SB 73 Alabama Senate · 2019 Regular Session

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

260
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 34
May 15, 2019
D Democratic8
5 Yea 3
62% Yea
R Republican26
21 Yea 5
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
Photo of Arthur Orr
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
AL
3