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2019 Regular Session

House Bill 7174

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 2, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Establish the "Connecticut Prescription Drug Program" and the "Connecticut prescription drug program account"; (2) require pharmaceutical manufacturers to send notice to the Insurance Commissioner regarding "pay-for-delay" agreements, and require health carriers and pharmacy benefits managers to reduce the cost of brand name prescription drugs that are the subject of such agreements; (3) require the Comptroller to offer qualified private employers the option to purchase prescription drugs for their employees, employees' dependents and retirees through the Comptroller's purchasing authority; (4) prohibit any health carrier or pharmacy benefits manager from recouping any portion of a claim that such carrier or manager has paid to a pharmacy or pharmacist; and (5) establish a task force to study drug reimportation.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

16 co-sponsors

Michael A. Winkler, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Joseph P. Gresko, Ezequiel Santiago, Lucy Dathan, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Kara Rochelle, Kenneth Gucker, Joe Verrengia, Kevin Ryan, Liz Linehan, Josh Elliott, Christine Conley, Dorinda Borer, Christine Palm, Jane M. Garibay

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    James J. Maroney, Martin M. Looney, Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 21 to April 2, 2019, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Apr 2 · stopped40 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 21 to Mar 1421 days

    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 House of Representatives Feb 21 – Mar 14

    1. Feb 21Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Feb 22Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 14Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses