2017-05-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 1390
                          Standing Committee Reports                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 159                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 159(FIN) am "An Act relating to the prescription of opioids;                                                                
relating to voluntary nonopioid directives; relating to the controlled                                                          
substance prescription database; relating to the practice of dentistry;                                                         
relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the practice of                                                               
medicine; relating to the practice of podiatry; relating to the practice of                                                     
osteopathy; relating to the practice of nursing; relating to the practice                                                       
of optometry; relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; relating                                                         
to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy; relating to pharmacists;                                                                
providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of                                                              
sec. 73, ch. 25, SLA 2016; and providing for an effective date" and                                                             
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 159(FIN)                                                                               
     "An Act relating to the prescription of opioids; relating to                                                               
     voluntary nonopioid directives; relating to the controlled                                                                 
     substance prescription database; relating to the practice of                                                               
     dentistry; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the                                                           
     practice of medicine; relating to the practice of podiatry;                                                                
     relating to the practice of osteopathy; relating to the practice                                                           
     of nursing; relating to the practice of optometry; relating to                                                             
     the practice of veterinary medicine; relating to the duties of                                                             
     the Board of Pharmacy; relating to pharmacists; relating to                                                                
     the definition of 'practitioner'; providing for an effective date                                                          
     by repealing the effective date of sec. 73, ch. 25, SLA 2016;                                                              
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
     (Title Change SCR 101)                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Hoffman, MacKinnon, Cochairs; Senators                                                                
Bishop, von Imhof, Olson, Micciche. Signing no recommendation:                                                                  
Senator Hughes.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                                          
           Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Commerce, Community and                                                            
      Economic Development                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's calendar.