An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in prescribing opioids to minors, providing for prescribing opioids to individuals and further providing for definitions, for prohibition and for procedure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2017
Senate Passage
Oct 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Last action Oct 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Oct 18, 2017
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Oct 18, 2017
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Oct 19, 2017
Committee
Referred to HEALTH
lower
Oct 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
PN 0475 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
upper
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gene Yaw
RRepublican
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
John C. Rafferty
RRepublican
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Mario M. Scavello
RRepublican
Co
Mike Regan
RRepublican
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Co
Patrick M. Browne
RRepublican
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