Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices and the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation; increasing criminal penalties.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
126–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 139
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic60
88% Yea
R
Republican79
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
11
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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