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HB 517: State Employees' Prescription Drug Program

GENERAL BILL by Magar

State Employees' Prescription Drug Program; Requires DMS to implement formulary management cost-saving measures; provides requirements for such measures; removes provision that prohibits department from implementing restricted prescription drug formulary or prior authorization program in state employees' prescription drug program.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/2/2017 House • Filed
11/15/2017 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Committee; Appropriations Committee -HJ 46
11/28/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 12/05/17, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
12/5/2017 House • Favorable by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 256
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 256
1/5/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 01/09/18, 4:30 pm, Webster Hall
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 46
• Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 28 NAYS 0 -HJ 311
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 311
1/18/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18
1/24/2018 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 398
2/1/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/18
2/7/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 496
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/8/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 541
• Passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 541, 542
• Immediately certified -HJ 542
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -HJ 542
2/8/2018 Senate • In Messages
2/15/2018 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 361
2/20/2018 Senate • Received -SJ 361
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9)