HB2378
Therapeutically equivalent drug products; provisions for return of outdated drugs.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)
Chief Patron:
Keith Hodges (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Therapeutically equivalent drug products; provisions for return of outdated drugs.
Requires drug manufacturers to implement provisions for the return of drugs past their expiration date by pharmacies in order for their products to be eligible for dispensing as a therapeutically equivalent drug.-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102752D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 13-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2378ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)
