AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Summary
Provides a duty upon midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to obtain a blood specimen of pregnant women within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 13, 2025
Signed into law
06/13/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/10/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 2, 2025
Committee
05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
04/08/2025 House passed Sub A
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
03/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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