Dispensing Medicinal Drugs
Summary
Dispensing Medicinal Drugs; Authorizing certain hospitals to dispense supplies of prescribed medicinal drugs in a specified amount to emergency department patients or inpatients upon discharge under certain circumstances; authorizing a greater specified supply of medicinal drugs to be prescribed and dispensed in areas in which a state of emergency has been declared and is in effect; authorizing a prescriber to provide a patient with a prescription for medicinal drugs beyond the initial prescription period under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/23/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/10/21, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gayle Harrell
RRepublican
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