AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - STEP THERAPY PROTOCOL (Requires health insurers, nonprofit hospital service corporations, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations that issue policies that provide coverage for prescription drugs and use step therapy protocols.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 3, 2018
Last action Jun 20, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 19, 2018
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jun 19, 2018
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2018
Committee
06/20/2018 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2018 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 3, 2018
Introduced
05/03/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
Adam J. Satchell
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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