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SB 342: Drugs/Generic & Brand-Name

GENERAL BILL by Clary ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala ; Klein ; Silver ; Lee ; Dyer ; Brown-Waite ; Geller ; Campbell ; Rossin ; Smith ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Crist

Drugs/Generic & Brand-Name; requires removal of specified drugs from negative formulary for generic & brand-name drugs established in specified provision; provides that act does not amend existing law re physician's authority to prohibit generic drug substitution by writing "medically necessary" on prescription.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/1/2001 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00652; Read second time -SJ 00691; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00691; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00691; House Bill substituted -SJ 00691; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 69 (Ch. 2001-146)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/2001 Senate • Prefiled
1/26/2001 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2/12/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 02/21/01, 9:00 am, 110-S
2/21/2001 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
2/22/2001 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00028; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 02/21/01, 9:00 am, 110-S; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 00008; Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 00008; On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/06/01, 2:30 pm, 309-C; Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -SJ 00111
3/7/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00111
3/15/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 03/20/01, 12:15 pm, 309-C
3/20/2001 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 00222
3/22/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00222
4/12/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/01, 9:00 am, 412-K --Not considered
4/19/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/24/01, 1:00 pm, 412-K
4/24/2001 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 7 -SJ 00466
4/25/2001 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00466
4/30/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00569
5/1/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00652; Read second time -SJ 00691; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00691; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00691; House Bill substituted -SJ 00691; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 69 (Ch. 2001-146)