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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 781

AN ACT CONCERNING THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENSES.

Became law as Public Act 09-58, signed May 20, 2009, 111 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow a licensed optometrist to acquire, prescribe, dispense and charge for contact lenses that provide vision correction and contain a therapeutic drug agent approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    6 co-sponsors

    Themis Klarides, Mary G. Fritz, Janice R. Giegler, Barbara L. Lambert, Kevin Ryan, Peter A. Tercyak

    Its course

    January 29 to May 20, 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 action21 actions on 10 days

    In the SenateJan 29 to Apr 3091 days

    Public Health CommitteeJan 29 to Mar 939 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 30 to May 1212 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 12 to May 208 days

    With the GovernorMay 20 to May 200 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 30 · Adopted May 12

    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 Senate Jan 29 – Apr 30

    1. Jan 29Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 2Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 9Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 30The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 1 – May 12

    1. May 1Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 12The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor May 18 – May 20

    1. May 18Numbered Public Act 09-58
    2. May 20Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Jan 29REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 9Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 16REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 23SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 23FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 30SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. Apr 30SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    12. Apr 30ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    13. May 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    14. May 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    15. May 12HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. May 12HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 12ON CONSENT CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    18. May 12IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    19. May 18PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    20. May 20TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    21. May 20SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor