Reducing the cost of inhalers and epinephrine autoinjectors.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 19, 2023
Signed Mar 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0)
senate
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 6, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0-1)
house
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Paul
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Clyde Shavers
DDemocratic
Co
David Hackney
DDemocratic
Co
Davina Duerr
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Lillian Ortiz-Self
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Callan
DDemocratic
Co
Mari Leavitt
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Fosse
DDemocratic
Co
Shelley Kloba
DDemocratic
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