HB1943: Optometrists; those licensed may sell contact lenses & allowed to dispense ophthalmic devices.

This vote on HB1943 was held in the Senate. This vote passed 40-0.

Yes

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

It’s important to understand that most bills are voted on multiple times, and the vote is not necessarily simply whether or not the bill should pass. Be sure to look at the bill’s history to determine what, exactly, was being voted on, and at what point in the bill’s progress.

Progress History

01/13/2009 Committee

01/13/2009 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094094676

01/13/2009 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

01/15/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB1943)

01/22/2009 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

01/22/2009 Committee substitute printed 093264676-H1

01/23/2009 Read first time

01/26/2009 Passed by for the day

01/27/2009 Passed by for the day

01/28/2009 Read second time

01/28/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 093264676-H1

01/28/2009 Amendments by Delegate Peace agreed to

01/28/2009 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1943EH1

01/28/2009 Printed as engrossed 093264676-EH1

01/29/2009 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)

01/29/2009 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)

01/30/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed

01/30/2009 Referred to Committee on Education and Health

02/12/2009 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

02/12/2009 Committee substitute printed 094149676-S1

02/12/2009 Substitute bill reprinted 094149676-S1

02/13/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

02/16/2009 Read third time

02/16/2009 Reading of substitute waived

02/16/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 094149676-S1

02/16/2009 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1943S1

02/16/2009 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

02/17/2009 Placed on Calendar

02/18/2009 Senate substitute agreed to by House 094149676-S1 (98-Y 0-N)

02/18/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)

02/23/2009 Enrolled

02/23/2009 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER)

02/24/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB1943ER)

02/24/2009 Signed by Speaker

02/25/2009 Signed by President

03/27/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/09)

03/27/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)