2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 684

CHAPTER NUMBER: 318 File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Hammen, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, Zirkin, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Morhaim, Redmer, and Rosenberg
Entitled:
Pharmacists - Practice - Information on Generic Drug Option

Synopsis:

Requiring a pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee, who is under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, to inform retail consumers of generically equivalent drugs; and requiring a pharmacist to inform retail consumers of the approximate cost difference of generically equivalent drugs as compared to brand name drugs; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (138-1)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (130-2)
Passed Enrolled
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 318
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/24
Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Herman Taylor, District 14
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISCLOSURE
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health Occupations
( 12-504 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 636380/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2003   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 204133/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-1)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (130-2)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)