BILL · 2015–16 SESSION
SB 5489: Contact lens price agreemnts
Concerning price agreements between contact lens manufacturers or distributors and retailers.
Summary
- Manufacturers or distributors of contact lenses may not prevent a retailer from setting the price for contact lenses or restrict the distribution of lenses to retailers based on affiliation with a prescriber or dispenser. A manufacturer or distributor of contact lenses who violates this section is subject to the Consumer Protection Act.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5489), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 22, 2015
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Hewitt (R-16)
- Introduced
- January 22, 2015 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 10, 2016
- Companion bill
- HB 1847
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to pricing agreements between contact lens manufacturers or distributors and retailers;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Hewitt (R-16)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
SB 5489 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5489 (2025–26) State sandstone
- SB 5489 (2023–24) Health care services/access
- SB 5489 (2021–22) Business entities
- SB 5489 (2019–20) Environ. health disparities
- SB 5489 (2017–18) Bilingual instruction defs
- SB 5489 (2013–14) Insurer state of entry act
- SB 5489 (2011–12) Public hospital districts
- SB 5489 (2009–10) Retiremnt sys plan 2 members