HB 2849 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

CRCT BREAKR-PHARMACY ASSISTNCE

Summary

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall adopt rules specifying all eligibility and participation requirements for the pharmaceutical assistance program under the Act, including copayment amounts, identification card fees, expenditure limits, and the benefit threshold after which a 20% charge is imposed on the cost of each prescription, to be in effect on and after July 1, 2004. Requires that to the extent practicable, those requirements shall be commensurate with the requirements provided in rules adopted by the Department of Public Aid to implement the pharmacy assistance program under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2003

Committee Review

Mar 2003

House Passage

Mar 2003

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 19, 2003 Last action Jan 11, 2005

Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2003

How they voted

91–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 94

Mar 19, 2003

D Democratic50

48 Yea 2

96% Yea

R Republican44

43 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 19, 2003

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Mar 19, 2003

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (91-0-3)

house

Mar 13, 2003

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 009-000-000

lower

Feb 26, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Revenue Committee

lower

Feb 21, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor