AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Excludes chronic intractable pain from the definition of acute pain management. Prescribes new guidelines for treatment based upon 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2020
Last action Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2020
How they voted
58–2
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 66
Mar 11, 2020
D
Democratic58
93% Yea
R
Republican8
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
03/11/2020 House read and passed
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 12, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/12/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
01/31/2020 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Katie Kazarian
DDemocratic
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