AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 12, 2021
Signed Jul 14, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 14, 2021
Signed into law
07/14/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2021 Committee continued
legislature
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/03/2021 House read and passed
lower
May 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced
02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung
RRepublican
P
Brianna Henries
DDemocratic
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
June Speakman
DDemocratic
P
Karen Alzate
DDemocratic
P
Kathleen Fogarty
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Carson
DDemocratic
P
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
DDemocratic
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Tanzi
DDemocratic
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