Prohibiting scleral tattooing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 1, 2019
Signed May 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2019 · House Mar 8, 2019
How they voted
42–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 16, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
6
May 8, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-1-1)
senate
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 8, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-3)
house
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 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Tharinger
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ybarra
RRepublican
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Klippert
RRepublican
Co
Chris Corry
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Ryu
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Cody
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Jared Mead
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Valdez
RRepublican
Co
Mike Steele
RRepublican
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