2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 578

File Code: State Government - Personnel Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1011
Sponsored By:
Senators Ruben, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
State Employees and Retirees - State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan - Co-Payments for Brand-Name Prescription Drugs

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Prescription Drug Benefit Plan in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program from charging a specified co-payment for a brand-name drug that is not preferred on the State's prescription drug formulary under specified circumstances; providing for the effective date of specified provisions of the Act; providing for the termination of specified provisions of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/8
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2/15
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/22 at 12:30 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS -see also- MANDATORY RETIREMENT
STATE EMPLOYEES
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Personnel and Pensions
( 2-501 , 2-502 , 2-503 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered