower
Oct 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Aug 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
P
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
P
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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