An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for definitions, providing for Pennsylvania Safe Effective Opioid Prescribing Advisory Council and further providing for promulgation of regulations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 2, 2017
Last action Jun 14, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2018
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Jun 12, 2018
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jun 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to HEALTH
lower
Jun 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 11, 2018
Introduced
PN 1850 Amended on third consideration
upper
May 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Sep 20, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 0993 Reported as amended
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
PN 0775 Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
upper
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gene Yaw
RRepublican
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
John C. Rafferty
RRepublican
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Joseph B. Scarnati
RRepublican
Co
Mario M. Scavello
RRepublican
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