Sickle Cell Disease
Summary
Sickle Cell Disease; Creates Sickle Cell Disease Research & Treatment Grant Program within DOH; specifies types of projects eligible for grant funding; revises sickle cell disease & sickle cell trait screening requirements; requires screening providers to notify newborn's parent or guardian, rather than newborn's primary care physician, of certain information; authorizes certain persons other than newborns who have been identified having sickle cell disease or carrying sickle cell trait to choose to be included in registry.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024
Signed May 31, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2024 · House Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 6, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2024-225; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 (Ch. 2024-246)
legislature
May 31, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fentrice Driskell
DDemocratic
P
Kelly Skidmore
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Botana
RRepublican
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Trabulsy
RRepublican
Co
Dotie Joseph
DDemocratic
Co
Doug Bankson
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Canady
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Berfield
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
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