AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - CLINICAL TRIALS WEBSITE (Requires the state department of health to post and maintain on its website a link to ClinicalTrials.gov, a free service of the National Institutes of Health Library of Medicine.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action Jun 27, 2019
Floor votes · House May 21, 2019
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 56
May 21, 2019
D
Democratic50
90% Yea
R
Republican6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Committee heard
legislature
May 22, 2019
Committee
05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/21/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Newberry
RRepublican
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Mia Ackerman
DDemocratic
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