2005 Senate Bill 352 / Public Act 73

Allow mail-order and centralized on-line prescription sales

Introduced in the Senate

March 24, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R-29)

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 Committee on Health Policy

May 10, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 11, 2005

Substitute offered

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

May 12, 2005

Amendment offered by Sen. Gilda Jacobs (D-14)

To establish Jan. 1, 2007 as the date the bill goes into effect.

The amendment failed 16 to 21 (details)

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

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.

Received in the House

May 17, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

May 24, 2005

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 25, 2005

Substitute offered by Rep. Scott Hummel (R-93)

To adopt a version of the bill that is not tie-barred to House Bill 4434.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Scott Hummel (R-93)

To adopt a version of the bill that is tie-barred to House Bill 4434.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

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.

Received in the Senate

May 31, 2005

June 29, 2005

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 19, 2005