Physician Assistants
Summary
Physician Assistants; Revising legislative intent; defining and redefining terms; revising a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; deleting a requirement that a physician assistant inform his or her patients that they have the right to see a physician before the physician assistant prescribes or dispenses a prescription; authorizing physician assistants to procure drugs and medical devices; revising requirements for a certain formulary; authorizing physician assistants to authenticate documents that may be authenticated by a physician, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 25, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2021 · House Apr 29, 2021
How they voted
34–2
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
15
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 869082 Concur
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (869082)
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 5
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 725777 adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 725777 filed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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