AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Restricts the initial prescription to an adult and all prescriptions to a minor patient for an opiate to a seven (7) day supply with exceptions for certain conditions and medicines designed for substance abuse or opioid dependence treatment.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 13, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 56
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic50
90% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced
06/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
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