Relating to health benefit coverage for bariatric surgery under the state employees group benefits program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2023
Last action May 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 10, 2023
How they voted
26–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 10, 2023
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican18
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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