Newborn screening; screening for Pompe disease, etc.
Summary
Directs the Board of Health to amend regulations governing newborn screening to include screening for Pompe disease and mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS-1). This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB449ES1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105876D-S1
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104486D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
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