CS/SB 780 (2016) -  Provision of Pharmaceutical Services

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Garcia
Provision of Pharmaceutical Services: Providing that an insured may not be required to obtain a prescription drug for the treatment of a chronic illness exclusively from a mail order pharmacy; prohibiting the imposition of copayments or conditions on an insured living with a chronic illness if such copayments or conditions are not imposed on an insured who uses a mail order pharmacy that meets certain requirements; requiring certain health insurers to disclose in the outline of coverage that an insured may obtain certain prescription drugs from a retail pharmacy, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2017
Last Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 02/01/16 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 02/09/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 583 Subject: Provision of Pharmaceutical Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 753432 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Hays Date Filed: 02/08/16, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 02/10/2016 08:18 AM
    • SD 217188 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Hays Date Filed: 02/08/16, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/10/2016 08:18 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/10/2016 2:14:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/8/2016 8:06:37 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/1/2016 4:17:45 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 1/29/2016 1:33:10 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 347 Time: 02/10/2016 - 9:51 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 344 Time: 02/10/2016 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/10/2016 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 344 Time: 02/09/2016 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/09/16, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 02/04/2016 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 290 Time: 02/01/2016 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 290 Time: 02/01/2016 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/01/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/27/2016 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 58 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 58 Time: 11/19/2015 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/06/2015 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.6442 CS/HB 583
627.6572
641.31 CS/CS/SB 212, CS/HB 583, CS/CS/HB 951, SB 1040, CS/SB 1084, CS/SB 1142, CS/CS/SB 1170, SB 1234, HB 7047