AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Adds the multi-disciplinary maternal mortality review committee to the review of the office of state medical examiners and extend certain immunities and confidentiality agreements to multi-disciplinary teams.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · House May 28, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/27/2019 House passed Sub B in concurrence
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub B
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 30, 2019
Committee
05/30/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/28/2019 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
May 15, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 3, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anastasia Williams
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Grace Diaz
DDemocratic
P
JS
Joseph S. Almeida
DDemocratic
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