Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Last action May 11, 2023
Floor votes · House May 10, 2023
How they voted
139–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 141
May 10, 2023
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican81
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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