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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed Mar 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 6, 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
7
Mar 25, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Feb 27, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-3)
house
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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