Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 279
Prohibition on Price Gouging for Essential Drugs Act; create.
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.
Its course
January 27 to March 3, 2020, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 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 27 – Mar 3
- Jan 27Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 27Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives