Requires Medicaid coverage for pasteurized donated human breast milk under certain circumstances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Dec 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2019
Signed into Law
Jan 2020
Introduced Nov 26, 2018
Signed Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2019 · General Assembly Dec 16, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Mar 25, 2019
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican13
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jan 13, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.317.
executive
Dec 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0)
lower
Dec 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 5, 2019
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
May 13, 2019
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 26, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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