AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Requires health care professionals upon issuance of initial opioid prescription to discuss with patient/parent/guardian risk of developing dependence/addiction/potential of overdose/death/adverse risks of concurrent use of alcohol/other psychoactive drugs)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Signed Jul 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jul 19, 2017
Signed into law
07/19/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2017 House passed Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 31, 2017
Committee
05/31/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
May 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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