Relates to price gouging of medicine
Summary
Prohibits selling a drug subject to a shortage for an unconscionably excessive price.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Dec 2023
Introduced Jan 5, 2023
Signed Dec 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2023 · Assembly May 16, 2023
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jan 17, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Dec 13, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.725
upper
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
REPASSED SENATE
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 608C
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 608B
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
Jan 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 608A
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jan 5, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Lanza
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Reform
Co
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
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