AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Establishes audit requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and also establishes annual reporting requirements for health insurers.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed Jul 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 56
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic50
82% Yea
R
Republican6
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 16, 2019
Signed into law
07/16/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/28/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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