Relates to requiring policies and contracts that provide coverage for prescription drugs to include coverage of an immediate additional thirty-day supply of a prescription drug during a state disaster emergency
Summary
Requires policies and contracts that provide coverage for prescription drugs to include coverage of an immediate additional thirty-day supply of a prescription drug during a state disaster emergency.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
May 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2021
Last action May 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021
How they voted
62–1
Passed
Total votes 63
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic43
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
May 4, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
ER
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
DDemocratic
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