Bill Summary
SB 1550 Prescription Drugs (2023 Session)
Prescription Drugs; Citing this act as the "Prescription Drug Reform Act"; specifying additional prohibited acts related to the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act; requiring certain drug manufacturers to notify the Department of Business and Professional Regulation of reportable drug price increases on a specified form on the effective date of such increase; requiring the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Financial Services to designate an employee as the primary contact for consumer complaints involving pharmacy benefit managers; providing a grandfathering provision for certain pharmacy benefit managers operating as administrators; requiring pharmacy benefits plans and programs, beginning on a specified date, to annually submit a certain attestation to the Office of Insurance Regulation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,127,525 Effective Date: 7/1/2023
03/03/23
SENATE
Filed
03/09/23
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
03/22/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 412 K
03/27/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/29/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/29/23
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
04/10/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 K
04/13/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 1 Nay
04/14/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/14/23
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/14/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23
04/18/23
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (633284, 438956, 392522, 704080); Ordered engrossed; Placed on Third Reading, 04/19/23
04/18/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/19/23
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/19/23
HOUSE
In Messages
04/28/23
HOUSE
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/28/23
HOUSE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
05/01/23
HOUSE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (207723); Placed on Third Reading, 05/02/23
05/02/23
HOUSE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/02/23
SENATE
In returning messages
05/02/23
SENATE
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (207723); Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/02/23
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/02/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
05/02/23
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/03/23
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/10/23)
05/03/23
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2023-29
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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