AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE BREAST CANCER ACT (Amends the current law so that digital breast tomosynthesis (dbt) screenings are available wherever mammograms are conducted and to provide insurance coverage for such screenings.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Last action Mar 19, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/19/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
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