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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 587

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Relating to: prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan without a prescription to persons under 18 and providing a penalty. (FE)

Drugs Identification cards Pharmacy Sales Youth

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that a drug containing dextromethorphan, which is a common

ingredient in over-the-counter cough medicine, may not be sold at retail to a person

who is under the age of 18 if that person does not have a prescription order for the

drug. The bill also requires a seller to check a form of identification that establishes

the age of a person purchasing a drug containing dextromethorphan, unless the

seller reasonably believes that the purchaser is at least 25 years old based on the

purchaser's outward appearance. A seller who violates these prohibitions is subject

to a civil forfeiture of up to $250 for each violation, and a person under the age of 18

who purchases a drug containing dextromethorphan without a prescription order is

subject to a civil forfeiture of $50 for each violation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Johnson (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Stroebel (R)

18 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Ripp (R) , Shankland and Barca , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 9, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 9, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 29, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Olsen, Johnson, Bewley and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Kremer, Nygren, Skowronski, Berceau, Subeck, Kuglitsch, Genrich, Spiros, Kolste, Mursau, Fields, Tusler, Ballweg, Novak, Bernier, Ripp and Crowley

  2. Nov 29, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Dec 19, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  4. Jan 2, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 8, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Representatives Shankland and Barca added as cosponsors

  11. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1