Requiring insurance coverage for the prescription drug Varenicline
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2018
Last action Feb 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2018
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 14, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
To House Finance
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Do pass, but first to Finance
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 118)
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute reported
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
legislature
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Takubo
RRepublican
Co
Richard Ojeda
DDemocratic
Co
Ron Stollings
DDemocratic
Co
Stephen Baldwin
DDemocratic
Co
Sue Cline
RRepublican
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