AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- OPIOID STEWARDSHIP ACT (Establishes an opioid stewardship payment program which manufacturers and distributors of opioids would pay into, to support opioid treatment programs.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2019
Last action Jun 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
33–2
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 21, 2019
Committee
06/21/2019 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/21/2019 Committee heard and continued
legislature
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
04/10/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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