AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE INTERAGENCY PHARMACEUTICALS PURCHASING STUDY GROUP TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO LEVERAGE THE BULK PURCHASING POWER OF THE STATE TO NEGOTIATE LOWER PRICES.
Summary
This House Concurrent Resolution establishes an Interagency Pharmaceuticals Purchasing Study Group ("Study Group") to coordinate the existing efforts to leverage bulk purchasing to negotiate lower prices and make recommendations to maximize the opportunities to coordinate State-funded pharmaceutical purchases.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Apr 18, 2019
Last action Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
Co
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
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