AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS.
Summary
This Bill requires Podiatrists, Dentists, Doctors, Nurses and Optometrists who issue prescriptions to utilize electronic prescriptions except under certain exceptions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Apr 4, 2019
Signed Jun 27, 2019
Floor votes · House May 14, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 27, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NO 2 ABSENT
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
P
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
Co
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
Co
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
Co
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
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