AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines "chronic intractable pain" for purposes of intractable pain management.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 29, 2021
Signed Jun 2, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Jun 2, 2021
Signed into law
06/02/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/27/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
May 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 19, 2021
Committee
05/19/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/18/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
03/26/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/09/2021 House read and passed
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/01/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 23, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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