Public Act 73 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R) on March 24, 2005, to eliminate a prohibition against Michigan pharmacies selling prescription drugs by mail order, and to provide regulations and accountability standards for centralized prescription processing in which different pharmacies transfer prescriptions over a real-time, on-line database.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 24, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 10, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 11, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one tie-barred to House Bill 4434, which will contain the elimination of the prohibition against mail order drug sales. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 11, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Gilda Jacobs (D) on May 12, 2005, to establish Jan. 1, 2007 as the date the bill goes into effect. The amendment failed 16 to 21 in the Senate on May 12, 2005.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 12, 2005, to allow and provide regulations and accountability standards for centralized prescription processing in which different pharmacies transfer prescriptions over a real-time, on-line database.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 17, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 17, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on May 24, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Scott Hummel (R) on May 25, 2005, to adopt a version of the bill that is not tie-barred to House Bill 4434. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on May 25, 2005.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Scott Hummel (R) on May 25, 2005, to adopt a version of the bill that is tie-barred to House Bill 4434. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 25, 2005.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on May 25, 2005, to allow and provide regulations and accountability standards for centralized prescription processing in which different pharmacies transfer prescriptions over a real-time, on-line database.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 31, 2005.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 29, 2005, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 19, 2005.