Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced Jun 8, 2020
Signed Dec 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Dec 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.310.
executive
Dec 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-0-0)
lower
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Nov 8, 2021
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
7 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
P
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
P
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
P
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Singer
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
CA
Chris A. Brown
RRepublican
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
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