Protecting patient care.
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 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020 · House Feb 17, 2020
How they voted
36–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-5-3)
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 17, 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
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicole Macri
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Christine Kilduff
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Cody
DDemocratic
Co
GT
Gael Tarleton
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Lauren Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Laurie Dolan
DDemocratic
Co
Laurie Jinkins
DDemocratic
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