Requiring coverage for hearing instruments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2023 · House Feb 28, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 31, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
18
Committee
13
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 88; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 2.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-1)
senate
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tina Orwall
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Darya Farivar
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Lekanoff
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Kristine Reeves
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Callan
DDemocratic
Co
Mari Leavitt
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Fosse
DDemocratic
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