AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action Jun 21, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2019
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 56
Jun 12, 2019
D
Democratic50
98% Yea
R
Republican6
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 21, 2019
Committee
06/21/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/12/2019 House read and passed
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2019 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
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