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 829
Prescription drugs; direct Health Department to establish a wholesale importation program for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STATE-ADMINISTERED WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM THAT IS SAFE FOR MISSISSIPPI CONSUMERS AND GENERATES SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS FOR MISSISSIPPI CONSUMERS; TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WILL BE THE LICENSED WHOLESALER, IMPORTING DRUGS FROM A LICENSED, REGULATED CANADIAN SUPPLIER, SOLELY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING, STATE-LICENSED, IN-STATE, PHARMACIES AND ADMINISTERING PROVIDERS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF DISPENSING TO STATE RESIDENTS WITH A VALID PRESCRIPTION; TO SPECIFY THE ISSUES THAT THE DEPARTMENT MUST ADDRESS IN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL CERTIFICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL SUBMIT A FORMAL REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE PROGRAM AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM AND HAVE THE PROGRAM OPERATIONAL WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REGULAR REPORTS TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLENTATION OF THE PROGRAM; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 13 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 RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped19 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 Feb 13 – Mar 3
- Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives