SB 1550 Florida Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Prescription Drugs

Summary
Prescription Drugs; Citing this act as the "Prescription Drug Reform Act"; specifying additional prohibited acts related to the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act; requiring certain drug manufacturers to notify the Department of Business and Professional Regulation of reportable drug price increases on a specified form on the effective date of such increase; requiring the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Financial Services to designate an employee as the primary contact for consumer complaints involving pharmacy benefit managers; providing a grandfathering provision for certain pharmacy benefit managers operating as administrators; requiring pharmacy benefits plans and programs, beginning on a specified date, to annually submit a certain attestation to the Office of Insurance Regulation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,127,525
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 14, 2023 Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2023 · House May 2, 2023

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Apr 19, 2023
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
6
May 4, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2023-29, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1552 (Ch. 2023-30)
legislature
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (207723)
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment 207723 adopted
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (392522, 438956, 633284, 704080)
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors