Became law as Public Act 21-9, signed May 10, 2021, 104 days after it was filed.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 5596
AN ACT CONCERNING TELEHEALTH.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require a study concerning the expansion of the provision of telehealth services in the state.
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
13 co-sponsors
Josh Elliott, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Henry J. Genga, Jane M. Garibay, Lucy Dathan, Philip L. Young III, Tom Delnicki, Mitch Bolinsky, Terrie E. Wood, Christine Conley, Frank Smith, Amy Morrin Bello, Kenneth Gucker
In the Senate
5 co-sponsors
Saud Anwar, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Patricia Billie Miller
Its course
January 26 to May 13, 2021, 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 action22 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 26 to May 498 days
Public Health CommitteeJan 26 to Mar 1952 days
In the SenateMay 4 to May 51 day
Waiting to be sentMay 5 to May 50 days
With the GovernorMay 5 to May 105 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 4 · Adopted May 5
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 26 – May 4
- Jan 26Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Mar 11Heard in Public Health Committee
- Mar 19Public Health Committee recommended it
- May 4The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 4 – May 5
- May 4Sent to the Senate
- May 5The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 5 – May 13
- May 5Sent to the Governor
- May 10Signed by the Governor
- May 12Numbered Public Act 21-9
- May 13Sent to the Secretary of the State
All 22 actions, as published
- Jan 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 6FILE NO.Both houses
- May 4HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 4RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO SENATEHouse of Representatives
- May 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 6RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
- May 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 5IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 5RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNORSenate
- May 10SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINALGovernor
- May 12PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 13TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses