| Measure Title: | RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. |
| Report Title: | Rx Plus |
| Description: | Establishes program goals, and adopts income and other eligibility requirements, for state discounted drug prescription program, renamed "Rx Plus." Requires creation of preferred drug list and review by pharmacy and therapeutic committee. Clarifies consequences of manufacturer or labeler nonparticipation. Appropriates funds for the program. (SB3237 HD1) |
| Package: | Senate Majority |
| Companion: | HB2987 |
| Introducer(s): | MENOR, BAKER, CHUN OAKLAND, KIM, TSUTSUI, ENGLISH, TANIGUCHI, ADUJA, HOOSER, ESPERO, FUKUNAGA, IGE, KOKUBUN, INOUYE, HANABUSA, IHARA, SAKAMOTO, BUNDA, KANNO, KAWAMOTO |
| Current Referral: | FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2004 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/29/2004 | S | The committee on CPH/HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 016. (pending referral) |
| 1/30/2004 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 2/2/2004 | S | Referred to CPH. |
| 2/3/2004 | S | Re-Referred to CPH/HTH. |
| 2/5/2004 | S | The committee on CPH/HTH deferred the measure until 02-11-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 016. |
| 2/10/2004 | S | The committee on CPH/HTH has rescheduled its decision making from 02-11-04 to 02-17-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 016. |
| 2/13/2004 | S | The committee on CPH/HTH has rescheduled its decision making from 02-17-04 to 02-24-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 016. |
| 2/23/2004 | S | The committee on CPH/HTH has rescheduled its decision making from 02-24-04 to 02-25-04 at 10:30 am in conference room 016. |
| 2/25/2004 | S | The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Menor, Baker, Espero, Ige; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Sakamoto, Whalen. |
| 2/25/2004 | S | The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chun Oakland, Inouye, Tsutsui, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun. |
| 2/26/2004 | S | Reported from CPH/HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2514) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 2/26/2004 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 2/26/2004 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-01-04. |
| 3/1/2004 | S | Deferred until 3/2/2004. |
| 3/2/2004 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/2/2004 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 44) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/3/2004 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/4/2004 | H | Referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 29 |
| 3/12/2004 | H | Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 35. |
| 3/17/2004 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-19-04 at 10:00 am in House conference room 308. |
| 3/19/2004 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Kaho`ohalahala, Karamatsu, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Waters, Bukoski, Moses; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Magaoay, Mindo, Jernigan, Meyer. |
| 3/31/2004 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1037-04) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/31/2004 | H | Deferred one day 4/01/04. |
| 4/1/2004 | H | Deferred one day Friday, 04-02-04. |
| 4/2/2004 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no and Arakaki, Jernigan, M. Oshiro, Takamine excused. |
| 4/5/2004 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with none voting no and Chang excused. |
| 4/5/2004 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/6/2004 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 334). |
| 4/6/2004 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/6/2004 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 424). |
| 4/13/2004 | S | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-06-04 in disagreeing to the House amendments. |
| 4/13/2004 | S | Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 4/15/2004. |
| 4/13/2004 | S | One Day Notice 04-15-04. |
| 4/15/2004 | S | Passed Final Reading. 24 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/15/2004 | H | Received notice of reconsideration and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 570). |
| 4/16/2004 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 5/3/2004 | S | Act 47, 5/3/2004 (Gov. Msg. No. 531). |
| 5/3/2004 | H | Act 47, on 5/3/2004 (Gov. Msg. No. 224). |
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