HB 226-PHARMACIES/PHARMACISTS/BENEFITS MANAGERS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:55:05 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PRAX  announced that the  final order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL  NO. 226, "An Act  relating to the Board  of Pharmacy;                                                               
relating  to  insurance;  relating  to  pharmacies;  relating  to                                                               
pharmacists; relating to pharmacy  benefits managers; relating to                                                               
patient  choice  of  pharmacy; and  providing  for  an  effective                                                               
date."  [Before  the committee, adopted as a  working document on                                                               
2/27/24, was  the proposed committee  substitute (CS) to  HB 226,                                                               
Version 33-LS0955\S, Wallace, 2/9/24, ("Version S").]                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:55:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SADDLER moved  to  report CSHB  226, Version  33-                                                               
LS0955\S,  Wallace,  2/9/24,  out of  committee  with  individual                                                               
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:55:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  RUFFRIDGE objected  to declare  conflict, stating                                                               
that  he is  currently  a  licensed pharmacist  in  the state  of                                                               
Alaska and owns and operates multiple pharmacies.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
[UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS] stated objections  [to the declaration of                                                               
conflict].                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:56:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE  removed his objection.   There being no                                                               
further objection,  CSHB 226(HSS) was  reported out of  the House                                                               
Health and Social Services Standing Committee.