AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Summary
Provides a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Jun 5, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
06/13/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/10/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/05/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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