File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
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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:
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Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
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.
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
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 847976/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 30, 2004 at:
10:34 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 006083/01 (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)
