Mississippi House Bill 728

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-12 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Other Third Party Payors And Drug Manufacturers And Distributors From Engaging In Certain Discriminatory Actions Relating To Entities That Are Participating Or Authorized To Participate In The Federal 340b Drug Discount Program; To Provide That The Commission Of Any Act Prohibited By This Act Is Considered A Violation Of The Consumer Protection Act; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

Prescription drugs; prohibit discriminating actions against 340B drug discount program entities.

Rep. Manly Barton [R]

2024-04-03 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - House - House Passed (Y: 83 N: 31 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-12		Approved by Governor
2024-04-10	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-04-08	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-04-05	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2024-04-05	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2024-04-04	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2024-04-03	Senate	Passed
2024-03-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-03-19	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2024-03-15	House	Transmitted To Senate
2024-03-14	House	Passed
2024-03-14	House	Point of Order Withdrawn
2024-03-14	House	Point of Order Raised
2024-03-13	House	Read the Third Time
2024-02-29	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-01-29	House	Referred To Drug Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
75	24	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0728.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/ham/HB0728_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0730060.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0930026.pdf