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2005 Regular Session

House Bill 6557

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS AND ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS.

Became law as Public Act 05-168, signed July 1, 2005, 155 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the electronic generation of all prescriptions by October 1, 2007, and to authorize health care facilities and institutions to use electronic medical records systems.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Peggy Sayers, Arthur J. O'Neill, Chris Perone, Mary Ann Carson

In the Senate

    8 co-sponsors

    Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Gayle S. Slossberg, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Gary D. LeBeau, Eileen M. Daily, Biagio Ciotto, Jonathan A. Harris, Edith G. Prague

    Its course

    January 27 to July 1, 2005, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action36 actions on 21 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to May 598 days

    Public Health CommitteeJan 27 to Apr 164 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 26 to May 26 days

    In the SenateMay 5 to Jun 329 days

    General Law CommitteeMay 11 to May 176 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2017 days

    With the GovernorJun 20 to Jul 111 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 5 · Adopted Jun 3

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 5 · Adopted Jun 3

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 27 – May 5

    1. Jan 27Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Mar 1Drafted as a bill by Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 2Sent to Public Health Committee
    4. Mar 4Heard in Public Health Committee
    5. Apr 1Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 26Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. May 2Appropriations Committee recommended it
    8. May 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    9. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
    10. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and B

    In the Senate May 6 – Jun 3

    1. May 6Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 11Sent to General Law Committee
    3. May 17General Law Committee recommended it
    4. Jun 3The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and B
    5. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and B

    To the Governor Jun 10 – Jul 1

    1. Jun 10Numbered Public Act 05-168
    2. Jun 20Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 1Signed by the Governor
    All 36 actions, as published
    1. Jan 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 14Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Mar 1DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Apr 1Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 12REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 19FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 26REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    14. May 2Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. May 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. May 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. May 3NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. May 3TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    19. May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. May 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    22. May 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    23. May 6SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    24. May 6FILE NO.Both houses
    25. May 11REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    26. May 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    27. May 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    28. May 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    29. May 18NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    30. May 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    31. Jun 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    32. Jun 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    33. Jun 3IN CONCURRENCESenate
    34. Jun 10PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    35. Jun 20TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    36. Jul 1SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor