Rep. Shannon Bird

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of state. The cash funds portion of the appropriation is decreased. Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of state. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of agriculture. The general fund and cash funds portions of the appropriation are increased. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of legislature. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of revenue. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased and cash funds portion is increased. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of law. The general fund, cash funds, and reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are decreased. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of higher education. The general fund and the reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are decreased and the cash funds portion is increased. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amounts appropriated to the department of regulatory agencies. The general fund and cash funds portions of the appropriation are increased. APPROVED by Governor February 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE February 28, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act removes telepharmacies from the definition of "other outlet" under current law and removes the geographic restriction requiring that a telepharmacy outlet be located more than 20 miles from the nearest prescription drug outlet or another telepharmacy. The act requires telepharmacies to be registered as "prescription drug outlets", instead of other outlets, and to be located in an area of need. An "area of need" is any health facility licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment or any area where a demonstration of need is approved by the state board of pharmacy (board). A telepharmacy outlet must have a pharmacist manager and must be under the direct charge or control of the pharmacist manager or licensed pharmacist delegate who provides remote supervision to the telepharmacy outlet. The act authorizes the board to adopt limited rules to specify additional enumerated criteria to facilitate the operation of telepharmacy outlets, including, in part, the number of telepharmacy outlets that may be operated by a central pharmacy. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act permits and specifies the conditions for employees of supervised lenders to work from remote locations. Additionally, the act repeals the requirement that an applicant for registration as a debt-management services provider include with the application the results of a state and national criminal history record check for any agent of the applicant. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

In order to recompense the public employees' retirement association (PERA) for the cancellation of a previously scheduled July 1, 2020, direct distribution of $225 million, the act requires an additional direct distribution to PERA of $380 million to be made on the effective date of the act or as soon as possible thereafter. The act also reduces the $225 million July 1, 2023, direct distribution to PERA that is scheduled under current law by at least $155 million but no more than $190 million, depending upon the amount of investment income earned by PERA on the additional $380 million direct distribution so that the July 1, 2023, direct distribution will be between $35 million and $70 million. Finally, the act reduces the $225 million July 1, 2024, direct distribution to PERA that is scheduled under current law by the lesser of an amount equal to 7.25% multiplied by $380 million or an amount equal to PERA's annual rate of return on investments as reported in PERA's 2022 annual report multiplied by $380 million; except that there is no reduction if the rate of return is zero or less. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)