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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 137

Prohibition on Price Gouging for Essential Drugs Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "PROHIBITION ON PRICE GOUGING FOR ESSENTIAL DRUGS ACT"; TO DEFINE "PRICE GOUGING" AND CERTAIN OTHER TERMS; TO PROHIBIT MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS OF ESSENTIAL GENERIC DRUGS FROM ENGAGING IN PRICE GOUGING; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO NOTIFY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF EXCESSIVE PRICE INCREASES FOR ESSENTIAL GENERIC DRUGS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REQUEST CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM DRUG MANUFACTURERS AND TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 2 to January 30, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days

Drug PolicyJan 2 to Jan 2624 days

Judiciary AJan 26 to Jan 30 · stopped4 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 2 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 2Referred to the House committees on Drug Policy and on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 26Reported as a committee substitute from DP to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 2Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26DR - TSDPCS: DP To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives