Relating to requiring the Health Department to mandate mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS1) test for newborn babies, to be known as Embie’s Law
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Mar 9, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Finance on 2nd reading
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 182)
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do pass, but first to Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
To House Senior, Children, and Family Issues
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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