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| H0059aaS | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE |
| MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act. |
| 01/24 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing | ||
| 01/27 | Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare | ||
| 02/07 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading | ||
| 02/10 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading | ||
| 02/11 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-11-1 AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Schubin), Manwaring, Mathias, Nelsen, Rubel Absent – Ehardt Floor Sponsor - Skaug Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 02/12 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading | ||
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare | |||
| 02/21 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading | ||
| 02/24 | Referred to 14th Order for amendment | ||
| 02/25 | Placed in the Committee of the Whole | ||
| Amendments ordered printed | |||
| Reported out as amended; filed for first reading | |||
| Amendments reported printed | |||
| Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| 02/26 | Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading | ||
| 03/05 | Retained on calendar | ||
| 03/06 | Retained on calendar | ||
| 03/10 | Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 28-6-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Goodrich(Rabe), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow Absent and excused – Hart Floor Sponsor - Bjerke Title apvd - to House |
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| 03/11 | Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk | ||
| House Concurred in Senate Amendments | |||
| Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing | |||
| 03/12 | Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills | ||
| Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| 03/13 | Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading | ||
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-9-3 AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Schubin), Mathias, Rubel Absent – Erickson, Healey, Thompson Floor Sponsor - Skaug Title apvd - to enrol |
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| 03/14 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | ||
| 03/17 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | ||
| Signed by President; returned to House | |||
| Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor | |||
| 03/18 | Delivered to Governor at 3:20 p.m. on March 17, 2025 | ||
| 03/20 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter Effective: |