Pharmacy benefit managers, prohibited from restricting pharmacies and pharmacists from disclosing costs information to patients on alternative drugs or other services and costs, enforcement by Insurance Commissioner, audits further regulated including penalties and assessments against pharmacist, Secs. 34-23-184, 34-23-185, 34-23-186 am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 5, 2019
Signed May 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2019 · House May 29, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 34
May 15, 2019
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
0
Amendments
7
May 30, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-457.
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Second House
upper
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1143
lower
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 773
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 772
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 771
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Orr Amendment Offered
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 770
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Healthcare Amendment Offered
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 769
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Healthcare first Substitute Offered
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
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