AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Limits health insurance carriers that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs used to treat diabetes to forty dollars ($40) for a copayment for a thirty (30) day supply of medically necessary insulin.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Signed Jul 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 2, 2021
Signed into law
07/02/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/23/2021 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 14, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
06/02/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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