Producing, distributing, and purchasing generic prescription drugs.
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 21, 2021 · House Apr 7, 2021
How they voted
28–21
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
37
Committee
33
May 12, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 7, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (66-31-1)
house
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM.
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
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
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Van De Wege
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
Jesse Salomon
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Co
Reuven Carlyle
DDemocratic
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