2014-02-24                     Senate Journal                      Page 1753
SB 162                                                                                                                        
The Health and Social Services Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                 
NO. 162 "An Act authorizing a licensed optometrist to prescribe a                                                               
pharmaceutical agent containing hydrocodone." Signing no                                                                        
recommendation: Senator Stedman, Chair; Senators Micciche, Ellis.                                                               
Signing do pass: Senator Meyer.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
          Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                           
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 169                                                                                                                        
The Health and Social Services Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                 
NO. 169 "An Act establishing in the Department of Health and Social                                                             
Services a statewide immunization program and the State Vaccine                                                                 
Assessment Commission; creating a vaccine assessment account;                                                                   
requiring a fee assessment from health care insurers and other program                                                          
participants for statewide immunization purchases; repealing the                                                                
temporary child and adult immunization program; and providing for                                                               
an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 169(HSS) "An Act                                                                               
          establishing in the Department of Health and Social                                                                   
          Services a statewide immunization program and the                                                                     
          State Vaccine Assessment Council; creating a                                                                          
          vaccine assessment account; requiring a vaccine                                                                       
          assessment from assessable entities and other                                                                         
          program participants for statewide immunization                                                                       
          purchases; repealing the temporary child and adult                                                                    
          immunization program; and providing for an                                                                            
          effective date."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Stedman, Chair; Senators Micciche, Meyer,                                                              
Ellis.