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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1473

AN ACT REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR FDA-APPROVED GENE THERAPIES TO TREAT SICKLE CELL DISEASE.

Became law as Public Act 25-63, signed June 23, 2025, 109 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require Medicaid coverage for gene therapies approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to treat sickle cell disease.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

6 co-sponsors

Saud Anwar, Patricia Billie Miller, Joan V. Hartley, Matthew L. Lesser, Paul Cicarella, John A. Kissel

In the House of Representatives

    4 co-sponsors

    Sarah Keitt, Kenneth Gucker, Nick Gauthier, Patricia A. Dillon

    Its course

    March 6 to June 23, 2025, 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 action18 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateMar 6 to May 156 days

    Human Services CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 148 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 1 to May 3130 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 31 to Jun 99 days

    With the GovernorJun 9 to Jun 2314 days

    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 Mar 6 – May 1

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Mar 7Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 14Human Services Committee recommended it
    4. May 1Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 2 – May 31

    1. May 2Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 31Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 3 – Jun 23

    1. Jun 3Numbered Public Act 25-63
    2. Jun 9Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 23Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 1SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. May 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. May 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. May 31HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    14. May 31IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    15. Jun 3PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Jun 9TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Jun 9TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jun 23SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor