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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 654

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF PRESCRIBED ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 2, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit a pharmacy upon the initial filling or renewal of a prescription for the treatment of epilepsy from substituting an antiepileptic drug or formulation of an antiepileptic drug, brand name or manufacturer of a generic name using the National Drug Code system without first obtaining the consent of the patient's practitioner to do so.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Mary Ann Handley, Gayle S. Slossberg

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    Felipe Reinoso

    Its course

    March 6 to May 2, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action20 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateMar 6 to Apr 3055 days

    Public Health CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 1711 days

    General Law CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 172 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 30 to May 2 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 30

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 6 – Apr 30

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Mar 7Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 17Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 15Sent to General Law Committee
    5. Apr 17General Law Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 30The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 2

    1. May 2Arrived in the House of Representatives
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Vote to Hold until next meetingBoth houses
    4. Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    5. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    7. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    9. Apr 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    10. Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
    11. Apr 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    12. Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    13. Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 18NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    17. Apr 30SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. Apr 30SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    19. May 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives