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CS/SB 262: Dispensing Medicinal Drugs

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Harrell

Dispensing Medicinal Drugs; Authorizing certain hospitals to dispense supplies of prescribed medicinal drugs in a specified amount to emergency department patients or inpatients upon discharge under certain circumstances; authorizing a greater specified supply of medicinal drugs to be prescribed and dispensed in areas in which a state of emergency has been declared and is in effect; authorizing a prescriber to provide a patient with a prescription for medicinal drugs beyond the initial prescription period under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/23/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-121
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2020 Senate • Filed
12/21/2020 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations -SJ 56
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 56
3/5/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/10/21, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2021 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 238
• Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/23/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/23/2021 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
3/24/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/25/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
• CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 315
4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 -SJ 472
4/20/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
4/22/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 585
• Read 3rd time -SJ 585
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 585
4/22/2021 House • In Messages
4/26/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/27/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/28/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
• Message sent to senate
4/28/2021 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 844
6/18/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/21/2021 • Approved by Governor
6/23/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-121