Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Office, etc.; established.
Summary
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Office of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to study, review, and regulate the cost of prescription drugs in the Commonwealth, in consultation with a stakeholder work group appointed by the Board. The bill also establishes the Office of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to provide staffing and administrative support to the Board.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Feb 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101486D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
Co
LG
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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