Bill Sponsors: IL HB1441 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Wholesale Importation of Prescription Drugs Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to design an importation program where the State is the licensed wholesaler of imported drugs from licensed, regulated Canadian suppliers. Requires the program to address specified issues, including billing issues, cost savings issues, and safety and regulatory issues. Contains auditing and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall enlist the assistance of the Attorney General to identify the potential for anti-competitive behavior in industries that would be affected by an importation program. Requires the Department to submit a formal request to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for certification of the importation program. Requires the Department to have the program operational within 6 months after receiving the certification. Contains provisions concerning implementation requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-26 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [HB1441 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-26 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [HB1441 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Anna Moeller [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Deborah Conroy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-046 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator John Connor [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Sam Yingling [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-062 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Natalie Manley [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-098 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Joyce Mason [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-061 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Terra Costa Howard [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-042 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-017 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-038 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |