Establishing automatic waivers of select state health care laws to enable timely response by the health care system during a governor-declared statewide state of emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed May 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2021 · House Apr 9, 2021
How they voted
43–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
19
Committee
12
May 12, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 9, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-6-1)
house
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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