SB 186

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 08, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 12, 2024
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 08, 2024

Wholesale prescription drug importation program; Sec. of Health and Human Resources to establish.

Abstract

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; work group; wholesale prescription drug importation programs; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to investigate wholesale prescription drug importation programs in other states and evaluate best practices for the establishment and application of such a program in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to provide a report to the Governor, the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services, and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by November 1, 2024.

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; wholesale prescription drug importation program. Directs the Secretaryof Health and Human Resources to establish a wholesale prescriptiondrug importation program that complies with the requirements of federallaw and to report annually by October 1 to the Governor and the Chairmenof the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare andInstitutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriationsand Education and Health on the wholesale prescription drug importationprogram. The bill also requires the Secretary to (i) convene a workgroup composed of relevant stakeholders to develop a plan for implementationof the wholesale prescription drug importation program and reportthe plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committeeson Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the SenateCommittees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Healthby December 1, 2024, and (ii) seek such federal approvals, waivers, exemptions, or agreements as may be necessary to enable all coveredentities enrolled in or eligible for the federal 340B Drug PricingProgram to participate in the wholesale prescription drug importationprogram to the greatest extent possible without jeopardizing theireligibility for the 340B Drug Pricing Program by July 1, 2025.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 620 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB186ER)

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB186ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Mar 04, 2024

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Mar 01, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 28, 2024

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 23, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 22, 2024

House

Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee

Feb 15, 2024

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Committee on Rules

Feb 12, 2024

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB186S2

Senate

Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107494D-S2

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Education and Health Committee substitute rejected 24106622D-S1

Feb 09, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB186S2)

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24107494D-S2

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB186S1)

Feb 01, 2024

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24106622D-S1

Jan 30, 2024

Senate

Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 23, 2024

Senate

Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 18, 2024

Senate

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health

Jan 15, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB186)

Jan 08, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103007D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103007D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106622D-S1 PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24107494D-S2 PDF HTML
SB186ER PDF HTML
CHAP0620 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186FS2122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186F122.PDF PDF

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