HEALTH AND WELFARE – Adds to existing law to provide for yellow dots on motor vehicles that contain medical information that may be used by first responders on the scene of an accident or emergency situation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Feb 12, 2020
Signed Mar 20, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2020 · House Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
25–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Mar 18, 2020
D
Democratic7
71% Yea
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Mar 20, 2020
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 283 Effective: 07/01/2020
Mar 18, 2020
House · Passed
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
Mar 18, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-7-3)
Mar 12, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
Mar 4, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (35-32-2)
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported out without recommendation as amended
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Feb 21, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
Feb 13, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
Feb 12, 2020
House · Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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