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CS/CS/SB 940: Prescription Affordability Act

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown-Waite ; Silver ; Clary ; Latvala ; Saunders ; KURTH ; Cowin

Prescription Affordability Act; creates pharmaceutical expense assistance program; prescribes duties of AHCA & other entities; prescribes prerequisites that drug manufacturers must meet in order for their drug products to be covered under program or Medicaid; requires reimbursements under program to be same as those for Medicaid; requires pharmacies that participate in program or in Medicaid to agree to limitations on compensation for Medicare beneficiaries, etc. APPROPRIATION: $15,250,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
 Last Action: 6/8/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-254
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/2000 Senate • Prefiled
    1/26/2000 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy
    3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00059
    3/10/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/15/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S
    3/15/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read first time on 03/16/00 -SJ 00242
    3/16/2000 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00236
    4/20/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/00, 3:30 pm, 412-K
    4/25/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582; CS read first time on 04/27/00 -SJ 00584
    4/27/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00582
    4/28/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00581; Read second time -SJ 00609; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00609; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00609
    5/5/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01207; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01207; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01208
    5/5/2000 House • In Messages; Received -HJ 02391; Read second and third times -HJ 02391; CS passed; YEAS 120 NAYS 0 -HJ 02391
    5/5/2000 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01909
    5/25/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/8/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-254

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  • CS/CS/SB 940, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 769 (e2) Pharmaceutical Expense Assistance Bloom Similar 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:
    H 1087 (c1) Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense Goode Similar 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:

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  • CS/CS/SB 940, Engrossed 2 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/5/2000 10:01 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2000 6:01 PM House 120 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • CS/CS/SB 940, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    185344 - Amendment
    		Lee 5/6/2000
    6:46 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    423696 - Amendment
    		Lee 5/6/2000
    6:51 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    642448 - Amendment
    		Lee 5/6/2000
    6:53 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

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  • CS/CS/SB 940, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2000 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    563722 - Amendment
    		Lee 4/28/2000
    4:01 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    670242 - Amendment
    		Lee 4/28/2000
    4:01 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    704998 - Amendment
    		Lee 4/28/2000
    4:02 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    853484 - Amendment
    		Lee 4/28/2000
    4:03 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    254264 - Amendment
    		Lee 5/3/2000
    4:03 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

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  • CS/SB 940, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2000 (pdf)

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  • SB 940, Original Filed Version Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

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