AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Excludes chronic intractable pain from the definition of "acute pain management", for purposes of prescribing, administering and dispensing controlled substances by a practitioner.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Last action Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 19, 2019
How they voted
67–0
Passed
Total votes 67
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic59
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
Jun 21, 2019
Committee
06/21/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/19/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/06/2019)
legislature
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah Ruggiero
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Katie Kazarian
DDemocratic
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