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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 6200

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF LONG-TERM ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LYME DISEASE.

Became law as Public Act 09-128, signed June 18, 2009, 142 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow a licensed physician to prescribe, administer or dispense long-term antibiotics for a therapeutic purpose to a patient clinically diagnosed with Lyme disease.

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

90 co-sponsors

Kim Fawcett, Bob Godfrey, Maryanne Hornish, Christopher Lyddy, Peggy Reeves, Joseph J. Taborsak, William Tong, Beth Bye, Bryan Hurlburt, Tony Hwang, Thomas J. Drew, Jason W. Bartlett, Michelle L. Cook, Mary G. Fritz, Theresa W. Conroy, Roberta B. Willis, John H. Frey, Gerald M. Fox III, Jeffrey J. Berger, Deborah W. Heinrich, Joseph S. Mioli, Terrie E. Wood, Fred Camillo, Brendan Sharkey, Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Diana S. Urban, David McCluskey, Terry Backer, Chris Perone, Shawn T. Johnston, Steve Fontana, James Field Spallone, Lonnie Reed, Henry J. Genga, Sandy H. Nafis, Patricia M. Widlitz, DebraLee Hovey, Elissa T. Wright, Patricia Billie Miller, Gary A. Holder-Winfield, Frank N. Nicastro Sr., John E. Stripp, Peter F. Villano, Selim G. Noujaim, Minnie Gonzalez, Stephen D. Dargan, Barbara L. Lambert, James A. O'Rourke III, Gail K. Hamm, Timothy D. Larson, T.R. Rowe, Antonio Guerrera, Steven T. Mikutel, Susan M. Johnson, Auden Grogins, Christopher A. Wright, Christopher L. Caruso, Karen Jarmoc, Linda A. Orange, Russell A. Morin, David A. Scribner, Jason Perillo, Ted C. Graziani, Themis Klarides, Pamela Z. Sawyer, John Mazurek, Joan A. Lewis, Linda M. Gentile, John W. Hetherington, Mary Ann Carson, Janice R. Giegler, Matthew L. Lesser, Bruce Zalaski, Elizabeth B. Ritter, David A. Baram, Lawrence G. Miller, Matthew J. Conway Jr. Ed. D, Carlo Leone, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Kathleen M. Tallarita, Paul Davis, Rosa C. Rebimbas, Jack F. Hennessy, Sean J. Williams, Bruce V. Morris, Elizabeth H. Esty, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Joseph C. Serra, Craig Miner

In the Senate

    22 co-sponsors

    John McKinney, Michael A. McLachlan, Toni Boucher, Edwin A. Gomes, Edith G. Prague, Jonathan A. Harris, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Andrea L. Stillman, L. Scott Frantz, Edward Meyer, Andrew M. Maynard, Gayle S. Slossberg, Dan Debicella, Paul R. Doyle, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Gary D. LeBeau, Thomas A. Colapietro, Robert J. Kane, Anthony J. Musto, Kevin D. Witkos, John A. Kissel, Joan V. Hartley

    Its course

    January 27 to June 18, 2009, 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 action24 actions on 16 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Apr 3093 days

    Public Health CommitteeJan 27 to Mar 2658 days

    In the SenateApr 30 to May 2929 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 29 to Jun 1012 days

    With the GovernorJun 10 to Jun 188 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 30 · Adopted May 29

    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 – Apr 30

    1. Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Drafted as a bill by Public Health Committee
    4. Sent to Public Health Committee
    5. Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 4 – May 29

    1. Arrived in the Senate
    2. The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 5 – Jun 18

    1. Numbered Public Act 09-128
    2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published