South Carolina Senate Bill 849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 6 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-06 - Act No. 163
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Provide Procedures Governing The Maximum Allowable Cost Reimbursements For Generic Prescription Drugs By Pharmacy Benefit Managers, To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Exempt The South Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services In The Performance Of Its Duties In Administering Medicaid Under Titles Xix And Xxi Of The Social Security Act, To Provide Requirements For Placing Drugs On Maximum Allowable Cost Lists By Pharmacy Benefit Managers, And To Provide Various Requirements Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers; To Provide The Article Is Applicable To Contracts Between Pharmacies And Pharmacy Benefit Managers That Are Entered Into, Renewed, Or Extended On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act; And To Make The Provisions Of This Act Effective January 1, 2016

Generic prescription drugs

Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]

Sen. Karl Allen [D]

Sen. John Scott [D]

2016-04-19 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 72 N: 22 NV: 24 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-06		Act No. 163
2016-05-04		Effective date 01/01/16
2016-05-02		Signed By Governor
2016-04-26		Ratified R 168
2016-04-20	House	Read third time and enrolled
2016-04-19	House	Roll call Yeas-72 Nays-22
2016-04-19	House	Read second time
2016-04-13	House	Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2016-02-23	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2016-02-23	House	Introduced and read first time
2016-02-16	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2016-02-11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2016-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2016-01-28		Scrivener's error corrected
2016-01-27	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance
2015-06-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
2015-06-02	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0849&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/849_20150602.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/849_20160127.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/849_20160128.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/849_20160413.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=10795
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=11422