Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2023
How they voted
100–39
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 141
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic60
100% Yea
R
Republican81
49% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care Reform, Select
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
JJ
Jacey Jetton
RRepublican
P
John Bucy
DDemocratic
P
Sam Harless
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Chris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Diego Bernal
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
Co
Gene Wu
DDemocratic
Co
JJ
Jarvis Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González
DDemocratic
Co
Josey Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
JJ
Julie Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
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