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CS/CS/SB 1528: Prescription Drug Importation Programs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health Policy ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gruters

Prescription Drug Importation Programs; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish the Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program; requiring the agency to contract with a vendor to facilitate wholesale prescription drug importation under the program; providing eligibility criteria for prescription drugs, Canadian suppliers, and importers under the program; authorizing a Canadian supplier to export drugs into this state under the program under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 4/26/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 19 (Ch. 2019-99) -SJ 527
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2019 Senate • Filed
3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 202
3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 202
3/20/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2019 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 280
3/27/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
4/2/2019 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 299
4/4/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/04/19, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/09/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2019 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 349
4/11/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations
4/15/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 -SJ 379
4/19/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/22/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 388
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/19 -SJ 578
4/26/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 526
• Substituted CS/HB 19 -SJ 527
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 19 (Ch. 2019-99) -SJ 527