An Act relating to the prescription of opioids; relating to voluntary nonopioid directives; relating to the controlled substance prescription database; relating to the practice of dentistry; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the practice of medicine; relating to the practice of podiatry; relating to the practice of osteopathy; relating to the practice of nursing; relating to the practice of optometry; relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; relating to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy; relating to pharmacists; relating to the definition of 'practitioner'; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 73, ch. 25, SLA 2016; and providing for an effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Mar 6, 2017
Signed Jul 27, 2017
Floor votes · House May 22, 2017
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jul 27, 2017
Signed into law
Signed into law 7/25 CHAPTER 2 SSSLA 17
lower
Jun 1, 2017
Introduced
TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
upper
Jun 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
PASSED Y17 N1 E2
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, OLSON, MICCICHE
upper
May 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 30, 2017
Introduced
Read the first time - REFERRALS
upper
May 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y29 N4 E7
lower
May 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
PASSED Y25 N8 E7
lower
May 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
AM NO 1 AS AM ADOPTED Y33 E6 A1
lower
May 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
AM 1 TO AM 1 ADOPTED UC
lower
May 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
lower
May 12, 2017
Introduced
FIN Amend: KAWASAKI, TILTON, GARA
lower
May 12, 2017
Committee
FIN Do Not Pass: WILSON
lower
May 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
FIN Do Pass: PRUITT, ORTIZ, THOMPSON, GUTTENBERG, GRENN, SEATON, FOSTER
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
HSS Do Pass: JOHNSTON, TARR, EDGMON, SULLIVAN-LEONARD, KITO, SPOHNHOLZ
lower
Mar 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health & Social Services and Finance
lower
Mar 6, 2017
Introduced
Read the first time - REFERRALS
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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