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Total votes
1,199
all sessions
Attendance
0%
552 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Lower than 97% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
462
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
1,199 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,136
voted in favor
Nay
33
voted against
Absent
552
missed votes
Total cast
1,199
across all sessions
Crossed party
20
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 490
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Provides insurance for infertility regardless of marital status and also increases the maximum treatment age from 40 years to 42 years. Also redefines the term "infertility" to mean a woman who is unable to sustain a pregnancy during a period of 1 year.)
Yea
Passed
29–2
May 30, 2017
SB 499
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REGISTRATION OF NURSING ASSISTANTS (Allows for a nurse to delegate tasks to nursing assistants and authorizes the department of health to promulgate regulations that delineate delegable tasks.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 500
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PSYCHOLOGISTS (Increases psychology board from 5 to 7 members and allows delegations of disciplinary hearings to a hearing officer.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 499
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REGISTRATION OF NURSING ASSISTANTS (Allows for a nurse to delegate tasks to nursing assistants and authorizes the department of health to promulgate regulations that delineate delegable tasks.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 578
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member.)
Yea
Passed
28–3
May 30, 2017
SB 890
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BRISTOL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS TAX RELIEF (Enables the town of Bristol to provide tax relief to volunteer firefighters based upon certain qualifying criteria.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 325
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- LONG-TERM MANAGED CARE ARRANGEMENTS (Requires managed care organizations to consult with the EOHHS to develop incentives for nursing facilities that demonstrate lower direct care staff turnover.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 545
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (Repeals the law which provides enhanced penalties of a fine of not more than $250/ imprisonment for not more than 6 months for disclosure of health care information with respect to an individual diagnosis and treatment of a sexually transmitted disease.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 493
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Requires health care professionals upon issuance of initial opioid prescription to discuss with patient/parent/guardian risk of developing dependence/addiction/potential of overdose/death/adverse risks of concurrent use of alcohol/other psychoactive drugs)
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 30, 2017
SB 889
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION--TOWN OF WARREN (Increases various property tax exemptions available in the town of Warren.)
Yea
Passed
30–0
May 30, 2017
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