AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 28
May 30, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
33% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 31, 2023
Committee
05/31/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/30/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 23, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 11, 2023
Committee
05/11/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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