Modernizing the control of certain communicable diseases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Mar 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Feb 12, 2020
How they voted
24–20
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic27
88% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 19, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-20)
senate
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eileen Cody
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Fey
DDemocratic
Co
SA
Sherry Appleton
DDemocratic
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