South Carolina Senate Bill 359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on June 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-05 - Act No. 48
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 21 To Chapter 71, Title 38 So As To Establish A License Requirement For Pharmacy Benefits Managers, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefits Manager From Restricting Or Penalizing A Pharmacy From Performing Certain Actions Or Disclosing Certain Information, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefits Manager From Undertaking Certain Actions, To Set Certain Requirements For A Maximum Allowable Cost List, And To Authorize The Director Of The Department Of Insurance To Enforce The Provisions Of This Article; To Amend Section 38-2-10, As Amended, Relating To Administrative Penalties, So As To Apply Certain Administrative Penalties To Pharmacy Benefits Managers; To Amend Section 38-71-1810, Relating To Pharmacy Audit Rights, So As To Allow A Pharmacy To Submit Records In An Electronic Format Or By Certified Mail And To Prohibit Certain Errors From Serving As The Sole Basis Of The Rejection Of A Claim; And To Repeal Article 20 Of Chapter 71, Title 38 Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Managers. - Ratified Title

Pharmacy benefits managers

Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Kevin Johnson [D]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]
Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. John Scott [D]

2019-05-09 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 21 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-05-08 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-03-07 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-05		Act No. 48
2019-05-31		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2019-05-16		Signed By Governor
2019-05-13		Ratified R 68
2019-05-09	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
2019-05-09	House	Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
2019-05-09	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2019-05-09	House	Amended
2019-05-09		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-05-08	House	Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
2019-05-08	House	Read second time
2019-05-08	House	Amended
2019-05-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-05-02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-13	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2019-03-07	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
2019-03-07	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2019-03-07	Senate	Amended
2019-03-06		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-05	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2019-03-05	Senate	Read second time
2019-03-05	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2019-02-28		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-02-27	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance
2019-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
2019-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	1810	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0359&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190110.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190228.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190305.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190306.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190307.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190502.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190503.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190508.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190509.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/359_20190509A.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=15785
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=15840
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16769
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16852