BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2623: Lower cost Rx information

Allowing pharmacies and pharmacists to inform patients about lower cost alternatives.

Summary

Prohibits a contract for pharmacy services, entered into between an insurer or pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy or pharmacist, from containing a provision prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing prescription medication of information regarding: (1) The cost of the prescription medication to the individual; or (2) Alternative methods of purchasing the prescription…

From the Bill Digest (HB 2623), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to allowing pharmacies and pharmacists to inform patients about lower cost alternatives;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 11, 2018First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 2623 (2019–20) Firearm possession/crimes · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2623 (2015–16) Advisory measure recounts · Enacted · Chapter 204, Laws of 2016
HB 2623 (2013–14) Bill of rights/agency action · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2011–12) Assault/legal process server · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2009–10) Residential foreclosure · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2623 (2007–08) Farmland owner exemption · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2623 (2005–06) Agricultural workers · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor