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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 358

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Relating to: regulating the sale of items that are qualified medical expenses below cost. (FE)

Drugs Medical service Medical service — Occupations Trade practice Vaccination

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 from the Unfair Sales Act items that are qualified medical

expenses. Under current law, the Unfair Sales Act, also known as the “minimum

markup law,” prohibits retailers and wholesalers from selling merchandise for less

than the cost of the merchandise to the seller. Under the bill, the prohibition on

below-cost sales does not apply to vaccines, prescription drugs, or physical items

whose costs are qualified medical expenses under federal law.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Snyder (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

4 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Mar 10, 2022 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. May 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Horlacher, James, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Murphy, Moses, Oldenburg, Ramthun, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Wittke, Wichgers and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Carpenter, Jacque and Nass

  2. May 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Jul 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jul 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 19, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  7. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1