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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 943

An Act providing for consumer prescription drug pricing disclosure and pharmacy freedom to communicate.

Became law as Act 67 of 2020, signed July 23, 2020, 451 days after it was filed.

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

55 co-sponsors

KATHY L. RAPP, STEPHEN E. BARRAR, Aaron Bernstine, Rosemary M. Brown, Lynda Schlegel Culver, ANTHONY M. DELUCA, Johnathan D. Hershey, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, Dawn W. Keefer, DAVID R. MILLARD, Brett R. Miller, Lori A. Mizgorski, DAN MOUL, Kyle J. Mullins, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, TINA PICKETT, JEFFREY P. PYLE, CHRISTOPHER SAINATO, Peter Schweyer, Brian Sims, James B. Struzzi II, P. MICHAEL STURLA, MARCY TOEPEL, Jeff C. Wheeland, MARK A. LONGIETTI, Barbara Gleim, JERRY P. KNOWLES, Joe Ciresi, FRANK J. BURNS, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., ROBERT F. MATZIE, Louis C. Schmitt Jr., GARTH D. EVERETT, Kate A. Klunk, HARRY A. READSHAW III, Keith J. Greiner, Cris Dush, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, Michael H. Schlossberg, DOYLE M. HEFFLEY, Jim Rigby, Jeanne McNeill, Clint Owlett, KURT A. MASSER, MaryLouise Isaacson, Christopher B. Quinn, Dan K. Williams, ED NEILSON, Parke Wentling, TARAH C. TOOHIL, Perry S. Warren, MATTHEW M. GABLER, TINA M. DAVIS, Jared G. Solomon, PATRICK J. HARKINS

Its course

April 29, 2019 to July 23, 2020, 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 action31 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 29 to Nov 20205 days

HealthApr 29 to Jun 1143 days

RulesJun 11 to Sep 1798 days

AppropriationsNov 19 to Nov 201 day

In the SenateNov 20 to Jun 30223 days

Health & Human ServicesNov 22 to Apr 28158 days

AppropriationsApr 29 to Jun 2456 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 30 to Jul 77 days

Waiting to be sentJul 7 to Jul 136 days

With the GovernorJul 13 to Jul 2310 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading197–0

    Passed · Nov 20

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 30, 2020

  • House of Representatives, concurrence201–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jul 7, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 11

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 28, 2020

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 29, 2020

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Apr 29 – Nov 20

  1. Apr 29Sent to HEALTH
  2. Jun 11HEALTH recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Sep 17RULES recommended it
  5. Nov 19Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Nov 20APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 197 to 0

In the Senate Nov 22 – Jun 30, 2020

  1. Nov 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  3. Apr 28, 2020HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recommended it as amended
  4. Apr 29, 2020Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 24, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 29, 2020Amended on the floor
  8. Jun 30, 2020Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jul 7, 2020

  1. Jul 7, 2020Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 201 to 0
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jul 13, 2020 – Jul 23, 2020

  1. Jul 13, 2020Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Jul 23, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 67 of 2020
All 31 actions, as published
  1. Apr 29Referred to HEALTH, April 29, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jun 11Reported as amended, June 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jun 11First consideration, June 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jun 11Re-committed to RULES, June 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Sep 17Re-reported as committed, Sept. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Sep 17Laid on the table, Sept. 17, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Oct 30Removed from table, Oct. 30, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Nov 19Second consideration, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Nov 19Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Nov 20Re-reported as committed, Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Nov 20Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 20, 2019 (197-0) [House]House of Representatives
  12. Nov 20(Remarks see House Journal Page 1911-1912), Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Nov 22In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  14. Nov 22Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Nov. 22, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. Apr 28, 2020Reported as amended, April 28, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  16. Apr 28, 2020First consideration, April 28, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  17. Apr 29, 2020Second consideration, April 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  18. Apr 29, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 24, 2020Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 29, 2020Amended on third consideration, June 29, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  21. Jun 30, 2020Third consideration and final passage, June 30, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  22. Jul 7, 2020In the House [House]House of Representatives
  23. Jul 7, 2020Referred to RULES, July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jul 7, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jul 7, 2020House concurred in Senate amendments, July 7, 2020 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jul 7, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 1036-1037), July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  27. Jul 7, 2020Signed in House, July 7, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Jul 13, 2020Signed in Senate, July 13, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  29. Jul 13, 2020Presented to the Governor, July 13, 2020Governor
  30. Jul 23, 2020Approved by the Governor, July 23, 2020Governor
  31. Jul 23, 2020Act No. 67Governor