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SENATE BILL 167

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Senators Pinsky, Astle, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, on or before November 1, 2004, to seek approval of a waiver from the federal Food and Drug Administration to operate a program to purchase and import prescription drugs from Canada and to certify the safety and efficacy of the imported prescription drugs; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Finance
2/4
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/5
Hearing cancelled
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hogan) Adopted
3/30
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (37-10)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed (38-9)
4/11
Special Order later today (Senator Harris) Adopted
House Action
3/31
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/10
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
4/9
Hearing 4/10 at 12:00 p.m.
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Hurson) Adopted (112-25)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Pendergrass) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (90-47)

Sponsored by:

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PATIENTS
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
POSTAL SERVICE
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
STATE EMPLOYEES

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 847976/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2004   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 006083/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 10:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 30, 2004: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (37-10)
March 31, 2004: Third Reading Passed (38-9)
House
April 10, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hurson) Adopted (112-25)
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (90-47)


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