Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation; repealer
Summary
Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs to be dispensed to patients, or the administration or management of prescription drug benefits; sets forth definitions; provides for funds received by a pharmacy in trust for the health plan or provider and provides for accountability of such funds; further provides for an appeals process to investigate and resolve disputes regarding multi-source generic drug pricing.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Vetoed
Dec 2019
Introduced Jun 14, 2019
Vetoed Dec 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 17, 2019 · Assembly Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
48–13
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 17, 2019
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican22
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 26, 2019
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.286
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 14, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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