AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Requires medical spas to employ or contract for the services of a licensed physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Jul 1, 2021
Floor votes · House Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
61–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jul 1, 2021
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/30/2021)
legislature
Mar 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/15/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/16/2021)
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
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