Virginia Senate Bill 186
Session 2024
Wholesale prescription drug importation program; Sec. of Health and Human Resources to establish.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
186
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; wholesale prescription drug importation program. Directs the Secretaryof Health and Human Resources to establish a wholesale prescriptiondrug importation program that complies with the requirements of federallaw and to report annually by October 1 to the Governor and the Chairmenof the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare andInstitutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriationsand Education and Health on the wholesale prescription drug importationprogram. The bill also requires the Secretary to (i) convene a workgroup composed of relevant stakeholders to develop a plan for implementationof the wholesale prescription drug importation program and reportthe plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committeeson Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the SenateCommittees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Healthby December 1, 2024, and (ii) seek such federal approvals, waivers, exemptions, or agreements as may be necessary to enable all coveredentities enrolled in or eligible for the federal 340B Drug PricingProgram to participate in the wholesale prescription drug importationprogram to the greatest extent possible without jeopardizing theireligibility for the 340B Drug Pricing Program by July 1, 2025.
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; work group; wholesale prescription drug importation programs; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to investigate wholesale prescription drug importation programs in other states and evaluate best practices for the establishment and application of such a program in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to provide a report to the Governor, the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services, and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by November 1, 2024.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103007D
January 8, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24106622D-S1
February 1, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24107494D-S2
February 8, 2024
SB186ER
March 7, 2024
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186FS2122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB186FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 620 (effective 7/1/24)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/08/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/08/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB186ER)
03/07/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB186ER)
03/07/2024
Senate
Enrolled
03/04/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
House
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
House
Read third time
03/01/2024
House
Read second time
02/28/2024
House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
02/23/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/23/2024
House
Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
02/23/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/23/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
02/22/2024
House
Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
02/15/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Rules
02/15/2024
House
Read first time
02/15/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
02/12/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB186S2
02/12/2024
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107494D-S2
02/12/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/12/2024
Senate
Education and Health Committee substitute rejected 24106622D-S1
02/12/2024
Senate
Read second time
02/09/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB186S2)
02/08/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24107494D-S2
02/08/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/05/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB186S1)
02/01/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/01/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24106622D-S1
02/01/2024
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/30/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/23/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/18/2024
Senate
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
01/15/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB186)
01/08/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/08/2024
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103007D
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Apr 27, 2024 12:18:57 AM