An Act amending the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L.197, No.57), known as the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act, further providing for definitions, for approval of drugs, for exemptions and exceptions and for violations and penalties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
House Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Jun 8, 2020
Signed Oct 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 20, 2020 · House Sep 29, 2020
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Oct 20, 2020
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Oct 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Oct 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
upper
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Sep 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
PN 4373 Reported as amended
lower
Jun 8, 2020
Committee
PN 3883 Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
lower
0 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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