Reducing stigma and incentivizing health care professionals to participate in a substance use disorder monitoring and treatment program.
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
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 12, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
40–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 20, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-7-2)
senate
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 6, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-35-2)
house
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee relieved of further consideration.
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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