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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 50

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: the minimum sale price of prescription drugs. (FE)

Drugs Trade practice

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill exempts prescription drugs from the Unfair Sales Act. Under current

law, the Unfair Sales Act or “minimum markup law” prohibits “

loss leaders" or

wholesale and retail sales of merchandise at a price below the cost of the merchandise

to the seller. Under the bill, that prohibition does not apply to prescription drugs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Risser (D)

10 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Jacque (R) , Kolste (D) , Sargent (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Kolste, Zamarripa, Jacque, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Young, C. Taylor and Sargent

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism

  3. Mar 15, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1