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CS/CS/SB 2312: Prescription Drug Protection Act

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care ; Peaden ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Atwater

Prescription Drug Protection Act; provides legislative findings & intent re report by Seventeenth Statewide Grand Jury; prohibits purchase or sale of Rx drugs in wholesale distribution in exchange for currency; requires that Rx drug repackagers, nonresident Rx drug manufacturers, & freight forwarders obtain permit from Health Dept. in order to do business; requires Health Dept. to establish website listing all permitholders & pending enforcement actions, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/13/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-155
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/4/2003 Senate • Filed
3/19/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00229
3/20/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
3/27/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Not considered
4/3/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412-K
4/8/2003 Senate • CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 -SJ 00398
4/10/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00382; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 110-S
4/15/2003 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 -SJ 00527
4/17/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00506
4/23/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00502; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/25/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00646; Read second time -SJ 00627; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00628; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00628
4/28/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00665; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00666
4/28/2003 House • In Messages
5/2/2003 House • Received, placed on Calendar; Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 01103; Substituted for HB 1481 -HJ 01103; Read second and third times -HJ 01104; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01104
5/2/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01163
5/29/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/13/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-155