Became law as Public Act 09-136, signed June 18, 2009, 118 days after it was filed.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 6540
AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION EYE DROP REFILLS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To provide coverage under health insurance plans to patients needing refills of prescription eye drops in less than thirty days.
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
Sponsor
16 co-sponsors
Selim G. Noujaim, Michelle L. Cook, William Aman, Joan A. Lewis, Ted C. Graziani, Peggy Sayers, David A. Scribner, Bruce Zalaski, Barbara L. Lambert, Joseph S. Mioli, Kathleen M. Tallarita, Larry B. Butler, DebraLee Hovey, Kevin Ryan, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Joseph C. Serra
In the Senate
Its course
February 20 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 action37 actions on 21 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to May 1281 days
Aging CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 513 days
Public Health CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 2318 days
Human Services CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 162 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 276 days
In the SenateMay 12 to May 2917 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 May 12 · 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 Feb 20 – May 12
- Feb 20Introduced and sent to Aging Committee
- Feb 26Heard in Aging Committee
- Mar 5Aging Committee recommended it and sent it to Public Health Committee
- Mar 23Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 14Sent to Human Services Committee
- Apr 16Human Services Committee recommended it
- Apr 21Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 27Appropriations Committee recommended it
- May 12The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 14 – May 29
- May 14Arrived in the Senate
- May 29The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor Jun 5 – Jun 18
- Jun 5Numbered Public Act 09-136
- Jun 10Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 18Signed by the Governor
All 37 actions, as published
- Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 5Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 9FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 9FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 20TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 21REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 27Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 28RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 29NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 29TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 12HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 12HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 14SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 14FILE NO.Both houses
- May 29SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 29SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 29ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- Jun 5PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 10TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 18SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor