AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES -- PRESCRIPTIONS (Requires pharmacists to notify their customers whether their cost sharing benefits exceed the actual retail price of the prescription sought.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Last action Jun 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
06/24/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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