Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on March 8, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 4147
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 program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada. Specifies conditions and requirements. If authority estimates program would produce substantial cost savings for Oregon consumers, requires authority to seek federal approval and, with federal approval, to implement program. 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. Modifies duties of Task Force on the Fair Pricing of Prescription Drugs and extends sunset on task force. 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
Chief co-sponsors
27 co-sponsors
Teresa Alonso Leon, Brian Clem, Margaret Doherty, David Gomberg, Chris Gorsek, Mitch Greenlick, Cheri Helt, Diego Hernandez, Paul Holvey, Alissa Keny-Guyer, John Lively, Mark Meek, Tiffiny Mitchell, Courtney Neron Misslin, Ron Noble, Carla Piluso, Jeff Reardon, Andrea Salinas, Tawna Sanchez, Sheri Schouten, Janeen Sollman, Marty Wilde, Anna Williams, Brad Witt, Jack Zika, David Brock Smith, Caddy McKeown
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
6 co-sponsors
Brian Boquist, Michael Dembrow, Lew Frederick, Sara Gelser Blouin, Arnie Roblan, Rob Wagner
Its course
January 27 to March 8, 2020, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 8 · stopped41 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 37 days
Health CareFeb 3 to Mar 8 · stopped34 days
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 27 – Mar 8
- Jan 27Filed before the session
- Feb 3Introduced
- Sent to Health Care
- Mar 8Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 3First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 3Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 8In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives