Senate Bill 354
Substitutions by pharmacists dispensing epilepsy drugs
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 16, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a pharmacist must dispense a prescription using the drug prescribed or, if the price is lower, a drug product that the federal Food and Drug Administration has designated the therapeutic equivalent of the drug prescribed (drug product equivalent). Currently, a pharmacist may not substitute a drug product equivalent if a prescription indicates that no such substitution may be made.
This bill prohibits a pharmacist from substituting a drug product equivalent if the drug prescribed is a drug for treating epilepsy or for treating convulsions, unless the pharmacist obtains and documents the consent of the prescribing practitioner and the patient or the patient's parent, spouse, or legal guardian. Also, if a pharmacist is dispensing a refill of an epilepsy drug, the bill requires the pharmacist to dispense the same drug product, from the same manufacturer, that was previously dispensed, unless the pharmacist obtains and documents the consent of the prescribing practitioner and the patient or the patient's parent, spouse, or legal guardian.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 22, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 16, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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Oct 16, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 16, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Lassa, Hansen, Risser and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Benedict, Pasch, Berceau, Bies, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Townsend, Turner, Steinbrink, Van Akkeren and A. Ott
- Oct 16, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue
- Oct 22, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor