Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 8, 2023
Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325
executive
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
lower
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Boafo
DDemocratic
P
Anne Kaiser
DDemocratic
P
April Miller
RRepublican
P
AM
Ashanti Martínez
DDemocratic
P
Bonnie Cullison
DDemocratic
P
Brian Chisholm
RRepublican
P
Brooke Grossman
DDemocratic
P
Deni Taveras
DDemocratic
P
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
P
Harry Bhandari
DDemocratic
P
Heather Bagnall Tudball
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer White Holland
DDemocratic
P
Joe Vogel
DDemocratic
P
JP
Joseline Peña-Melnyk
DDemocratic
P
Ken Kerr
DDemocratic
P
Kris Fair
DDemocratic
P
Kumar P. Barve
DDemocratic
P
Lesley Lopez
DDemocratic
P
Nic Kipke
RRepublican
P
Regina Boyce
DDemocratic
P
Robbyn Lewis
DDemocratic
P
Sandy Rosenberg
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Reilly
RRepublican
P
Terri Hill
DDemocratic
P
Tiffany Alston
DDemocratic
P
Tom Hutchinson
RRepublican
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