Prescription drugs; emergency regulations related to price transparency, effective period.
Summary
Department of Health; emergency regulationsrelated to prescription drug price transparency; effective period; emergency. Directs that the emergency regulations 12VAC5-219,promulgated by the Department of Health pursuant to Chapter 304 ofthe Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, shall remain in effect until the promulgation of final regulations. The bill requiressuch effective period to be retroactive to January 1, 2024, and contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 24, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 727 (effective 4/8/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB592ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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