Maryland Senate Bill 997 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on May 26 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-12 - Veto sustained (0-44)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for the prescribed product under specified circumstances; requiring a pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee, except under specified circumstances, to inform specified consumers of the availability of an interchangeable biological product and the approximate cost difference as compared to a specified drug; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to maintain on its Web site a link to a specified list of biological products; etc.

Pharmacists - Substitution and Dispensing of Biological Products

Sen. Joan Conway [D]

2017-03-23 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (140-0) (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-16 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-12	Senate	Veto sustained (0-44)
2017-05-26	Senate	Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
2017-03-29	Senate	Returned Passed
2017-03-28	House	Third Reading Passed (140-0)
2017-03-24	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-24	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-24	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2018-03-23	House	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-16	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations
2017-03-16	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2017-03-14	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-14	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-13	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2018-03-09	Senate	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0997?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0997f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0997t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0007/sb0997.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0997_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0997_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/veto_letters/sb0997.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0997,s-0626&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0997,h-0954&stab=02&ys=2017RS