Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 2689
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design <i>and, with federal approval, implement</i>] program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada. Specifies conditions and requirements. <b>If authority estimates program to produce cost savings for Oregon consumers, requires authority to seek federal approval and, with federal approval, to implement program. <b>Authorizes administrator of Oregon Prescription Drug Program to contract with pharmacy benefit manager and to establish state-managed wholesale or retail drug distribution or dispensing system.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Tiffiny Mitchell, Rachel Prusak, Andrea Salinas
Chief co-sponsors
13 co-sponsors
Jeff Barker, Margaret Doherty, Julie Fahey, David Gomberg, Chris Gorsek, Paul Holvey, Courtney Neron Misslin, Karin Power, Barbara Smith Warner, Teresa Alonso Leon, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Anna Williams, Kim Wallan
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
2 co-sponsors
Its course
January 14 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jun 30 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 151 day
Health CareJan 15 to Apr 1287 days
Ways and MeansApr 12 to Jun 30 · stopped79 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 12
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Jun 30
- Jan 14Introduced
- Jan 15Sent to Health Care
- Feb 19Heard in Health Care
- Apr 4Heard in Health Care
- Apr 12Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 14First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 15Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
- Feb 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 12Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives