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HB 2561 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG RATE SETTING.

Summary
Establishes the prescription affordability commission within the department of commerce and consumer affairs to review prescription drug costs and establish levels of reimbursement. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Feb 14, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2020
D Democratic45
42 Yea 3
93% Yea
R Republican5
5 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 655-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Mizuno, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 160-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 6, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-0-3)
house
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
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