Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 12, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
P
JG
Jessica González
DDemocratic
P
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
P
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
P
Sam Harless
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
JJ
Julie Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
Co
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
Co
Stan Lambert
RRepublican
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