Relating to prohibited practices by a life insurance company relating to an individual's prescription for or obtainment of an opioid antagonist.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed Jun 7, 2019
Floor votes · House May 21, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Jun 7, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
May 1, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FP
Four Price
RRepublican
P
Gary VanDeaver
RRepublican
P
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
P
JN
Jane Nelson
RRepublican
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