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CS/CS/SB 1550: Prescription Drugs

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Health Policy ; Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez ; Wright ; Perry

Prescription Drugs; Citing this act as the "Prescription Drug Reform Act"; specifying additional prohibited acts related to the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act; requiring certain drug manufacturers to notify the Department of Business and Professional Regulation of reportable drug price increases on a specified form on the effective date of such increase; requiring the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Financial Services to designate an employee as the primary contact for consumer complaints involving pharmacy benefit managers; providing a grandfathering provision for certain pharmacy benefit managers operating as administrators; requiring pharmacy benefits plans and programs, beginning on a specified date, to annually submit a certain attestation to the Office of Insurance Regulation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,127,525

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/4/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1552 (Ch. 2023-30)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/27/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
3/29/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time
4/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23
4/17/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
4/18/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 415
• Amendment(s) adopted (392522, 438956, 633284, 704080) -SJ 415
• Ordered engrossed
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/19/2023 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 430
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 431
• Immediately certified -SJ 438
4/19/2023 House • In Messages
4/28/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
5/1/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 207723 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
5/2/2023 Senate • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (207723) -SJ 718
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 718
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/3/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
5/4/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1552 (Ch. 2023-30)