Insurance; creating the Health Care Choice Act; authorizes buying insurance across state lines.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed May 31, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2017 · House May 23, 2017
How they voted
36–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Mar 23, 2017
D
Democratic5
60% Yea
R
Republican39
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
3
May 31, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/31/2017
upper
May 23, 2017
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 1
lower
May 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
May 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
upper
May 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
CCR adopted
upper
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Insurance
lower
May 8, 2017
Amended
HAs rejected, conference requested
upper
May 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 4
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Retirement and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LM
Lewis Moore
RRepublican
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