Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 404
Requires pharmacy benefit managers and group purchasing organizations to annually report to Department of Consumer and Business Services information relating to prices, rebates, fees and similar information.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Requires State Board of Pharmacy to study prescription drugs. Directs board to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2024.</i>] <b>Requires pharmacy benefit managers and group purchasing organizations to annually report to Department of Consumer and Business Services information relating to prices, rebates, fees and similar information. <b>Requires Prescription Drug Affordability Board to develop plan for establishing upper payment limits on certain drugs and to conduct specified analyses regarding establishing upper payment limits. <b>Requires prescription drug manufacturers to separately report to department price and other information regarding certain prescription drugs each calendar year. <b>Increases and modifies membership of board. <b>Requires department to report to board list of drugs that increased in price and were required to be reported to department. <b>Modifies fees paid to department by prescription drug manufacturers. <b>Requires insurers to separately report annually to department specified information regarding prescription drugs covered by insurers. <b>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 SenateJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 145 days
Health CareJan 14 to Apr 1288 days
Ways and MeansApr 12 to Jun 25 · stopped74 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate 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 Senate Jan 9 – Jun 25
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 14Sent to Health Care
- Feb 22Heard in Health Care
- Mar 22Heard in Health Care
- Apr 12Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 14Referred to Health Care.Senate
- Feb 22Public Hearing held.Senate
- Mar 22Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 12Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate