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CS/CS/HB 769: Pharmaceutical Expense Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Appropriations ; Health Care Services ; Argenziano ; Byrd ; Pruitt ; Goode ; Bloom ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrington ; Dockery ; Fasano ; Morroni ; Detert ; Murman ; Littlefield ; Kelly ; Smith ; Sublette ; Lynn ; Russell ; Waters ; Rubio ; Chestnut ; Fiorentino ; Jacobs ; Crow ; Bullard ; Ritter ; Wasserman Schultz ; Greenstein ; Sobel ; Kosmas ; Peaden ; Fuller ; Wallace ; Futch ; Brown ; Rayson ; Levine ; Heyman ; Melvin ; Ogles ; Kilmer ; Argenio ; Goodlette ; Trovillion ; Crist ; Andrews ; Merchant ; Feeney ; Putnam ; Hart ; Brummer ; Green ; Bilirakis ; Sorensen ; Prieguez ; Barreiro ; Miller ; Edwards ; Ritchie ; Ball ; Sanderson ; Casey ; Wiles ; Boyd ; Reddick ; Bucher ; Greene ; Bush ; Rojas ; Kyle ; Bradley ; Constantine ; Farkas ; Posey

Pharmaceutical Expense Assistance; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/H769,CS/H1087) creates pharmaceutical expense assistance program; provides eligibility & program parameters; prescribes duties of AHCA & other entities; provides for rules; requires report; prescribes prerequisite that drug manufacturers must meet in order for their drug products to be covered under program; establishes prescription discount program for Medicare recipients; provides for conditional repeal, etc. APPROPRIATION: $7,750,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 940 (Ch. 2000-254)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/12/2000 House • Prefiled
    2/8/2000 House • Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
    3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00052
    3/21/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 03/23/00, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/23/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Health Care Services (HFC); YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00417
    3/31/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/31/00 -HJ 00413
    3/30/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00417; Now in Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC) -HJ 00417
    4/3/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), 04/05/00, 10:00 am, 214-C
    4/5/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00503
    4/6/2000 House • Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00503
    4/10/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 04/12/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H
    4/12/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00552
    4/14/2000 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00552; On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
    4/18/2000 House • CS combines this bill with CS 1087; Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00677
    4/24/2000 House • CS read first time on 04/24/00 -HJ 00674; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00677; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00677
    4/26/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
    4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00982; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00983
    5/2/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01423; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01423; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01423
    5/2/2000 Senate • In Messages
    5/3/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01000
    5/5/2000 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 940 (Ch. 2000-254)

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  • CS/CS/HB 769, Engrossed 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 940 (e2) Lee Similar Last Action: 6/8/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-254
    Location:
    H 1087 (c1) Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Goode Compare Last Action: 4/24/2000 H Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 769 (Died in Senate Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee);Refer to CS/CS/SB 940 (Ch. 2000-254) -HJ 00677
    Location:
    S 2536 Pharmacy Benefit Program Brown-Waite Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 940 (Ch. 2000-254)
    Location:

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2000 10:10 AM House 39 Yeas - 65 Nays
    5/2/2000 4:38 PM House 119 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • CS/CS/HB 769, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    612575 - Amendment
    Melvin 5/3/2000
    3:39 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    875093 - Amendment
    Pruitt 5/3/2000
    3:46 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

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  • CS/CS/HB 769, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 6/15/2000 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2000 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (10)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    075173 - Amendment
    Bullard 4/27/2000
    3:51 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    225663 - Amendment
    Argenziano 4/27/2000
    3:53 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 734883 - Amendment to Amendment (225663)
    Bloom 4/27/2000
    3:56 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 933227 - Amendment to Amendment (225663)
    Bloom 4/27/2000
    3:57 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 350431 - Amendment to Amendment (225663)
    Kelly 5/3/2000
    3:35 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 960871 - Amendment to Amendment (225663)
    Kelly 5/3/2000
    3:48 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    293583 - Amendment
    Bloom 4/27/2000
    3:53 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    351981 - Amendment
    Bloom 4/27/2000
    3:54 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    581025 - Amendment
    Bloom 4/27/2000
    3:56 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    204571 - Amendment
    Kelly 4/28/2000
    3:42 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

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  • CS/HB 769, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2000 (pdf)
    Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2000 (pdf)
    Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2000 (pdf)
    Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2000 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    081357 - Amendment
    Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care 4/7/2000
    2:13 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    420981 - Amendment
    Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care 4/7/2000
    2:14 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 304135 - Substitute Amendment (420981)
    Governmental Rules & Regulations 4/14/2000
    2:38 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

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  • HB 769, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM