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HB 240                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 240(FIN) "An Act relating to prescription                                                                 
prices available to consumers; relating to penalties for certain                                                                
pharmacy or pharmacist violations; relating to the registration and                                                             
duties of pharmacy benefits managers; relating to procedures,                                                                   
guidelines, and enforcement mechanisms for pharmacy audits; relating                                                            
to the cost of multi-source generic drugs and insurance reimbursement                                                           
procedures; relating to the duties of the director of the division of                                                           
insurance; and providing for an effective date" was read the second                                                             
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent the bill be                                                                  
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 240(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senators Wielechowski, Coghill, Olson, Meyer Hughes, Bishop                                                                     
moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on                                                              
the bill. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 240(FIN) "An                                                                   
Act relating to prescription prices available to consumers; relating to                                                         
penalties for certain pharmacy or pharmacist violations; relating to the                                                        
registration and duties of pharmacy benefits managers; relating to                                                              
procedures, guidelines, and enforcement mechanisms for pharmacy                                                                 
audits; relating to the cost of multi-source generic drugs and insurance                                                        
reimbursement procedures; relating to the duties of the director of the                                                         
division of insurance; and providing for an effective date" pass the                                                            
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 240(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Dates                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Gardner, Giessel,                                                               
Hoffman, Hughes, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson,                                                                      
Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Shower                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 240(FIN) passed the Senate.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                              
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses.                                                       
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was signed by the                                                             
President and Secretary and returned to the House.