AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2023
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 61
Mar 28, 2023
D
Democratic54
83% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 15, 2023
Committee
05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
03/28/2023 House read and passed
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Legislature · Passed
03/15/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
02/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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